KCOM has announced the first three winners of its Digital Inclusion Grants, aimed at improving lives in communities across Hull, East Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire.
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CityFibre has completed its £32m primary network build in Peterborough, making 67,000 homes, about 85% of the city’s residential properties, ready for service.
Since beginning the project in July 2018 CityFibre has laid almost 700km of dense full fibre infrastructure across the city
The secondary build will continue to densify and connect properties in multi-dwelling buildings and on private roads.
Peterborough is the third completed location in CityFibre’s nationwide rollout making it one of the best-connected locations in the country.
A report by the consultancy Hatch, commissioned by CityFibre, found Peterborough stands to experience gain over £293m in productivity and innovation gains and £65m from a widened workforce over a 15-year period.
Rebecca Stephens (pictured), Regional Partnership Director at CityFibre, said: “Peterborough is a city filled with ambition which is why it has always been such an important build for us. Full fibre is vital for the UK market’s long-term growth, and we look forward to building on our previous success powering the city’s future economic development.”
Vodafone, TalkTalk, Zen, IDNet and Giganet are all offering services in Peterborough.
