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.
Mon, 6/02/2023 - 14:18
The Rt Hon Natalie Elphicke OBE MP visited Openreach engineers in Deal, Kent, where the network now passes over 75% of premises in the exchange area.
She was given a tour of the work and a demonstration of how the build in urban areas is happening alongside rural and coastal work.
Deal was included in Openreach’s full fibre build in January 2020. Since then, engineers have been working alongside neighbouring Sandwich, Margate, Herne Bay and Broadstairs.
Natalie Elphicke MP said: “This broadband upgrade is providing our community with faster and more reliable internet, supporting businesses and residents across our area”.
A study by Cebr highlighted that connecting everyone in the South East to full fibre would create an £8.7 billion boost to the local economy.
