Rutland set to benefit from £3m fibre project

Rutland County Council has just signed a £3million deal to make fibre broadband available to 90 per cent of homes and businesses by 2013.

Despite being one of England’s most rural counties, the project will provide Rutland with some of the fastest available broadband speeds anywhere in the UK. As part of the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme, the deal follows hot on the heels of a similar project in Lancashire.

The council has revealed that it ultimately aims to extend fibre broadband to 97 per cent of premises in the county, to help boost the long-term prospects of the area and quality of life for everyone living and working there.

As well as speeds of up to 80Mbit/s, the county’s 17,000 homes and businesses will also have access to fibre broadband with up to 300Mbit/s available on an “on demand” basis.