The Superfast North Yorkshire (SFNY) project has awarded its £20.5 million Phase 3 contract to Openreach, which will allow FTTC and FTTP superfast broadband to be extended to a further 14,000 homes and businesses.

Julie James, Welsh minister for digital infrastructure, has revealed that research has been commissioned on the most effective measures to guarantee that new homes and businesses in rural communities in Wales are connected to broadband.

The billionaire owner of successful fashion chain H&M has, along with his staff, used his money and manpower to attempt to bring superfast FTTC broadband to a rural village in Wiltshire.

Those living in remote, rural parts of Norfolk will finally be gaining access to superfast broadband services after a recently formed community group, B4RN East Anglia, started construction of their new crowdfunded FTTH network.

A multi-million pound investment will see the roll out of superfast broadband across Worcestershire and the surrounding area, according to Worcestershire County Council.

One of country’s communications service providers has revealed plans to distribute a new fibre broadband network throughout Thames Water’s water pipes in the capital. SSE Enterprise Telecom signed the agreement with the water provider to install fibre broadband cables throughout southeast England via sewage and wastewater pipes.

The Industrial Strategy Commission, an independent body, published its final report today calling for access for all UK citizens to a “Universal Basic Infrastructure” that includes provisions for solid broadband and mobile internet networks for the whole country.

A further investment of £6 million into the ongoing Broadband East Riding project in Yorkshire could allow the extension of FTTC superfast broadband to around 2,200 additional homes and businesses.

The £428 million Digital Scotland (DSSB) scheme which promises to bring broadband to premises in the extremes of the country says that it is on-course to extend fixed line services to cover 95 per cent of homes and businesses by the end of 2017. The news means the BSSB project, which has been carried out alongside BT, will reach 800,000 additional premises since its start.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed the launch of a new £190 million fund to promote investment in local FTTP broadband services, as first set out by the Chancellor as part of the Autumn Budget.