A project to provide ultra fast fibre broadband to rural areas is enabling more Yorkshire Coast homes to get connected.
Project Gigabit is a government-funded programme enabling hard-to-reach communities to access fast, reliable, gigabit-capable broadband, and reaching parts of the UK that might otherwise miss out on upgrades to next-generation speeds.
In North Yorkshire the project is being delivered by Quickline which says it has "made an exceptional start", connecting the first premises in the region to fast, reliable broadband under the UK government contract.
Villages and hamlets around Hunmanby and Filey are among the first to benefit.
Quickline say that just five months after being awarded the Project Gigabit contract in North Yorkshire, almost 5,000 more homes and businesses can now access a gigabit-capable broadband connection. This includes the first 46 premises included in the contract and a further 4,800 homes and businesses that have been connected through Quickline’s commercial build. Work is also progressing rapidly in other areas including Stokesley, Topcliffe, and Felixkirk, with hundreds more connections expected in the coming weeks.
Telecoms Minister Sir Chris Bryant said:
“I am thrilled to see that for many homes and businesses across North Yorkshire, the frustrations of buffering will soon be forgotten as they get access to lightning-fast internet speeds. Thanks to this government-funded programme, hard-to-reach parts of Yorkshire are now being equipped with the fastest speeds on the market, allowing communities to stay connected.”
Dan Hague, Quickline’s Project Gigabit Delivery Director, added:
“This success highlights Quickline’s commitment to bridging the digital divide. We’re proud to have won the government contract for North Yorkshire, but we’re even prouder to be delivering results so quickly. From the contract award in summer to the first connections before Christmas, we’re already transforming lives and businesses in rural North Yorkshire.”
The North Yorkshire contract will bring gigabit-capable broadband to 36,000 funded premises, with over 50,000 additional connections delivered as part of Quickline’s commercial build. Across all its Project Gigabit contracts, Quickline will connect 170,000 subsidised homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, rising to 360,000 with associated commercial builds.
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