Thousands of Shropshire customers sign up for broadband upgrade
The number of properties in Shropshire which have linked up to new fibre broadband networks has doubled in the last two years, BT says.
Around 50,000 homes and businesses in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are now using the technology, which is being rolled out to large parts of the county. That compares with 22,000 in December 2014.
In the last 12 months alone, around 15,000 have opted for an upgrade – equivalent to nearly 300 new fibre broadband users a week.
Ian Binks, BT's regional manager for Shropshire and the West Midlands, said: "At this busy time of the year, it's especially great that so many households and businesses are now choosing faster fibre broadband.
"Whether you're doing some Christmas shopping online, clicking and collecting, working from home, or using the internet to stay in touch with customers, colleagues or loved ones, all those things are easier, faster and better with fibre broadband.
"More than 181,000 premises across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin are now able to access faster fibre broadband as a result of the multi-million pound investment by ourselves and our partners in the public sector, including Government and local authorities – and that figure is continuing to rise. In the meantime, we're working hard to find solutions for any communities not yet covered by any public or private sector broadband roll-out."
The fibre optic network being installed by Openreach, BT's local network business, is open, which means people local households and businesses opting for an upgrade can use any broadband provider, not just BT.
