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Stalbridge Primary School is now connected to ultra fast full fibre broadband thanks to Dorset Council's GigaHub project. Picture are pupils with (from left to right): Headteacher Simon Elledge, Dorset Council portfolio holder for Corporate Development and Transformation, Cllr Jill Haynes and Wessex Internet CEO Hector Gibson Fleming.

Rural school transported from the country lane to the ultrafast highway

A rural school has been transported onto the ultrafast broadband highway thanks to Dorset Council’s ‘Fibre Hub Connectivity in Rural Dorset’ project. Stalbridge Primary School, near Sturminster Newton, is one of dozens of rural schools and community buildings being connected to some of the fastest internet speeds in the country. The council was awarded funding… Read more Rural school transported from the country lane to the ultrafast highway

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Thousands of premises in north and east Dorset to get lightning fast broadband through the government's Project Gigabit programme.

Thousands of Dorset premises to get future-proof broadband

More than 7,000 Dorset homes and businesses will be the first in the country to receive next generation broadband through the government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit programme. The government has awarded the contract to Blandford-based Wessex Internet to deliver the roll-out which takes in parts of north and east Dorset. It is expected the first… Read more Thousands of Dorset premises to get future-proof broadband

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Full fibre broadband is set to be rolled out to key public service sites in Dorset thanks to government funding. Pictured are representatives from Dorset Council who will manage the project, Wessex Internet who will deliver the project and officers from the government department BDUK (Building Digital UK).

Dorset centres among the first to benefit from £5 billion Project Gigabit

Schools, libraries and a visitor attraction in Dorset are set to be among the first in the country to benefit from next generation full-fibre broadband using the government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit funding. Dorset Council has been awarded nearly £900,000 to oversee the project and Blandford-based Wessex Internet has secured the contract to deliver the… Read more Dorset centres among the first to benefit from £5 billion Project Gigabit

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