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Cheshire broadband powers ahead

Connecting Cheshire has reached a major milestone in its delivery of high-speed fibre broadband to communities across the county.

The multi-million-pound partnership has just installed its landmark 500th fibre broadband cabinet.

It is the seventh to be installed in Sandbach. It means that more than 690 homes and businesses in the market town can now access the high-speed network – thanks to the programme backed by local authorities, including Cheshire East Council, and BT.

Demand for fibre broadband has been really strong, with around 30,000 homes and businesses taking up the service so far in the Connecting Cheshire area, with more orders being placed every day. This means Connecting Cheshire has one of the highest take up rates in the UK. Read More