Black Country businesses receive broadband boost
MORE than 2,000 businesses and homes across the Black Country are now able to access high-speed fibre broadband for the first time.
The milestone has been achieved as a result of the Black Country Broadband Project led by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and BT.
As part of the roll-out, engineers have so far installed more than 20 fibre road-side cabinets, which are needed to enable local people to connect to the new network.
Parts of Walsall, Wednesbury and West Bromwich are among the first areas to benefit from the roll-out.
Work will begin later this year on the second phase of the roll-out, which will extend to areas of Brierley Hill, Dudley, James Bridge, Streetly, Tipton and Willenhall.
Ninder Johal, chair of Black Country Broadband Group and LEP board member said: “Reaching the 2,000 milestone is an important step in delivering our ambition of a minimum 98% high-speed fibre broadband availability by the end of June 2017.
“High speed fibre broadband will bring a terrific boost to the local economy supporting businesses and individuals to connect to and make the most out of the internet.”
The Black Country Broadband project was launched to bring fibre broadband to areas of the region that are not already able to access faster fibre broadband as a result of commercial roll-outs.
