Bringing full fibre to Ashton and St Helens

We’re celebrating another milestone in our North West rollout. Work is underway to bring full fibre broadband to St Helens in Merseyside, and neighbouring Ashton-In-Makerfield in Wigan, Greater Manchester, further increasing our national footprint which has enabled over 530,000 homes and businesses to access full fibre broadband.

Speaking of the network expansion into new areas, Chief Operating Officer, Ian Kock, said, “Quite frankly, we think it’s criminal that so many residents have had to suffer with slow, expensive broadband for so long. Not to mention, the extremely poor customer service that comes with it. Luckily, we’re on the case. We look forward to bringing broadband the way it should be experienced. Fast, affordable and fair - nothing less.”

This investment will provide approximately 60,000 homes and businesses in the area access to full fibre, the fastest and most reliable broadband in the UK, with symmetrical upload and download speeds, and a guarantee of no unexpected mid-contract price increases.

Bringing better broadband to underserved areas across the UK is our mission, which is no small task.

Discussing what contributes to a successful rollout, Ian Kock added, “Strong collaboration between Local Authorities and Operators proves crucial to drive digital inclusion by making sure that world-class technology is available and usable for everyone, rather than a select lucky few.
In addition to lack of access to better technology, people across the country are struggling financially in this economic climate, yet major broadband providers are implementing annual price increases instead of supporting customers. We don’t believe that’s right, especially because customers never know exactly how much they will end up paying, when initially signing up. We believe in simplicity and, more importantly, transparency."

We are increasing our extensive coverage across the North West and West Midlands within the UK, including Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, Lancashire, The Black Country and South Birmingham.

Anyone wanting to check their full fibre coverage can do so by clicking here.