Call for town to back ultrafast broadband bid

RESIDENTS in Burry Port are being encouraged to get behind a bid to bring ultrafast, ultrareliable full fibre broadband to even more local homes and businesses.

Openreach is planning Burry Port’s new full fibre broadband network and is urging residents and businesses to consider pooling broadband vouchers available from the UK and Welsh governments to help extend the network even further.

Residents who don’t already have access to a 100Mbps broadband service can check if they may qualify and pledge their voucher on the Connect My Community website.

The vouchers can be combined to extend the ultrafast, ultra-reliable network to premises in outlying rural areas which won’t be covered by private investment.

Connie Dixon, Openreach’s partnership director for Wales, said: “This is a really exciting opportunity for Burry Port to bring full fibre infrastructure to the very hardest-to-reach local addresses. Because we’ve already committed to build full fibre to the majority of the town, the Welsh and UK governments are supporting this incremental approach to help us to go even further. But it’s only possible with everyone working together – you, your neighbours and Openreach.”

To claim vouchers, residents are asked to commit to ordering a full fibre service from a provider of their choice for at least 12 months once the new network is available.