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Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications has today unveiled the full list of communities set to benefit from its full fibre rollout over the next three years, bringing fast and reliable, gigabit-capable connectivity to a further 360,000 premises across thousands of rural communities.
The announcement marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to close the digital divide and revolutionise broadband access across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
The rollout is fully funded following a £250 million financing deal secured last summer with the National Wealth Fund and Natwest, alongside long-term investors Northleaf Capital Partners, enabling Quickline to press ahead at pace.
The programme comprises locations included in the UK Government’s Project Gigabit rollout, which Quickline is delivering in four regions, with a combined subsidy value of over £300 million. They span West Yorkshire and the York area, South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, targeting more than 170,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses.
In addition, nearly 200,000 surrounding addresses will be connected through commercial investment, densifying the rural network footprint.
Project Gigabit is the UK Government funded programme enabling hard-to-reach communities access fast, reliable, gigabit-capable broadband, reaching parts of the UK that might otherwise miss out on upgrades to next-generation speeds.
Dozens of rural communities are already enjoying the benefits of full fibre thanks to the progress made so far on the Project Gigabit programme, including Escrick (near York), Barnby Dun (South Yorkshire), Hunmanby (North Yorkshire), Burgh le Marsh (Lincolnshire), and North Cave (East Yorkshire).
And construction is currently underway in more locations such as villages outside Hoyland in South Yorkshire, Leven and Skipsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Grainthorpe in Lincolnshire, Cayton Bay and Felixkirk in North Yorkshire and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire – to name just a few.
Quickline’s gigabit-capable full fibre network will have reached around 200,000 rural premises by the end of this year and the company’s latest plans will more than double that figure by 2028.
The full rollout plan, including the list of communities and expected availability dates, is now live here.
Sean Royce, CEO of Quickline, said: “We’re proud to publish our full fibre rollout plan and give some clarity and confidence that better broadband is coming.
“Our rollout is transformational for hundreds of thousands of people living in rural areas who have been left behind by the big providers. Our investment, alongside the much-needed government support through Project Gigabit, means real change is on the way.
“This is about more than speed. It’s about fairness, opportunity and inclusion. Reliable, high-speed broadband will unlock new opportunities, boost local economies, spark innovation, and help entire communities thrive and connect in ways they’ve been denied for too long.
“This is about ending broadband poverty and delivering the digital future the people of rural Yorkshire and Lincolnshire need and deserve.”
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