More Wirral businesses and homes to benefit from £2m fibre broadband investment

More businesses and homes on the Wirral will now benefit from faster internet as Merseyside Connected has delivered its 100th high-speed fibre broadband street cabinet in the borough.

The £15m scheme, which represents an investment of £2m from Wirral Council, has now made faster fibre-based broadband services available to an additional 11.3k premises on the peninsula.

Wirral Council leader Cllr Phil Davies said: “Wirral’s advanced superfast broadband infrastructure will help local businesses improve performance, and provide ideal conditions for creating and safeguarding jobs.

“The investment in technology infrastructure is part of the Wirral Growth Plan, and an essential ingredient for our economic growth.”

Revealed last month, the Wirral Growth Plan will aim to pull in £250m in private sector investment over the next four years, creating or safeguarding 5,000 jobs and potentially launching 250 new businesses.

The North West regional director for telecoms giant BT, Mike Blackburn, said: “I am delighted that our 100th fibre cabinet on the Wirral means more businesses and residents can take advantage of the benefits that fast internet speeds bring.

“More than 117k Wirral households and businesses now have access to high-speed fibre broadband as a result of Merseyside Connected and BT’s commercial programme and we are continuing with the roll-out so that many more users can access these benefits each week.”

The final stage of the Merseyside Connected scheme, which represents a partnership between the county’s five local councils, is currently being rolled out by BT. The project is due for completion in June 2016.

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