An East Yorkshire telecoms firm has announced plans to expand its full fibre broadband network to another 50,000 homes and businesses.
KCOM announced plans to invest £100 million in expanding services in 14 towns and villages across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. According to the company, this means that 350,000 properties will be able to use its service.
According to the firm, some of the funds will also be used to replace copper phone lines in Hull.
The region was the first in the UK to have a full fibre service, in which a fibre optic cable enters your home rather than a streetside cabinet, with 200,000 homes covered in 2019.
KCOM chief executive Tim Shaw said the expansion was a “statement of confidence” in the business and region.
“This investment will be a major boost to the local economy creating dozens of skilled jobs and enhancing local supply chains,” he said.
Hull City Council founded the company in 1904, and it was the only telephone company that avoided being nationalized by the government.
The business, famous for its cream phone boxes, was partially privatized by the council in 1999. In 2007, the authority sold its remaining stake.
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