Superfast fibre broadband has arrived in the East Devon village of Tipton St John as part of a rollout programme by Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS).
Over 315 households and businesses can now benefit from fibre broadband after the installation of the first street cabinet serving the centre of the village. The CDS programme aims to make superfast broadband speeds of 24Mbps and above available to around 90 per cent of Devon and Somerset homes and businesses by the end of 2016.
East Devon MP Hugo Swire, praised the Connecting Devon and Somerset programme for hitting “ambitious targets” for the rollout of fibre broadband in the region.
Speaking on a visit to the broadband cabinet in Tipton St John, Mr Swire said: “It’s brilliant to see Tipton St John as the latest East Devon community to be connected.
His visit highlighted the “benefits to all generations” of living in a superfast community.
“Children, parents, grandparents and businesses all benefit from fibre broadband, and I want to see Tipton St. John as symbolic of why we want to encourage people to stay on in this part of Devon and enjoy the same benefits and speeds of urban areas, whilst bringing up their families in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.”