Faster Broadband for Whissendine Village

Whissendine Village residents set to get some of fastest internet speeds in the UK.

11:22 06 January 2021

A village near Melton will soon have access to some of the fastest broadband speeds available in the United Kingdom. Once deployed, residents of Whissendine will benefit from much better performance and fewer drop-outs and will have access to broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps. 

 

The scheme builds on the existing superfast broadband network that was put in place through the Digital Rutland programme in 2013. It was spearheaded by Trevor Dustan, a villager and business owner. 

 

Mr Dustan, who runs Skimflat Property Maintenance, said: “Bringing full fibre all the way to our homes will completely transform the way people can go online and provide everyone living here with a state-of-the-art broadband connection, now and for decades to come.

 

“The reaction from the village has been fantastic.

 

“I made sure all 450 properties had a leaflet about Openreach’s broadband scheme and shared information on the various social media groups we have here.

 

“The local pub, The White Lion, were also incredibly supportive and helped rally support and act as a focal point for the community.

 

 

“I’d strongly urge other communities in the same position to look at working together in the same way.