Local broadband firm Lightning Fibre continues the Hailsham Full Fibre rollout, delivering full fibre to South Hailsham.
Lightning Fibre, who has already rolled out Hyper Fast full-fibre broadband across North Hailsham, has now also launched its service in South Hailsham.
Community-centric local business, Lightning Fibre, operates a brand new network for residents and businesses, starting from 150Mbps guaranteed at the modem. The firm sponsors Hailsham Festival and Hailsham Bonfire Night, and contributes seed funding to Hailsham Active, helping secure grant funding for community projects across the region.
Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden said: “Reliable internet access is an absolute necessity for households, schools and businesses in Wealden. Poor broadband is one of the top frustrations for local residents and I am constantly campaigning for improvements to the provision and reliability of the internet across Wealden. It was very interesting to hear all about this new phase of the Full Fibre rollout, benefiting South Hailsham. I’m pleased that local companies like Lightning Fibre are helping to build the new infrastructure needed, accelerating growth and jobs, and improving the quality of life for thousands of people in Hailsham and across Wealden and East Sussex.”
Paul Thornton, Network Director, Lightning Fibre, talked through the network rollout with Nusrat, and added, “We’re delighted to connect South Hailsham, delivering Full Fibre to over 5,000 more homes and businesses. Our brand new, full fibre network is much faster and more reliable than the outdated copper networks of the past; it’s also a greener and, in many cases, cheaper network.”
Research shows that as well as being ‘greener’, once an area has a symmetric full-fibre network, property prices and local economies are positively impacted. Lightning Fibre is building high-quality networks across Sussex, creating hundreds of quality local jobs and delivering a high-quality service at an affordable and competitive price. Earlier this year, the firm also launched a social tariff, offering low cost Full Fibre broadband for households on means tested benefits.
Residents and businesses can now switch online or register for updates at www.LightningFibre.co.uk or call 01323 380260.
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