20,000 more homes and firms now have superfast broadband
Connected Counties is a partnership between Herts County Council, Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Bucks County Council, focused on extending fibre broadband coverage to hard-to-reach areas of the county.
It means residents and businesses have fast and reliable upload and download speeds and can access a wide range of online services.
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Hide AdThe scheme began in 2014, and a second contract has now been agreed to extend it to 30,000 additional homes and business premises by June 2018.
Council bosses stressed that the scheme was both on time and under budget.
Bill Murphy, of BT who delivered the project, said: “The arrival of this exciting technology is a major boost for local communities because whatever you do online you can do it better with fibre broadband.”