The Digital Durham programme is now half way through deployment. So what progress have we made so far?
Over 301km of cabling is now planned
212km of new fibre currently rolled out
Made 39 exchange areas live
198 cabinets enabled
46,096 more homes and businesses now able to connect to fibre thanks to Digital Durham
This week sees the launch of Be Online, a national campaign from Tinder Foundation, the people behind Get Online Week and the UK online centres network.
More than 1,000 events will take place up and down the country between 23 February and 8 March, and the campaign aims to engage tens of thousands of people and encourage them to consider what they could be doing online.
Be Online sessions will be taking place in cafes and pubs, Jobcentres and health centres, libraries and church halls, with everyone welcome to attend. To find your nearest event, call free on 0800 77 1234 or search at www.ukonlinecentres.com/centresearch.
You can follow the progress of the campaign online by checking the #BeOnline15 hashtag on Twitter.
Today more than 100 countries worldwide, including all 28 countries of the European Union, are celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) for the twelfth year running.
With the theme of Safer Internet Day 2015 once more being ‘Let’s create a better internet internet together’ the day marks an annual opportunity to engage in making the internet a safer and better place for our children and young people.
It’s hoped that everyone – be they children and young people, parents and carers, teachers and educators, or industry and politicians – will join together in to make this day a success.
Find out how you can join in by visiting the Safer Internet Day website.
Fibre based broadband is now available to parts of Sacriston, Witton Gilbert, Nettlesworth, Kimblesworth and many surrounding areas. There’s also more coverage planned for 2015!
Friday 13th February 10am – 12pm
The Fulforth Centre, Front Street, Sacriston, DH7 6JT
Come along to the launch event where you can chat to local MP Kevan Jones as well as representatives from Durham County Council, Digital Durham and Openreach.
Superfast broadband service providers will also be on hand to tell you about their latest offers and to help you to place an order should you want to.
And why not visit the Online Owls stand to find out more about digital skills training in your area.
Whatever you’re interested in you’re bound to find something related to it on the internet and with a fast, fibre connection your online experience will be even better.
So if you want to know more about the benefits and features of switching to fibre based broadband come along and speak to the team.