Villagers in Lyddington in the Midlands are now enjoying Broadband with speeds of up to 40MB. This comes after BT and other Telecoms suppliers said they could not provide Broadband as it was “not economical” so the villagers raised £37,000 and setup their own network (Rutland Telecom) which now offers the service to the homes in the village.
Villagers and a Local IT Company setup their own Telecoms company, went through the official procedures with Ofcom and two years later they are a Telecoms Company who have taken over a portion of the BT Network, they now have their own fibre network supplying residents in the village.
Rutland Telecom has been approached by other rural villages in the same situation, to see if it is possible for them to use the same approach.
This has to be one of the best stories I have read in a long time, and shows others that the impossible is always possible.
For the full BBC News story, click here
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