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CityFibre gives the power of Full Fibre to thousands of homes in Yorkshire, one of the UK’s bestconnected regions

Today, the internet has become an absolutely essential utility and the Government has pledged to connect at least 85% of UK homes to Gigabit capable broadband by 2025, which will bring with it a whole host of opportunities and benefits. As the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, we’re playing our part to support the Government’s ambitious plans to future-proof the UK’s connectivity from the ground up – literally. We’re building new communications infrastructure that brings the best available technology (full fibre) within reach of nearly every home and business in each town or city that we operate in. This is all part of our up to £4 billion Gigabit City Investment Programme, which will see us bring full fibre within reach of up to 8 million homes and businesses across the UK by 2025. This is a game-changer for the people and businesses of Yorkshire, as it will last for generations and help to drive the region’s growth today, while also unlocking a world of opportunities in the future. The network will offer a real boost to businesses, with experts saying it will drive a range of economic benefits, such as making us more productive and innovative. Few UK regions have embraced the digital age more readily than Yorkshire and it is a real hotbed of activity for CityFibre. Not only do we have builds in progress in over ten towns and cities, a number of these have now been designated ‘ready for service.’ This means residents are finally able to choose to connect to the best infrastructure and the fastest and most reliable internet services in the UK as and when they go live in their area. Services are currently live in areas of Bradford, Leeds and York from a growing list of national and local internet service providers (ISPs) including Vodafone, TalkTalk, Boundless and Zen. More new addresses are going live day by day as our work to extend the network continues throughout the region. It is a crucial time to be rolling out this game-changing technology and we look forward to seeing how people and businesses across Yorkshire use the platform we are creating to flourish and prosper. To find out if your address is live, register your interest or to simply find out more about the build, visit CityFibre.com.