High-speed broadband arrives in Faringdon

 

As part of the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire programme, two fibre-enabled cabinets are now live and ready to take orders in Faringdon.

This means that 276 residents and businesses in the parish will be able to request an upgrade to fibre-enabled broadband from a range of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In most cases, this means that residents can select a product offering download speeds above 24Mb/s following infrastructure upgrades made via the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire programme.

The aim of the £30.1m programme, funded by Oxfordshire County Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) and BT, is to provide access to fibre-enabled broadband where this is not commercially viable without public sector investment.

The cabinet in the following location is now sporting a large sticker declaring, ‘Fibre broadband is here.’ This indicates that the cabinet is live and ready to take customer orders.

Location of the fibre-enabled cabinets:

Faringdon Cabinet 11

Located on Pulling Close, standing opposite Thames Valley Police Station, 18 Marlborough Street, Faringdon SN7 7JP

Faringdon Cabinet 12

Located on Pulling Close, standing opposite 14 Marlborough Street, Faringdon SN7 7JP

 

Faringdon 11

Serves 16 postcodes

Faringdon 12

Serves 12 postcodes

SN7 7BN

SN7 7AA

SN7 7EA

SN7 7AE

SN7 7EB

SN7 7AF

SN7 7EZ

SN7 7AG

SN7 7FQ

SN7 7AJ

SN7 7JA

SN7 7HD

SN7 7JE

SN7 7HL

SN7 7JG

SN7 7HP

SN7 7JL

SN7 7HU

SN7 7JN

SN7 7HW

SN7 7JP

SN7 7JB

SN7 7JQ

SN7 8AD

SN7 7JR

 

SN7 7JS

 

SN7 7JW

 

SN7 8SL

 

Please note that improved broadband services are not turned on automatically. To access fibre-enabled broadband, please contact your chosen ISP or use comparison sites to find available packages.

There is a list of ISPs on the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire website:

http://www.betterbroadbandoxfordshire.org.uk/broadband-providers

 

If you contact an ISP, please state that you wish to order ‘fibre-enabled / superfast broadband,’ otherwise they may offer you a slower broadband service. Your chosen ISP should be able to offer any technical assistance to access fibre-enabled / superfast broadband.

It is also important to note, that not all premises within a postcode area will be necessarily be able to order superfast speeds (above 24Mb/s). Premises will be able to access a range of speeds – some will get superfast broadband and others will be able to get anywhere between 2Mb/s and 24Mb/s, depending on distance from the cabinet.