Major broadband upgrade will benefit 12,000 Shropshire homes and businesses

Thousands of homes and businesses in Shropshire will benefit from high-speed full-fibre broadband, after a £24 million Government contract was awarded to Freedom Fibre.

This new three-year contract is part of the Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit, which aims to provide lightning-fast gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach communities across the UK.

Freedom Fibre’s network will be rolled out in many communities across north Shropshire including Cockshutt, Hinstock, High Ercall, Bomere Heath, Hadnall, Cheswardine and Clive, transforming broadband speeds and reliability for local residents and businesses.

Freedom Fibre is expected to start network construction in February 2024, with the first properties potentially connected to lightning-fast broadband as early as October 2024.

The award supports the Government’s priority to grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity across the country. 

Freedom Fibre will invest thousands of pounds in a broad range of socio-economic and environmental projects across north Shropshire including running its ‘Freedom Fund’ that offers funding for good and green community-led projects within its build areas.