Edinburgh-based alternative UK network ISP GoFibre has today announced that they’ve managed to sign-up 1,000 customers to their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick, which has just completed its build. Locals are now being offered a special deal that gives new customers speeds of 1000Mbps for the price of 500Mbps for the duration of their contract.
The operator’s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network is now available to 6,000 premises (ready for service) in Hawick, which is home to a population of c.12,500 and gives them a local broadband take-up rate of 16.67% (not bad coming so soon after build completion). In total, GoFibre now has over 22,000 premises ready for connection across the Scottish Borders in places like Galashiels, Kelso, Melrose, Selkirk, Jedburgh, and Duns.
Residential customers of the new service typically pay from £25 per month for a 150Mbps (30Mbps upload) package on a 24-month term with an included wireless router, which rises to £39.50 for their top 1000Mbps (100Mbps upload) plan. The latter also comes with a bonus Wi-Fi extender (this can optionally be taken on other plans at extra cost).
Neil Conaghan, CEO of GoFibre said:
“To reach this milestone in our heartland of the Borders is fantastic, with Hawick locals now able to enjoy the benefits of our seamless high speed connection.
To celebrate achieving 1,000 customers, we are offering new Hawick customers our max speed package (1,000 Mbps) for the price of the 500 Mbps [£33] for the duration of their contract. We remain committed to adding value to every community that we serve, and we would like to thank all of our customers throughout Scotland and the north of England for their continued support.”