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Alternative UK broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) networks across Southern England, has announced that their Community Hub initiative has now connected 212 local projects to their network for just £1.
Under the Community Hub scheme, Wessex Internet connects one local project in every area where it builds its network for £1. The first was West Knoyle Village Hall in October 2016 and ten years on, the scheme supports 212 community hubs benefitting from a £1 connection including 97 village halls, which are often the centre of a rural community.
Some 109 of the 212 sites have been connected under the government’s Project Gigabit broadband contract with the provider. In addition, Wessex Internet have supported multiple charities through the scheme, including the North Dorset Beekeepers Association, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and The Yellow Bus Project. To date, the provider has invested more than £350,000 in rural charities and community projects.