service as it uses the telephone lines rented of BT to provide the service. Fibrus Fibrus, a broadband infrastructure startup, plans to connect 150,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland to FTTP broadband. The company plans to invest £100m in building broadband infrastructure in the country, and ultimately aims to deliver complete full-fibre broadband coverage by 2025. In September 2020, Fibrus won a £165m contract to extend superfast broadband coverage in rural Northern Ireland. The deal was primarily financed by the UK government. See also Broadband List of broadband providers in the United Kingdom Telecommunications in the United Kingdom Internet in the United Kingdom Telecommunications in the Republic of Ireland Internet in the Republic of Ireland Virgin Media References Broadband Northern Ireland Internet in Ireland