Gigaclear's attempt to bring full fibre broadband to the coastal village of Walton-in-Gordano in Somerset could be pipped at the post by rival TrueSpeed. The company has been granted planning permission for a new £1bn network that would cover more than half of all homes and businesses in the area. Truespeed then stepped in and offered to take on the job for around £500,000 and on the condition that 30% of residents provisionally sign up for their service. However, the firm said the £500,000 ($647,000) work was conditional on 30% of local premises provisionally signing up, while Gigaclear has reiterated its commitment to finishing the project by 2020.
Gigaclear's attempt to bring full fibre broadband to the coastal village of Walton-in-Gordano in Somerset could be pipped at the post by rival TrueSpeed. The company has been granted planning permission for a new £1bn network that would cover more than half of all homes and businesses in the area. However, the firm said the £500,000 ($647,000) work was conditional on 30% of local premises provisionally signing up, while Gigaclear has reiterated its commitment to finishing the project by 2020.