An Openreach engineer at work

Hundreds of people in seven Gloucestershire communities could be missing out on better broadband services, Openreach has warned.

Openreach brought Full Fibre broadband to properties in Staunton & Corse, Hethelpit Cross, The Heath, Lowbands, Gadfield Elm and Lime Street through the UK Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, part of Project Gigabit.

However, upgrades are not automatic. People can check if they can upgrade to Full Fibre via the Openreach website.

Project Gigabit is the government-funded programme to enable hard-to-reach communities to access fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband.

It targets homes and businesses that are not included in broadband suppliers’ commercial plans, reaching parts of the UK that might otherwise miss out on

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