600 homes and businesses in Llanwrtyd could miss out on ultrafast broadband

20 September 2024

Residents and businesses in the Llanwrtyd Wells area are being urged to consider joining an Openreach scheme which could see more than 600 properties given access to ultrafast broadband.

The company has told Powys County Council that the project could be in jeopardy unless more people in the town agree to apply for UK Government broadband vouchers which will be used to help fund the extension of its full fibre network.

More information on the Openreach scheme can be found on its website: https://www.openreach.com/news/llanwrtyd-wells-residents-urged-to-make-most-of-once-in-a-lifetime-ultrafast-opportunity/

Residents and businesses in the Llanwrtyd Wells area can check if they qualify by entering their postcode on Openreach's Connect My Community website: https://www.openreach.com/connectmycommunity

Using the UK Government Gigabit Vouchers to help pay for the build won't cost residents and businesses anything, but they will have to commit to ordering a full fibre service from a provider of their choice for at least 12 months once the new network is available and confirm they are connected.

More information on Gigabit Vouchers can be found on the UK Government's website: https://gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk/

"This is a great opportunity for homes and businesses in the Llanwrtyd Wells area to get access to a faster full fibre network," said Councillor Jake Berriman, Powys County Council's Cabinet Member for a Connected Powys. "More than 600 properties are eligible, but Openreach will only be able to connect them if enough people sign up and pledge their vouchers to the scheme.

"Last week they were just 35 pledges short of their target!"

More information on digital connectivity in Powys: Digital Connectivity