First UK area where everyone has ultrafast broadband

Llanbrynmair, in Powys, is the first telephone exchange area in the UK where every resident has access to ultrafast broadband
A rural village in mid Wales has become the first area in the UK where every resident has access to ultrafast broadband.

Llanbrynmair, in Powys, is the first telephone exchange area to be upgraded so that full fibre broadband is possible in 100% of homes and properties.

Full fibre is when a fibre optic cable is used to provide broadband directly into homes and businesses – it has a larger bandwidth than traditional broadband and the line is not shared with anyone else, leading to faster speeds.

Aled Wyn Davies, of the group Three Welsh Tenors, lives four miles (6.4km) outside of the village and said it was “life-changing” for residents.
“We barely had any internet here at all,” he said.
“It took 10 minutes to load one page.”

The singer added “friends from all over the world” could now be contacted.
“Before it would have been faster to send a postcard,” he said.
“Hopefully it will arrive in every community soon as it’s well worth the wait.”