Peterborough Council signs deal with Cityfibre to create 'Gigabit City'

Sooraj Shah
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Businesses and residents will get access to broadband download speeds of up to 1Gbps from summer 2014

Peterborough City Council has today signed a deal with fibre internet provider CityFibre to transform itself into a "Gigabit City". The contract was signed today at a ceremony held at Peterborou...

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