Commenting on Wick and Pucklechurch being the first communities to benefit from the council's broadband project, local South Gloucestershire Boyd Valley councillors Steve Reade and Ben Stokes said:
“We are delighted to see that Pucklechurch and Wick are to be the first communities to benefit from the council's publicly-funded superfast broadband project because this is supposed to ensure that these households are not left in the broadband slow lane.
We know that poor broadband services are a major barrier to economic growth and investment, whilst also restricting individuals and families in accessing online services such as educational activities, communication, entertainment, shopping and paying bills.
Residents and businesses should not have to struggle to take maximum advantage of the internet and online services and we look forward to Wick and Pucklechurch households being able to order fibre broadband from early 2014.”