Digital Rutland is a partnership project between Rutland County Council, Broadband Delivery UK and British Telecommunications Plc (BT) that's connecting homes and businesses in towns and villages across the county to fibre broadband.
Digital Rutland 2019-2022 Strategy
Faster Broadband Roll Out Progress
Phase 3
Phase 3 of the Digital Rutland project is currently underway bringing faster fibre broadband to c.500 more premises in Rutland. This is expected subject to confirmation to include premises in parts of the following areas:
| Ayston | Exton | Morcott | Tinwell |
| Belmesthorpe | Gt.Casterton | Newstead | Tixover |
| Brooke | Greetham | Pickworth | Uppingham |
| Barnsdale | Ketton | Ridlington | Whissendine |
| Braunston | Langham | Ryhall | Wing |
| Burley | Lyndon | Sth.Luffenham | |
| Edith Weston | Manton | Stretton | |
Previous Phases
Phase 1
Phase 1 of the Digital Rutland project connected around 9,600 homes and businesses to fibre broadband with the majority of these having access to superfast broadband speeds. This phase included premises in:
| Ashwell | Clipsham | Morcott | Teigh |
| Ayston | Cottesmore | Normanton | Thistleton |
| Barleythorpe | Edith Weston | Oakham | Tixover |
| Barnsdale | Empingham | Nth.Luffenham | Wardley |
| Barrow | Greetham | Preston | Whissendine |
| Barrowden | Glaston | Ridlington | Whitwell |
| Belmesthorpe | Ketton | Seaton | Wing |
| Belton | Lyndon | Sth.Luffenham | |
| Bisbrooke | Manton | Stocken | |
| Caldecott | Market Overton | Stretton | |
Phase 2
Phase 2 connected some further 970 premises to faster broadband with the majority of those at superfast broadband speeds. This phase included premises in parts of :
| Barnsdale | Langham/Ashwell | Normanton | Whissendine |
| Braunston | Little Casterton | Ryhall | |
| Egleton | Oakham | Tinwell | |
| Exton | Pickworth | Tickencote | |
| Gunthorpe | Pilton | Wardley | |
Commercial Coverage
In Rutland faster broadband has also been provided by commercial suppliers including Openreach, Rutland Telecom/Gigaclear , Milennium and SeetheLight
Along with this commercial provision over 95% of premises in the county are now able to access superfast broadband which are defined as speeds greater than 24Mbps. Source ; Thinkbroadband
How do I know if I have access to Faster Broadband?
Contact your Internet Service Provider to see if faster fibre broadband is available to your premise or visit gosuperfastchecker.culture.gov.uk
Your Broadband Speed
The Ofcom Voluntary Business and Residential Broadband Speeds Codes of Practice aims to provide business and residential customers purchasing standard broadband services with transparent and accurate information on their broadband speeds.
The Code is a voluntary commitment from the Internet Service Providers who are signatories to the Code. They undertake to provide accurate and transparent speed information at point of sale, manage customers’ speed related problems, and allow customers to exit the contract without penalty if speeds fall below a minimum threshold. This document outlines the detailed commitments of the Internet Service Providers who have signed up to the Code.
You can best check your broadband download speeds by connecting your PC or laptop directly to the router. There are a number of sites where you can run a free test to compare speeds on different days and different times of the day.
Contact Us
We realise you may have questions about Digital Rutland. Please email your enquiry to digitalrutland@rutland.gov.uk and include your name, email, postcode and telephone number (mobile and landline). Other ways of keeping in touch are by following us on Twitter @digitalrutland
