(Abingdon, Oxfordshire 06 February 2020) - Following the termination of the contracts in September 2019 between Connecting Devon & Somerset (CDS) and Gigaclear Ltd by CDS, both parties have announced that they have reached a settlement.  Both parties will continue to focus on future plans for the delivery of broadband to the people of the region.  CDS welcomes the terms of the settlement which will be reinvested in the local broadband programme.

CDS also welcomes Gigaclear’s commitment to continue with its roll-out of full fibre broadband in those communities where work started under the former contracts.

Gigaclear are continuing to invest in the region, delivering ultrafast broadband to homes and businesses, having now connected over 3000 properties to its network.

For further information see https://www.gigaclear.com/devon-and-somerset