the Reformer revealed statistics that showed the region was among the worst in the UK in some categories, with the service described as “shockingly poor”.
However, that prompted an investigation by broadband provider Openreach, which led to some answers, and then solutions.A number of locals have now seen their speeds increase to between 30mbps and 80mbps (megabits per second), having previously been under 10 mbps .Jim Vince, from Openreach’s Chief Engineers service team, told the Reformer: “We’re grateful to Councillor Walter Brogan and James Kelly MSP for raising the Hallside Village issue with us.“The information they provided helped us to carry out a forensic investigation.
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