Rollout of new ultrafast broadband started in Burnham-On-Sea by Virgin Media
Internet provider Virgin Media UK has this week confirmed that they’ve begun installing their new ultrafast broadband and TV network in Burnham-On-Sea.
The deployment of the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology forms part of the operator’s ongoing ‘Project Lightning’ build to extend their network to cover a further 2.4 million UK premises.
Erin Hayward, a spokesperson for Virgin Media, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “I can confirm that we have begun work in the area with the intention of connecting 7,500 homes over the next 12 months.”
Virgin Media claims that its service is “nine times faster” than its rivals based on the fastest widely available advertised average download speeds of 630Mbps versus average speeds of 67Mbps.
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He made a fortune when Sky was sold to US broadcaster Comcast in 2018 for almost £30billion.
The father of three bagged more than £38million selling the shares he owned and held in incentive plans to Comcast.
Darroch will be replaced by Comcast executive Dana Strong
That took his total pay since he became chief executive in 2007 to more than £115million.
For Sky, Darroch may well have been worth it – he tripled the size of the business and ramped up the customers to almost 24m.
Sky has not disclosed his pay since the takeover, but it is understood to be over £1million per year.