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BT have announced the next locations where their fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) based broadband will be available. The 69 locations cover areas all across the UK including England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. By March 2010, a million homes will be covered, and by early summer 2010, they expect to have a reach of 1.5 million homes, continuing to 40% of the UK (10 million homes) by 2012.

"Fibre is the future and so we're speeding up the pace of our plans. We had aimed to get fibre to half a million homes by next March but we’re now being far more ambitious. We've received a tremendous response to date and so we’re keen to get on with the job.

"BT has invested billions in creating Broadband Britain yet it has done so whilst offering others equal access to its network – demonstrating once again that competition doesn't have to be a barrier to investment."

Steve Robertson (CEO), Openreach

The trials for the service went live this week in Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, South Wales, with some 16 service providers involved. The 69 announced today are listed below.

BERKHAMSTED East of England MOSS SIDE North West BILLERICAY East of England PRESTWICH North West BRENTWOOD East of England STALYBRIDGE North West ELSTREE East of England SWINTON, GREATER MANCHESTER North West HAINAULT East of England URMSTON North West HODDESDON East of England WALKDEN North West LEA VALLEY East of England WILMSLOW North West LOUGHTON East of England LISBURN Northern Ireland STANFORD-LE-HOPE East of England EDINBURGH CORSTORPHINE Scotland WALTHAM CROSS East of England EDINBURGH CRAIGLOCKHART Scotland WOODFORD East of England GLASGOW BRIDGETON Scotland GLOSSOP East Midlands GLASGOW GIFFNOCK Scotland HINCKLEY East Midlands BASINGSTOKE South East BARKING London DARTFORD South East BARNET London BRISTOL NORTH South West ELTHAM London BRISTOL WEST South West GREENWICH London DOWNEND South West HORNCHURCH London BARRY Wales INGREBOURNE London CAERPHILLY Wales NEW SOUTHGATE London PENARTH Wales PONDERS END London BIRMINGHAM, NORTHERN West Midlands SIDCUP London FALLINGS PARK West Midlands SLADE GREEN London GREAT BARR West Midlands STAMFORD HILL London LEAMORE West Midlands CHESTER-LE-STREET North East NUNEATON West Midlands DURHAM North East TETTENHALL West Midlands EAST HERRINGTON North East WEDNESBURY West Midlands HETTON-LE-HOLE North East WALSALL West Midlands ALTRINCHAM North West ARMLEY Yorkshire ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE North West CASTLEFORD Yorkshire CHEETHAM North West HEADINGLEY Yorkshire CHORLTON North West LOW MOOR Yorkshire DENTON North West PONTEFRACT Yorkshire HYDE North West SHIPLEY Yorkshire MANCHESTER EAST North West

These 69 will of course be in addition to the 29 exchanges announced in March (and the two pilot exchanges) which will be first to see the new fibre to the cabinet based service.