As reported on 6 August 2026, more than 60,000 rural homes and businesses across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire could access faster, gigabit-capable broadband through the UK government's Project Gigabit, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Building Digital UK. The department named Winterton in North Lincolnshire, Fosdyke in Lincolnshire, and Sessay and Linton on Ouse in Yorkshire among the latest communities reached.

Quickline chief executive Mark Bowden said the provider's Project Gigabit rollout covered more than 60,000 premises and that its full-fibre network reached some 260,000 premises across the two counties. The release said Quickline had received £127 million through the programme and had given more than 130 people hands-on experience through its apprenticeship programme. It also said the firm had run STEM workshops for 80 Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from Skirlaugh Primary School and supported more than 1,700 young people in learning about STEM skills and careers.

Minister of State Ian Murray described the milestone as evidence the programme was improving digital opportunities in rural communities. The release said Project Gigabit had helped upgrade more than 1.3 million premises across the UK, largely in rural areas, while Building Digital UK's latest annual statistics put its own delivery at more than 1.4 million premises. Citing Ofcom's Connected Nations update from Spring 2026, it said 88% of UK premises could access gigabit-capable broadband, up from 6% in early 2019.