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Dorset's Broadband Boosts Museum Visitors Tenfold!

1/20/2025

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Dorset Council has revolutionized connectivity by linking over 85,000 homes to super and ultra-fast broadband, including the renowned Etches Collection Museum in Kimmeridge. This upgrade, fueled by a £23.6 million investment, led to a staggering ten-fold surge in visitors in 2024, all eager to see the museum's stunning 150-million-year-old pliosaur fossil.

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Dorset Council has revolutionized connectivity by linking over 85,000 homes to super and ultra-fast broadband, including the renowned Etches Collection Museum in Kimmeridge. This upgrade, fueled by a £23.6 million investment, led to a staggering ten-fold surge in visitors in 2024, all eager to see the museum's stunning 150-million-year-old pliosaur fossil.