SUPER-fast broadband is expected to be available at locations throughout the 'Post' area by the autumn of next year, it was announced recently.

Around 50 of the 100 exchanges in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are due to have been upgraded within 18 months as part of the Superfast Cornwall partnership between BT, the European Union, Cornwall Council and Cornwall Development Company.

The early stages of the roll-out will see a particular emphasis on East Cornwall with Liskeard, Callington, Gunnislake and Launceston among the next 17 exchanges to be upgraded.

Super-fast broadband is expected to have started to become available at all of the 17 exchanges by the end of March 2012, while a further 26 exchanges2 are due to be upgraded by autumn 2012.

For a full report, please see this week's edition of the 'Post'.