Wessex Internet, the Dorset-based rural broadband provider, has connected its 10,000th customer, Dan Phillips from Hampshire, who was thrilled to win 10 years of free gigabit broadband as part of the celebration.
The award-winning ISP is set to grow its customer base by 60% this year, with over 30,000 properties ready for connection and 53,000 more to be reached through £71m in Project Gigabit contracts. With a record 5,000 orders so far in 2024, Wessex Internet now installs 500 new customers every month.
Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet, said:
“We’re thrilled to welcome our 10,000th customer to Wessex Internet. We are passionately focussed on expanding our services to places where we deliver real social value, and working with our Project Gigabit contracts is enabling us to do that faster and more consistently than ever before. Our continuing trend of a 30% network wide take-up proves that our targeted strategy is paying off.
“We’ve never aimed to be the biggest business in the industry, but we understand our rural niche and 2024 has been an incredible year so far. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone in our team we are installing more customers than ever before. Having hit this milestone, we’re now just looking forward to the next 10,000!”
Dan Phillips, the 10,000th customer who has won 10 years’ free broadband, commented:
“As a director of a tech business and with my wife frequently teaching online, we’re delighted to now have an ultrafast broadband connection as it will make a massive difference to our businesses. The whole Wessex Internet team have been friendly and charming from the start. We’re excited that our installation has made us the company’s 10,000th customer, particularly as Sen, the installation engineer did such a good job despite having two puppies trying to assist him. Congratulations Wessex Internet on reaching this milestone!”
