Gigabit Voucher Scheme
🚀 May 2020 update: Following on from the successful DCMS Gigabit Voucher Scheme, Telcom has launched its own Telcom Gigabit Voucher Scheme offering £2,500 funding towards connections on its own network, for a limited time.
Get £2,500 funding towards your next internet connection
Following on from the success of the Government Gigabit Connection Voucher Scheme, organised by the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport, Telcom have launched its own voucher scheme to finish the job and bring gigabit connectivity to businesses across the UK.
Voucher funding can be applied to:
- Free installation
- Monthly discount
- Faster speeds
- Free periods
- Additional networking items (WiFi, equipment or managed services)
There are a limited number of vouchers to distribute nationally, so we recommend that businesses consider claiming as soon as possible before they are all gone.
Business Voucher
Claim up to £2500
Moving into a new office space or wish to upgrade your existing connection in a building that already has access to fibre.
Group Voucher
Claim dependant on group size
In an existing building or estate, and without access to affordable fibre connectivity? Pool yours and your neighbours vouchers together to unlock a whole building/estate fibre upgrade.
- Read more about the scheme at gigabitvoucher.culture.gov.uk
How the speeds compare:
This is what 50 people in your office simultaneously downloading 10MB.zip looks like:
Average UK speed:36Mbps
Minimum scheme speed:100Mbps
Top scheme speed:1Gbps
"We want to continue to build a world where everyone has access to affordable, hyperfast internet. At Telcom, we believe the internet is a basic human right. When it’s readily available, it’s a catalyst for economic growth, technological innovation and empowerment, with life-changing impact.
Due to the enormous success around the original Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, we have decided to continue to offer funding towards full fibre, gigabit capable internet connections to ensure bleeding-edge connectivity is attainable for all."
Shaun Gibson CEO, Telcom Group
Currently available nationwide.
Operating on our own network nationally, we are able to offer full fibre connections or wireless leased lines with guaranteed upload and download speeds against a market leading service level agreement.
Check your businesses eligibility:
You are likely to be eligble for the scheme if:
- You are located in the UK
- Your company has less than 250 employees
- Your company has a turnover of less than £500,000,000
Vouchers for Rural Connectivity
Both businesses and residents in rural areas can take advantage of a Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (UK Gigabit Voucher), currently ran by the Department of Media, Culture and Sport.
Updates on our GGCV scheme coming soon. Contact us for information
Get the most out of the Gigabit Voucher Scheme
What does a Gigabit Voucher get you?
A Gigabit Voucher covers the cost of upgrading your business' internet connection to be capable of hyperfast, 'Gigabit' internet speeds.
Your business will gain a significantly faster connection, guaranteed to be the greater of either 100Mbps or twice your current speed, and upgradable to speeds up to and above 1Gbps if you ever need them. At Telcom we pride ourselves in our unique ability to deliver this hyperfast connectivity to you, with a business-grade uptime commitment, within days, and you don't need to pay a penny for the install.
You'll be in good company too; at Telcom we've worked with many great companies including
Customer case studies
With a Telcom business connection, you also get as standard:
- Hyperfast, symmetrical dedicated leased line
- At least double your current internet speed or 100Mbps (whichever is greater)
- Ability to upgrade to 1Gbps at any point
- 100% uptime guarantee
- Installed with days
- Open & honest monthly pricing so you know you are getting the same deal as everyone else
- Telcom business connections are 'symmetrical' which simply means that a '1Gbps connection' will provide both a 1Gbps upload and 1Gbps download.
Get in touch and we'll help you see if a Gigabit Voucher is right for your business
Our friendly team will answer any questions you have, confirm that your company is eligible, and send you a full proposal for how we can provide the best connection to suit your business.
We look after your voucher application throughout the process
No voucher forms or paperwork for you to fill in. We'll tailor your connection and process all the paperwork to cover the cost of your install using the voucher. All you need to do is tell us how fast you want it.
Your gigabit connection is installed within days, paid for by your voucher
Get all the benefits of one of Telcom's business internet connections for your business, with zero install cost, within days.
Frequently asked questions about the Gigabit Voucher Scheme
What does gigabit mean for your business?
Some of the transformative benefits the scheme provides to business include:
- Faster internet access for increased productivity
- Download speeds starting from 100 Mbit/s
- Unlimited data usage
- Guaranteed speeds
How does the Gigabit Voucher Scheme work?
The key steps are:
- Check the eligibility of your business
- Select the right Telcom package for your business
- Get in touch with us
- Telcom will reserve your connection voucher
- A Telcom relationship manager will review and approve your voucher
- Telcom will then deliver your connection on the exact day you want it
- Sit back and enjoy your new hyperfast connection
Can my business apply for the voucher?
The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme is for all businesses across the UK provided your company:
- Is located in the UK
- Has less than 250 employees
- Turnover of less than £500,000,000
What do you need to be mindful of?
Vouchers help support the capital costs of delivering a new gigabit capable connection to your business premises however funding may also be used towards the monthly cost and/or additional equipment.
Your new connection provided by Telcom must have a minimum speed of 100Mbps for both download and upload and be capable of being upgraded to 1Gbps (1,000Mbps)
When does the Telcom Gigabit Voucher Scheme start?
We extended funding for gigabit connections on 25th May 2020. There are only a limited number of vouchers and we will be in touch with anyone who has declared interest via this web page should all the vouchers be nearing the allocation limit.
How much can my business receive through the scheme?
Business vouchers are worth £2,500 - If your new connection costs less than £2,500, you will not be able to claim a voucher.
If the cost of providing a connection is more than £2,500 then you can “top up” if you wish.
Please also note that Telcom terms and conditions apply We reserve the right to remove this offer at any time.