Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries helped dig microtrenches and lay broadband cables on a visit to Wessex Internet in Dorset on Tuesday.
Work has started on the first major contract under the Government's Project Gigabit, the £5 billion programme to roll out more reliable broadband to hard-to-reach areas.
Report by Jonesia.
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