Chester-le-Street is an area to benefit from Openreach’s full fibre rollout, with around £3.6 million invested, making Full Fibre available to 12,000 properties. Openreach has invested £3.6m in Chester-le-Street, bringing Full Fibre broadband to around 12,000 homes and businesses. Full fibre broadband offers faster download speeds, more stable connections, and improved performance when multiple devices are in use. Mr Hussain said: "Openreach is committed to building the best Full Fibre network, and doing it sustainably. Openreach’s full fibre network now reaches 23 million homes and businesses across the UK.