What is our Internet for everyone programme?
Internet for everyone is our Digital Social Initiative and our commitment to bridging the digital divide across towns and cities in the North West. We donate broadband to schools, charities, community groups, social landlords, and local authorities.
Visit with West Croft Burnage
- West Croft Burnage
- How to partner with us
- How Opus is helping families in Burnage
- How Opus is benefitting the local community
Introduction to West Croft Burnage
Westcroft Community Centre is a vibrant community space in the heart of Burnage, South Manchester. They host a range of adult learning and community engagement activities, providing vital services and a welcoming social hub for local people.
How partnering with Opus Broadband is helping families in Burnage
“So community access is a key thing. linking into social media, working with partners. I’m in a community meeting at the moment at at 11 o’clock with 20 odd village based community support, frontline workers, without internet things like that don’t happen. You allow us to use that connection. Because times have changed it wouldn’t be possible to do a face to face meeting at 11 o’clock today.”
How Opus Broadband is benefitting the local community
“The internet is a marvellous thing, we can use it for outreach as well as admin work to support the community in whichever way that they may need help with. We hold a lot of sessions here and have multiple groups come through these doors”
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A spokesperson for Opus Broadband said: “It is great to see community groups and charities benefiting from our ‘Internet for Everyone’ initiative.
“We are on a mission to ensure that no one is left behind when it comes to digital inclusion”
How would you like to be an Opus Partner?
The partnership is part of Opus Broadband’s ‘Internet For Everyone’ campaign which sees the company donate free broadband connections to homes and organisations that provide vital services to their community.
What we do
We donate 20% of our network coverage to deliver free broadband to families and organisations that need it the most to help close the digital divide.
Why we do it
We believe not enough is being done by the national Internet Service Providers to bridge the digital divide.
Whilst social tariffs have been introduced these are still at a cost to even the most disadvantaged families.
At Opus Broadband we decided we could make a real difference.
As an independent internet provider we are able to go the extra mile and offer our connections completely free of charge to those who would otherwise be without.
We recently visited The Life Centre a charity in Blackpool. To discuss the impact of the Internet for Everyone programme.
How can you get a referral for a FREE Broadband connection
We want to donate broadband to the digitally excluded who really need it. We can only do it with your help, if you are part of a local council, housing association, school or community group. Get in touch today through the link below.