A million more homes and businesses in the UK are to be in reach of broadband through phone lines after BT said it was scrapping exchange distance limits.

From 6 September, anyone living more than 6km from an ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) exchange will be able to get a 512Kbps connection.

Read on: Million more in broadband's reach - BT is lifting distance limits on broadband enabled exchanges, so that 1m more can get high-speed net