Surrey's goal of giving everyone in the County access to superfast broadband by the end of 2014 has reached the halfway mark, meaning that the number of homes and businesses able to benefit from the high-speed service has reached 42,000 (compared with the national superfast broadband aim of 95% by 2017).

Surrey County Council’s Deputy Leader Peter Martin said: “This is great news and confirms we’re well on the way to making Surrey the best connected county in the country by the end of the year.