On the basis if the findings of its countrywide survey last month to ascertain how the level of fibre broadband support differs across the UK, BT has revealed that Caxton in Cambridgeshire and Malvern in Worcestershire will be among the first areas to benefit from its "vote for fibre" scheme.

Mentioning that Caxton and Malvern are the present frontrunners of BT's Race to Infinity competition, BT said that these areas are the first to have registered over 1,000 votes. For the sake of figures, BT revealed that over 200,000 votes have thus far been cast from different parts of the country, in the scheme which runs until the end of December.

According to the information shared by BT, the company will have rolled out super-fast broadband - which delivers speeds of up to 100Mbps (megabits per second) - to nearly 4 million homes and businesses by 2010-end; and to almost 16 million by 2015-end.

BT also said that even though Caxton and Malvern will be the first areas to benefit from the roll-out of fibre-optic technology, it may not be until early 2012 that the areas will actually be upgraded.

Talking about the super-fast broadband efforts, Alex Buttle, director of broadband comparison website Top10, said: "With Virgin, BT and other networks now making their super-fast fibre optic networks a priority, let's hope this converts into improved broadband speed for people in every area of the UK, whether urban or rural - and however low the population."