Uttoxeter residents living in some of the town's new-builds are still waiting for fibre broadband connections, it has been revealed.
Internet infrastructure firm Openreach has revealed the Barley Fields estate, in Stone Road, does not have any fibre broadband capability.
Openreach chiefs also said some houses at Bramshall Meadows and Bramshall Green, in Bramshall Road, were also still without high-speed internet.
The revelation comes after a Uttoxeter resident who recently moved to town spoke out in a letter sent to Uttoxeter Town Council.
The letter read: "I have recently moved to Uttoxeter and I am shocked by the lack of availability of superfast broadband.
"Every day another small rural community celebrates the installation of superfast broadband, but, from my investigations, there are large pockets of Uttoxeter for which plans do not even exist.
"In particular, these include the Lioncourt development at Barley Fields and new-builds at Bramshall Meadows.
"I would have expected that in today's day and age, new-build developments would have supply to superfast broadband just like they have to gas, water and electricity."
Openreach claims to have equipped more than 94 per cent of all homes and businesses in East Staffordshire with fibre broadband.
Since April, 99 per cent of plots on developments of 30 or more homes have been contracted to be built with the high-speed connection.
But many new homeowners at Uttoxeter's newest estates have been waiting months for their homes to be connected.
A spokesperson for Openreach said: "We work closely with housebuilders to make sure their developments have access to the fastest possible broadband.
"In fact, since November 2017, Openreach has offered to build 'full fibre' for free to new build estates with 30 properties or more.
"For older developments, the technology in place largely depends on what choices the developer made at the time.
"But for those struggling with slower broadband speeds, there are a number of options available to them.
"In some instances, Openreach and the housing developer have joined forces to upgrade to fibre broadband on developments where it was not previously available.
"In other areas, the community themselves have linked up with Openreach through a 'community fibre partnership,' where they split the cost of making the technology available.
"We’d urge anybody wanting to find out more to visit our website at openreach.co.uk."
Lioncourt Homes, which is in charge of Barley Fields; St Modwen, which is building Bramshall Meadows; and Bellway, which is responsible for Bramshall Green, were contacted for a comment on June 27. None of the firms have responded.
Around 140 homes will be built at Barley Fields, while around 700 will be built at land off Parks Farm, which is housing Bramshall Meadows and Bramshall Green.
The Parks Farm site development also has outline planning permission for 10 hectares of business space, a first-school, shops, leisure facilities and a health centre.
Bramshall Meadows was given outline planning permission in 2015, Barley Fields gained full permission in 2016 while Bramshall Green got the green light last year.
