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Rural Broadband Questions, As Two Altnet Schemes Lose Council Support
Support for alternative rural broadband projects has been dropped by two English councils, raising more concerns
CityFibre To Invest £30m In Peterborough Gigabit Fibre Network
CityFibre makes Peterborough its latest gigabit city, and will start delivering services in spring
Virgin Media To Increase Broadband Speeds – And Prices
Virgin Media is to raise broadband and television prices by an average of 6.7 percent, as it prepares to launch a 152Mbps fibre-optic offering
BT Openreach CEO ‘Frustrated’ At Constant BDUK Criticism
Openreach CEO Liv Garfield says BDUK is on track and suggests it could use more government funding
Superfast Cornwall Reaches 82 Percent Fibre Coverage
Cornwall becomes the best connected rural region in Europe as better connections save and create jobs in the county
No UK City Has Superfast Broadband Claims uSwitch
uSwitch research contradicts Ofcom findings, but BT says to believe the official figures
BT Adds 195,000 To Its Fibre Network In Record Quarter For Openreach
BT adds 195,00 new and existing broadband subscribers to fibre as BT Sport secures 2m sign-ups
Ofcom Allows Consumers And SMBs To Exit Mobile And Broadband Deals If Prices Rise
Ofcom says service providers must make customers aware of mid-contract price hikes and their right to cancel
BT To Trial Huawei G.FAST FTTdp Copper Broadband Technology
1Gbps broadband on the way with G.FAST and FTTdp, say Huawei and BT
EE Set To Replace Vodafone As BT’s Mobile Partner
With BT's MVNO agreement with Vodafone rumming out, EE will be the new BT mobile partner for business customers and BT employees
Tim Berners-Lee Launches Alliance For Affordable Internet
The new non-profit will campaign for open and competitive broadband markets in the developing world
Berkshire And BT Sign £8m BDUK Broadband Deal
Around 18.000 premises are set to benefit from BDUK cash
PAC: BT And Government Are Killing Broadband Competition
DCMS advised to stop throwing money at BT until it comes up with a more competitive framework
TalkTalk Offers Basic Broadband for £2.50 Per Month
There's still £15.40 to pay for the line rental, obviously
Google 1Gbps Fibre Network Hit By Liability Delay
Google’s construction of 1Gbps fibre network in Kansas has been halted after liability concerns
BT Signs £14m East Riding Superfast Broadband Deal
Superfast broadband is coming to the East Riding part of Yorkshire, as BT wins another BDUK deal
ASA Bans BT Infinity TV Advert Over Fibre Speed Claims
You'll never have to see the BT Infinity advert with the flatmates ever again
BDUK Deal Makes Newcastle One Of Europe’s Best Connected Cities
BT wins more BDUK cash in the Northeast in £3.8m deal to extend fibre to 97 percent of Newcastle-on-Tyne
BT Calls Time On Old Dial-Up Service – Or Does It?
If you can't get broadband, you'll have to take your modem over to BT-owned Plusnet
Milton Keynes And Bedfordshire Agree £12m BT BDUK Deal
BT wins yet more BDUK cash in Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire
BT Wins BDUK Leicestershire Cash
BT agrees £16.9m BDUK deal to bring fibre to 95 percent of the county
Google Seeks Testers For Balloon-Based Internet
Google wants you, or more specifically Google's Project Loon wants people who live in California's Central Valley and who would be willing to let Google install some Loon equipment on their property. The search engine giant wants he ...
‘Flawed’ South Yorkshire Broadband Scheme To Close
Millions of pounds has been wasted after the closure of a local council-backed broadband scheme in South Yorkshire
The Only Way Is Essex Broadband: BT Agrees £24.6m BDUK Deal
Rural Essex was well jel of towns and cities' fast fibre, till BT won BDUK cash
BT Wins More BDUK Cash In £20m Nottinghamshire Deal
Sheriff of Nottingham says BDUK cash will be used to improve broadband in rural areas
Ofcom Proposes Easier Broadband Switching
Ofcom proposals seek easier broadband and landline switching for consumers hunting for a better deal
Superfast Broadband Adoption Increases Average UK Speed To 14.7Mbps
Average UK speeds rise thanks to superfast broadband, but gap between urban and rural widens
Government Starts Super Connected Cities Broadband Voucher Trial
Government invites small businesses to apply for broadband vouchers in watered-down vision
BT Agrees £20m Worcestershire BDUK Partnership
More BDUK funding is dished out to Worcestershire