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BT Reveals Duct And Pole Sharing Charges
BT Openreach has suggested prices for allowing other operators to use its broadband infrastructure
T-Mobile Backtracks On Data Cap Cuts
New data caps will not affect existing customers, says T-Mobile in a humiliating climb-down
Mobile Broadband Subscribers To Top 1bn In 2011
Ericsson expects the number of mobile broadband users will hit 1 billion in 2011, boosting the telecoms sector
Why One Third Of UK Users Plan To Swap ISP
Users aren't happy, but customer disatisfaction makes the world go round, says Peter Judge
Liverpool To Trial 200 Mbps Powerline Broadband
More than 1,000 Liverpool homes will get broadband over power lines, thanks to smart meters
BT Announces Six Race To Infinity Winners
BT has said it will bring fibre broadband to six new exchanges... or maybe even ten
Eutelsat Broadband Satellite Lifts Off
European consumers in remote regions will soon have another broadband-via-satellite option, thanks to Eutelsat
Fritz!Box FON WLAN 7390 Router: Review
AVM continues its policy of putting as many features as possible into a well-designed router.
Virgin Media Offers Customers 100Mbps Broadband
Virgin Media is offering some of its customers the chance to enjoy 100Mbps broadband
Silver Surfers Are Growing, But Need More Help Online
Ofcom says the over-65s are gradually coming online, but charities want more help for the offline generation
Arqiva Trials LTE Network For UK Not Spots
Arqiva has teamed up with Alcatel-Lucent to test an open LTE network for rural broadband
ISPs Respond To Government Broadband Pledge
The UK government’s broadband strategy to turn every community into ‘a digital hub’ attracts both praise and criticism from ISPs
BT To Launch 1Gbps Fibre Broadband Trial In Suffolk
BT is testing a 1Gbps fibre broadband connection in Suffolk to help the government create the best super-fast broadband network in Europe
Could Jeremy Hunt’s Plan Justify An Obscenity?
Jeremy Hunt doesn't deserve the obscene name he got on the BBC, but his broadband plans aren't good enough, says Peter Judge
Jeremy Hunt Promises 600,000 Jobs From Broadband
After an accidental insult on the BBC, Jeremy Hunt repeated the government's broadband plans
UK Leads Tech Adoption But Lags In Broadband
Brits are keen adopters of new technology, but the UK is falling behind in superfast broadband
BT To Use Satellite For Cornish Broadband
The Avanti satellite, launched last month, will help BT connect Cornwall and the Scillies
UK 24th In Broadband Value Table
Britain is trailing behind other countries for broadband value, a survey revealed
BT Adds Slower Minimum Fibre Broadband Speeds
BT has begun offering a fibre broadband product to resellers offering download speeds of just 5 Mbps
Avanti Rural Broadband Satellite Beats Eutelsat
British-based Avanti will beat Eutelsat to the punch, launching a Ka-Band satellite for rural broadband this Friday
Virgin Media Calls For Broadband Speed Honesty
In a move sure to annoy other ISPs, Virgin Media has demanded that its rivals 'stop the broadband con'
BT Announces ‘Race To Infinity’ Results
Caxton and Malvern are the first towns to reach 1,000 votes in BT's Race to Infinity, but they won't get their super-fast broadband until 2012
Jersey, Guernsey To Get Broadband Boost
Jersey homes will get access to fibre-based broadband by December, while Guernsey's mobile broadband speeds are to double
Government To Publish Broadband Strategy
When the government promises "the best broadband in Europe" what does it mean? We'll know in December
Everything Everywhere Calls Off Spectrum Lawsuit
Spectrum auctions can go ahead, after the UK's largest mobile operator called off legal action
ITU Sends Satellite Terminals For Pakistan Floods
To get links to flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan, the ITU has installed 100 satellite terminals
BT Broadband Outage Hits 20,000 Homes
BT says it has resolved an issue that left more than 20,000 households without broadband service
BT Warns Home Hardware Could Hold Back Fibre
100Mbps fibre speeds might be held up by users' routers and Wi-Fi, as well as cloud applications, says BT
Virgin’s 100Mbps Broadband May Launch This Week
Prime Minister David Cameron has let slip a possible launch date for Virgin Media's superfast broadband