Jeremy Hunt doesn't deserve the obscene name he got on the BBC, but his broadband plans aren't good enough, says Peter Judge
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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
Google Tests Ultrafast 1Gbps Broadband Network
Google is to launch a superfast 1Gbps broadband network for faculty homes on Stanford University's campus next year
Internet Users To Exceed Two Billion People By Year End
More and more people are utilising the Internet, with a third of the world's population expected to have some form of Internet access by the end of this year
Amid Cuts, Government invests £530m In Broadband
Amongst the UK government's spending review cuts, broadband looks set to receive some investment
BT Openreach To Offer 110Mbps Broadband
BT's wholesale arm will allow rival ISPs to rent its fibre, in order to provide super-fast broadband to more of the UK
‘Get Online Week’ Takes Aim At Web Novices
Internet virgins are being targeted in a new seven day drive aimed at getting people to try out the World Wide Web
UK Ranked 18th For Broadband
Developed countries are upgrading their copper broadband, while emerging economies leapfrog ahead on quality
Study: Fibre Bandwidth ‘Capacity Crunch’ Coming
Even fibre optics have limits, according to research by the University of Southampton
Half Of Broadband Users ‘Don’t Care’ About Speed
Only 6 percent of broadband users think speed is the top priority, with most people preferring value for money
BT To Lower Broadband And Phone Wholesale Prices
BT is set to lower the wholesale access fees it charges rival service providers to access its network
Virgin Media Cashes In On BT Fibre
Virgin says Ofcom's decision to make BT share its fibre optic network will benefit 3.3m more broadband customers
BT Launches Fibre Broadband Competition
The five exchanges with the most demand for fibre broadband will jump to the front of BT's Inifinity queue
Virgin Raises Two Fingers To Rival Providers
Big Red Internet, Virgin Media's new enterprise brand, raises a big red salute in Canary Wharf
Virgin Launches Big Red Internet Business Package
Fill your boots, says Virgin, as 1Gbps and 100Mbps fibre links tumble in price
Shetlands Get Funding For Fibre Optic Network
Residents of the Shetland Islands will be able to access high-speed broadband, following a cash injection from the European Regional Development Fund