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BT Agrees £40m Kent Broadband Partnership
BT strikes deal to bring superfast broadband to 95 percent of county with the help of BDUK funds
Fujitsu Abandons BDUK, Leaves BT To Scoop Up Contracts
With Fujitsu gone, BT eats all the fibre
BT Agrees £48m Lincolnshire Broadband Deal
BDUK provides £14.3 million to help bring fibre to 88 percent of all properties in the county
BT Openreach Starts £40m Suffolk Broadband Upgade Early
More than 1,500 properties to benefit from BDUK-backed programme by the end of 2013, with more to follow
Lancashire Farmers Connected To DIY 1Gbps Fibre Network
The B4RN broadband project has connected its second village, with Arkholme farmers connecting to a 1 Gbps network
BT Openreach Adds 99 More Exchanges And 1.2m Premises To Fibre Plans
BT Openreach says even more homes will have access to fibre
EU Rural Broadband Funding Cut To Zero
Cameron's budget cuts hit European broadband plans, as digital funds dive from €9.2 billion to €1 billion
Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Choose BT For Superfast Broadband Project
Another BDUK backed deal goes to BT
BT Agrees £36.5m BDUK Deal For Wiltshire And South Gloucestershire
BT will receive £4.6m in BDUK funding for new rural broadband deal
BT Seals Norfolk Broadband Deal But Gets £95m Ofcom Fine
BT told to pay up £95 million over charges for using its broadband infrastructure
BT Signs £56.6m Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Broadband Deal
Another win for Britain's biggest ISP as two counties sign up for BDUK-backed rollout
North Yorkshire Village Is First To Benefit From BDUK
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey switches on BDUK-funded superfast broadband in Ainderby Steeple
Rural Broadband Speeds Less Than Half Those Of Urban Areas – Labour
Labour party accuses government of neglecting rural broadband
Government Admits Rural Broadband Rollout ‘Challenges’
Ed Vaizey admits the government's 2015 rural broadband targets are “challenging”
BDUK Gains EU Blessing For Superfast Broadband Rollout
The EU approves British plans to roll out superfast broadband to rural communities via the BDUK scheme
Rural Broadband Boost As EC Set To Approve BDUK
EC competition commissioner suggests approval for BDUK is likely
BT Denies Overcharging Government Over BDUK
New report suggests that BT is inventing BDUK wholesale costs in rural areas
UK Rural Group Calls For Broadband Universal Service Obligation
Only a universal service obligation can save rural communities
Slow Wales Broadband Harms Economy – Committee
Commons Welsh Affair Committee calls on UK and Welsh governments to address broadband gap
BT Wins One Horse Cumbrian BDUK Race
BT has been awarded the BDUK contract to wire up Cumbria to superfast broadband
BT Scores Another BDUK Deal With £33m Surrey Project
Another BDUK project is handed to BT, but it's another project that won't go ahead until Brussels says so
4G ‘Can Help Britain Achieve Its Broadband Aspirations’
The mobile industry can fix BDUK mistakes, say attendees of Westminster eForum conference
Fujitsu Blacklisted By Government: Report
Fujitsu is considered too "high risk" for government contracts, according to sources
Maria Miller To Relax Rules For Broadband Infrastructure
Miller makes her first announcement as culture secretary, promising to cut the red tape surrounding superfast broadband rollout
Britain Still Lagging In Broadband League Table
New figures from Akamai have revealed that Britain's broadband network continues to trail rival European nations
Government Admits Three Month BDUK Delay
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed delay to BDUK procurement timetable
Lords Committee Slates Government Broadband Strategy
A Lords Committee lambasts the government's broadband strategy, claiming it has too much emphasis on speed
AltNets Meet To Form BT Challenge For BDUK Funding
Network providers gathered last week to discuss ways to offer alternatives to BT and Fujitsu
BT Sales Wilt Amid Economic Downturn
The economic turmoil engulfing European economies and tough times in the financial sector have hit BT's revenues