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Man Admits Arson After Destroying 5G MastMan Admits Arson After Destroying 5G Mast

Man Admits Arson After Destroying 5G Mast

Conspiracy theorist David Patterson caused between £100,000 to £150,000 of damages when he set fire to a 5G mobile mast…

4 years ago
French Telecoms Giant Altice Acquires Stake In BTFrench Telecoms Giant Altice Acquires Stake In BT

French Telecoms Giant Altice Acquires Stake In BT

France's second largest telecoms firm Altice purchases 12 percent stake in British carrier BT, but denies takeover intentions

4 years ago
Openreach Doubles Rural Full Fibre Deployment TargetOpenreach Doubles Rural Full Fibre Deployment Target

Openreach Doubles Rural Full Fibre Deployment Target

Good new for rural broadband as Openreach doubles its target for 1Gbps full fibre to 6.2 million rural homes and…

4 years ago
BT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic BonusBT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic Bonus

BT Staff To Receive £1,500 Pandemic Bonus

Nearly 60,000 frontline BT staff who kept the UK's vital communication channels working during the Coronavirus pandemic, are to receive…

4 years ago
Ofcom Deal To Increase Fibre To The Premise DeploymentsOfcom Deal To Increase Fibre To The Premise Deployments

Ofcom Deal To Increase Fibre To The Premise Deployments

Ofcom agreement with BT gives it the conditions needed to ramp up the nationwide deployment of full fibre broadband in…

4 years ago
BT Contributes £24 Billion To UK Plc – ReportBT Contributes £24 Billion To UK Plc – Report

BT Contributes £24 Billion To UK Plc – Report

The scale of contribution of the former UK telecom incumbent BT to the British economy has been revealed in an…

4 years ago
Openreach Plots Closure Of 4,600 Local Telephone ExchangesOpenreach Plots Closure Of 4,600 Local Telephone Exchanges

Openreach Plots Closure Of 4,600 Local Telephone Exchanges

UK's transition to full fibre network, sees Openreach consultation on the closure of thousands of local telephone exchanges

4 years ago
Openreach Moves Customers Away From Copper Network In SalisburyOpenreach Moves Customers Away From Copper Network In Salisbury

Openreach Moves Customers Away From Copper Network In Salisbury

In a UK first, customers in Salisbury are now no longer able buy landlines or broadband on the copper network,…

4 years ago
Openreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G ViolenceOpenreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G Violence

Openreach Engineer Stabbed Five Times Amid 5G Violence

Disgraceful. Engineer suffered five stab wounds amid violent attacks against telecom engineers earlier this year, Openreach boss confirms

4 years ago
Ofcom Probes BT Charges For Rural Broadband ConnectionsOfcom Probes BT Charges For Rural Broadband Connections

Ofcom Probes BT Charges For Rural Broadband Connections

Telecoms watchdog launches probe of BT after some rural customers face quotes of over £100,000 for broadband installation or upgrade

5 years ago
Old TV Responsible For Welsh Village Broadband OutageOld TV Responsible For Welsh Village Broadband Outage

Old TV Responsible For Welsh Village Broadband Outage

Openreach sends in its 'SAS' engineers! Old TV set found to be responsible for two years of broadband outages in…

5 years ago
Openreach Unveils Plans For Full Fibre In Final ThirdOpenreach Unveils Plans For Full Fibre In Final Third

Openreach Unveils Plans For Full Fibre In Final Third

Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by…

5 years ago
Openreach Suspends G.fast Broadband Rollout Until 2021Openreach Suspends G.fast Broadband Rollout Until 2021

Openreach Suspends G.fast Broadband Rollout Until 2021

Openreach confirms that the rollout of G.Fast, technology that speeds up copper-based broadband connections, will be paused until next year

5 years ago
BT Begins Talk To Sell Stake In Openreach – ReportBT Begins Talk To Sell Stake In Openreach – Report

BT Begins Talk To Sell Stake In Openreach – Report

Selling off the crown jewels? BT is reportedly in talks to sell a multi billion pound stake in its hugely…

5 years ago