Ofcom admits to CMA inquiry it has some issues with potential access to mobile backhaul and MVNO, but appears to give its blessing to £12.5 billion deal
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Rutland: England’s Smallest County Has UK’s Highest Superfast Broadband Adoption Rate
BT and Rutland County Council to expand fibre even further after high takeup rate
Local Authorities Start Planning How To Spend £129m BT BDUK Refund
A number of BDUK projects are starting to get money back from BT and are planning for further fibre expansion
BDUK Connects Three Million Properties To Superfast Broadband
New figures from DCMS show BDUK rollout is gaining momentum, two years before 95 percent coverage deadline
BDUK Spends £5m On Superfast Broadband Marketing
DCMS figures show marketing expenses for BDUK over six month period
BT To Provide EU With Voice Services For Next Seven Years
BT Global Services extends relationship with the European Commission with second contract win of 2015
Flexible Working Fuels 15 Percent Rise In SMB Cloud Adoption
BT and BCC survey says 69 percent of UK SMBs now use cloud applications, with 9 out of 10 having at least one remote worker
BT Returns £129m BDUK Funding To Local Authorities
BT says it will work with local authorities to reinvest the cash into further expansion now that fibre adoption rates are predicted to be higher
Openreach Fibre Base Rises To 4.6m As BT Adds 100,000 Mobile Customers
Openreach continues to grow, with a fifth of all premises covered by fibre now taking superfast broadband
The Battle For The Future Of UK Communications
BLOG: Why are broadband, landline, mobile and TV companies, not to mention the government, Ofcom and the BBC, setting the scene for 12 months of change?
Ofcom CEO Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ By BT
Sharon White dismisses threats of litigation if Openreach split is forced and says she does not see Ofcom governing the BBC
Sky: BT-EE Merger Will Damage Hybrid Network Development
Sky tells CMA it fears acquisition will give BT too much control over UK communications and allow it to take an unfair lead in fixed-mobile convergence
Vodafone Denies TalkTalk’s MVNO Exit Claims
Vodafone says it was TalkTalk that ended their MVNO agreement and has no plans to exit MVNO market
BT: Business Mobile Is More Ripe For Innovation Than Consumer
BT claims EE and its vision of a converged fixed-mobile network will help serve businesses demanding more enterprise applications
BT Seeks Partners For ‘Ultrafast’ G.Fast Broadband Trials In Cambridgeshire
BT presses ahead with G.Fast pilot in Huntingdon, with the promise of 500Mbps speeds for most of UK within a decade
BT-EE Competition Inquiry Will Consider Impact Of Three-O2 Merger
CMA will see how BT-EE takeover would affect retail and wholesale mobile and fixed broadband markets as well mobile backhaul
Ofcom Considers BT Openreach Split And Market Deregulation
Phase 1 of Ofcom's major communications market review confirms all options are on the table, including the retention of the current Openreach model
BT Finally Begins Tests Of IPv6
It's been a long time coming, but IPv6 could soo be on the way as BT begins tests
BT: Sky Calls For Openreach Separation Are Distraction From Pay TV Dominance
BT calls for Ofcom's once in a decade market review to include 'non-competitive' pay TV market
Superfast Cymru To Connect 40,000 More Premises To Superfast Broadband
BT and Airband to extend superfast broadband coverage to 42,000 more properties in the country
Stornoway Is First Outer Hebrides Town To Get BDUK Fibre
Highlands and Islands connects town on Isle of Lewis to BDUK fibre, with the promise of more connections next year
Businesses Urged To Invest In Multi-Channel Customer Support
Report claims social media and cross-channel customer support conversations are in high demand from users, especially in emerging markets
Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Generates £186m For Economy And 4,500 Jobs
Independent research praises economic impact of fibre rollout, which has reached 95 percent coverage
BT, Cisco Join Wireless IoT Forum As Founding Members
Wireless IoT Forum aims to reduce fragmentation and promote open standards for wireless M2M technology
Sky Wants BT-Openreach Breakup, Calls On Ofcom For Competition Investigation
Sky says BT and Openreach's dominance is harming consumers, competition and investment and believes latter should be independent
BT Wants Ofcom To Let It Plan For Analogue Phone Switch Off
BT tells TechWeekEurope it has no immediate plans to switch off traditional phone network, but wants regulation to let it plan for an IP-based future
Belfast BT Data Centre Fire Causes Northern Ireland Internet Disruption
Issues to power supply at BT Telephone House knock a number of Northern Irish websites offline
Broadband ISP Switching Just Got Easy
This weekend new Ofcom rules make it easier to switch broadband provider, but why is Virgin Media excluded?
BT Says EE Takeover Must Not Be Derailed By ‘Self-Interested’ Opponents
BT says EE takeover will allow for the investment in future network infrastructure that UK needs and must not be thwarted by rivals
Ofcom Proposes Business Line Price Caps For BT
Ofcom says price controls will promote business broadband competition, but BT says they will discourage investment