Openreach announces a further 79 exchanges where it is to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband connections
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BT Recoups £105 Million By Recycling Copper Cables
Valuable scrap. As fibre transition continues, BT recycles 3,300 tons of redundant copper cabling, recouping millions of pounds
BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines
Carrier 'refines' its digital switchover programme, and extends deadline for UK move from old analogue PSTN to digital landlines
Telcos Forced To Pause Switch To Digital Landlines For Vulnerable
Telcos including BT, Virgin Media forced to pause switching vulnerable people to digital landlines after emergency call failures
BT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach Network
As UK full fibre rollout continues, BT announces halt to sales of new copper telephones lines, after more than a century
Police Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North Yorkshire
Police make arrests after Openreach confirms to Silicon UK that a cable theft left 200 homes without telephone or broadband for several days
Openreach To Pilot Closure Of Five Telephone Exchange Areas
Plan to close down 4,600 local telephone exchanges begins, as Openreach announces pilot closure of five exchange areas in the UK
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 the UK
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
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, after a full fibre deployment in the city
Investigation Slams ‘Dreadful’ Broadband In New Homes
Working from home? Best not do it in a new home then, as investigation reveals 'shocking state' of broadband for new builds
Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch
Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines
BT Perfectly Happy To ‘Sweat’ Copper Broadband Assets
BLOG: BT and its rivals agree on one thing: it plans to sweat its copper assets
Alcatel-Lucent Sends 10Gbps Over Copper Telephone Lines
Prototype XG-FAST technology could be used to vastly improve connection speeds between the street and the premises – no fibre required
BT Calls For End To TalkTalk And Sky’s £623m Copper Broadband ‘Subsidies’
BT says if Ofcom does not act over unbundled lines, the UK broadband market could be distorted to the tune of £1 billion
Ofcom Tells BT To Repair And Install Fixed Lines Faster Or Risk Fines
Ofcom seeks to shortern the time telephone and broadband line repairs, as well as finish new installations
Sky Customers Cut Off As Failed Copper Thieves Steal BT Fibre
At least the dimwitted criminals didn’t make any money
BT To Trial Huawei G.FAST FTTdp Copper Broadband Technology
1Gbps broadband on the way with G.FAST and FTTdp, say Huawei and BT
Ofcom Calls For Cheaper Access To BT Openreach Copper Network
Ofcom wholesale proposals could lead to cheaper landline and broadband services for customers
Ofcom Praises Competitive UK Broadband Market
Ofcom says 9 million unbundled copper lines are bringing bills down
Alcatel-Lucent Touts Broadband Boost With VDSL2
Alcatel-Lucent has launched VDSL Vectoring equipment which should deliver faster broadband speeds
BT Extends ADSL2+ Deployment, But Deadline Slips
BT is extending its ADSL2+ copper network deployment, meaning faster broadband for more people
BT Ramps Up Fibre Speed As Broadband Boosts Profits
Profits at BT have risen 71 percent as the carrier benefits from an increasing broadband market share
BT Promises 20Mbps For 80 Percent Of Britain
Faster broadband should be on the way for more people as BT promises more ADSL2+