copper

BT Openreach Names Latest Copper ‘Stop Sell’ LocationsBT Openreach Names Latest Copper ‘Stop Sell’ Locations

BT Openreach Names Latest Copper ‘Stop Sell’ Locations

Openreach announces a further 79 exchanges where it is to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband connections

6 months ago
BT Recoups £105 Million By Recycling Copper CablesBT Recoups £105 Million By Recycling Copper Cables

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

7 months ago
BT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital LandlinesBT Extends Deadline For PSTN Switch To Digital Landlines

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

11 months ago
Telcos Forced To Pause Switch To Digital Landlines For VulnerableTelcos Forced To Pause Switch To Digital Landlines For Vulnerable

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

1 year ago
BT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach NetworkBT Halts Sale Of New Copper Lines On Openreach Network

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…

2 years ago
Police Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North YorkshirePolice Arrest Four Over BT Cable Theft In North Yorkshire

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…

3 years ago
Openreach To Pilot Closure Of Five Telephone Exchange AreasOpenreach To Pilot Closure Of Five Telephone Exchange Areas

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…

3 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
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