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Ofcom Crackdown After ISPs Miss Broadband Switching Deadline
Uswitch says £1.85 billion has been lost in broadband savings, amid industry failure to implement easy broadband switching rules
Virgin Media Suffers Broadband Outage, Again
Second outage for Virgin Media broadband users on Tuesday, leaves company executives red faced and customers angry
Virgin Media Broadband Outage Affects Thousands
Thousands of users across the UK report problems with Virgin Media home broadband as overnight outage lasts for hours
Virgin Media O2 In Talks Over £3bn CityFibre Bid – Report
Talks have reportedly begun between Virgin Media O2 and Cityfibre over a possible takeover worth £3 billion
Gigabyte Broadband Pledge At Risk, Warns Spending Watchdog
UK pledge to close the digital divide of broadband services for urban and rural customers is at risk, says Parliament's spending watchdog
Virgin Media O2 Completes Gigabit Network Upgrade
Ultrafast broadband. 15.5 million homes can now access speeds of 1.1Gbps, after Virgin Media O2 completes network upgrade
Ofcom Rules To Ease Switching On Different Broadband Networks
New rules to make it simpler to switch broadband supplier in as little as a day, under Ofcom's “One Touch Switch” process
Broadband Speeds Rise 20 Percent Since Start Of Covid-19
But 134,000 properties in the United Kingdom are still unable to get a decent broadband connectivity, Ofcom's latest research shows
O2 Subject Of Bribery Investigation By SFO – Report
Serious Fraud Office is investigating UK mobile operator O2 over “possible violations of anti-bribery laws and regulations”
Keep Virgin Media O2 Routers Out Of Direct Sunlight
Hot hot hot. Virgin Media O2 warns customers to keep their home broadband routers out of sun during the UK's summer heatwave
Virgin Media, O2 Merger Achieves Final Clearance By CMA
CMA gives its official blessing to merger of O2 and Virgin Media, after being 'reassured that competition … will remain strong'
Virgin Media Ranked Worst For Broadband, Mobile Wait Times
Virgin Media kept customers waiting longest on customer service calls for both mobile and broadband, while giffgaff and EE ranked best
UK Regulator Provisionally Approves Virgin, O2 Merger
CMA gives provisionally blessing to the 50/50 merger between Virgin Media and O2, after initial concerns over backhaul pricing
Ofcom Seeks Easy Switching Of Different Broadband Networks
New one touch process plan from Ofcom, to prevent any 'hassle' when users switch their broadband providers that utilise different backhaul networks
Virgin Media Broadband Down, Thousands Impacted
Thousands of Virgin Media customers working from home are reportedly affected by outage, across various parts of the country
Virgin Media And O2 Join Forces In Joint Venture
Major UK telecom shakeup...O2's ownership odyssey continues, with confirmation it is to merge with Virgin Media to take on the BT/EE juggernaut
O2 Legal Challenge Could Delay 5G Spectrum Auction
O2 has voiced concerns about the organisation of the UK's upcoming auction of 5G spectrum, creating the prospect of a delay to next-generation services
Virgin Media Outage Affects Tens Of Thousands
'Intermittent' outage strikes at peak time on Monday evening, as users across UK see disruption to wired and mobile data services
Coronavirus: UK Removes Data Caps For Home Broadband
Netflix bingeing...main ISPs and operators in the UK agree to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: BT Halts Home-Visits For Broadband Engineers
BT Openreach engineers will no longer visit homes to install new broadband connections, but exceptions will be made for the vulnerable
Virgin Media Breach ‘Disclosed Sensitive Data’
Exposed Virgin Media database links user details to requests to unblock pornographic and gambling sites, exposing customers to extortion attempts
Virgin Media Data Breach Impacts 900,000 Customers
Privacy gaffe. Personal data of 900,000 Virgin Media customers was left on an unsecured marketing database for ten months, ISP admits
Virgin Media To Switch Mobile Customers To Vodafone
Bye bye BT, as Virgin Media drops BT Group in 2021 and switches its mobile customers to Vodafone's networks
Vodafone Gigafast Ad Banned After Virgin Complaint
Gigafast broadband service advert gets Vodafone into hot water with advertising watchdog
Virgin Media Trials 8Gbps Broadband In Rural Village
Need for speed. Virgin Media trials 8Gbps broadband in Cambridgeshire village
Ofcom: UK Broadband Speeds Show Sharp Rise
Home broadband speeds jump by 28 percent year-on-year as users switch to superfast networks
Vodafone Buys European Cable Assets Of Liberty Global
Owner of Virgin Media sells most of its European assets to British mobile operator Vodafone
TalkTalk And Vodafone Lead Ofcom Broadband & Mobile Complaints League
Volume of total telecoms complaints roughly unchanged as Ofcom seeks to improve service
Virgin Media Project Lightning ‘Back On Track’ As It Reaches 5m Broadband Customers
Virgin Media adds 127,000 new properties to its network during Q2 and says the management issues that affected rollout have been resolved