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Remotest parts of UK to get broadband boost

22 December 2016, 11:01

Government pledges £400m broadband fund to help 600,000 homes get up to speed.

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Ofcom sets out plans for UK's full-fibre future

6 December 2016, 12:01

It wants BT's competitors to have "simpler, cheaper access" to BT's network.

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TalkTalk and Post Office router attack affects 100,000+ users

2 December 2016, 10:04

A similar attack affected nearly a million Deutsche Telekom internet customers.

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Ofcom orders legal separation of Openreach from BT

29 November 2016, 11:01

After BT fails to volunteer alternative proposals to address competition concerns.

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Survey: 60 per cent of UK folk only take landlines for broadband

25 November 2016, 10:02

Nearly 20 per cent of people don't even know their landline telephone number.

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Government to pledge £400m to push for full fibre UK network

22 November 2016, 12:01

Broadband companies are expected to at least match the funding amount in investments.

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PlusNet Mobile network launches on 29th November

15 November 2016, 12:01

The new MVNO is basically a rebrand of LIFE Mobile with a 4G speed boost.

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Broadband contract advertising and pricing clearer from today

31 October 2016, 10:01

Adverts must now show upfront and monthly costs, including line rental charges.

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Vodafone fined for missing PAYG top-ups, mishandling complaints

26 October 2016, 11:01

Will pay £4.6 million "for serious and sustained breaches of consumer protection rules".

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QOTW: Do you still make calls from a landline?

23 September 2016, 16:31

Or has the proliferation of mobiles encouraged you to cut the cord?

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Govt plan for greater accuracy in broadband speed estimates

13 September 2016, 12:01

Broadband providers should open up their data says the Local Government Assoc.

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Three mobile to more than double its Feel At Home destinations

11 August 2016, 12:31

24 new free roaming countries include Germany, Greece, Portugal and Poland.

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Ofcom announces plans for a major reform of Openreach

26 July 2016, 11:31

Openreach, the network division of BT, is to become more independent.

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Verizon to buy Yahoo core assets for $5 billion says report

25 July 2016, 09:31

Verizon bought AOL for $4.4 billion only last year.

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Global average internet speeds have risen 23pc year on year

4 July 2016, 11:01

According to the latest figures from Akamai the global average internet speed is 6.3Mbps.

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Tesco Mobile will cut your bill if you agree to watch ads

10 June 2016, 12:35

Tesco Mobile pay monthly and SIM only contract customers can save £3pm.

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O2 and Three mobile merger blocked by European Commission

11 May 2016, 13:31

£10 billion deal halted due to customer choice and competition concerns.

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BT to invest billions in ultrafast broadband over next three years

5 May 2016, 13:31

Wants 12 million homes with ultrafast broadband by 2020.

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Tougher approach to broadband service price claims on the way

4 May 2016, 09:31

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says broadband ads must be clearer from October.

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Ofcom's Smart Cities mobile network performance findings

31 March 2016, 12:01

It looks like EE is the UK's fastest and most consistent mobile network provider.

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Ofcom tables proposals for faster, simpler mobile network switching

23 March 2016, 13:01

Should switching be a 'gaining provider-led' process?

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Open Wi-Fi owners not liable for dodgy users, asserts EU Judge

17 March 2016, 11:46

EU Court of Justice advisory says such businesses should get safe harbour, like ISPs.

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Ofcom recommends that BT and Openreach are not split

25 February 2016, 11:01

But BT must open up its network so competitors can connect fibre to homes/offices.

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A smartphone costing just £2.50 has launched in India

18 February 2016, 11:31

And it boasts an IPS screen, a 1.3GHz quad core SoC, 1GB of RAM, Android 5.1, dual-SIMs...

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Ofcom launches Wi-Fi checker app for Android and iOS

1 December 2015, 12:46

Advises that Christmas Fairy Lights could interfere with your signal.

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Cameron pledges to make fast broadband a legal right for all

9 November 2015, 10:01

By 2020 everyone in the UK should have at least 10Mbps broadband.

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Investigatory Powers Bill: ISPs to keep 1yr of your browsing history

4 November 2015, 10:06

Access to the records will require judicial authorisation.

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BT-EE merger is provisionally cleared by UK's CMA

28 October 2015, 16:06

So the £12.5 billion deal looks set to go ahead.

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Freedom Pop launches its free mobile service in the UK

23 September 2015, 11:06

It offers "200 minutes, 200 texts and 200 MBs of data completely free for life".

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BT describes its vision for Britain's digital future

22 September 2015, 13:06

Hopes to sway the government and Ofcom decision about splitting off Openreach.

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BT begins trials of 330Mbps G.fast internet

26 August 2015, 12:36

Huntingdon, Cambs., based G.fast ultrafast broadband trials to run for up to nine months.

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Samsung publishes zetabyte per month 'Space Internet' proposal

13 August 2015, 15:08

Thousands of low-cost micro-satellites could provide 200GB/month for 5 billion users.

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Mobile network switching should be easier, proposes Ofcom

28 July 2015, 13:32

Users shouldn't have to talk to their current provider in order to switch.

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