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Openreach adds 170 towns and villages to FTTP rollout plan

27 October 2021, 11:11

Welcome additions to the 551 FTTP rollout locations announced this June.

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Major UK ISPs ordered to block five pirate streaming sites

26 October 2021, 13:11

Hollywood studios worked with Netflix to get latest London High Court injunction.

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FTTP saturation: Western Europe broadband speeds plateau

15 September 2021, 13:11

And Jersey claims the fastest mean download speeds in the world at 274Mbps.

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Openreach shares list of 551 FTTP rollout locations

25 June 2021, 11:11

The UK cities and towns targeted will all get gigabit-capable fibre by Dec 2026 at the latest.

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Openreach enables 1Gbps capable FTTP in 4.5m UK homes

25 March 2021, 12:11

To reach its latest target it added 1.9 million premises during the last year.

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Ofcom says UK average fixed line broadband speed is 71.8Mbps

8 December 2020, 11:11

A decent improvement from 64.0Mbps reported in the previous biannual dataset.

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Record UK broadband data use tied to Xbox and CoD releases

13 November 2020, 11:11

Additionally sizable downloads for Destiny 2 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla arrived.

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Nokia will replace Huawei kit used for BT / EE mobile networks

29 September 2020, 13:11

BT had enjoyed a strong relationship with Huawei dating back to 2005.

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BT CEO warns it could be 2033 before UK gets 'Gigabit for all'

28 September 2020, 13:31

UK PM Johnson said last year that he aimed to achieve goal this by the end of 2025.

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Ofcom publishes fourth annual telecoms service quality report

21 August 2020, 12:21

It finds Plusnet (ISP) and Tesco Mobile (Mobile) deliver the greatest user satisfaction levels.

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Openreach shares Covid-19 UK network traffic report

29 April 2020, 12:11

Comparing late Feb and late April shows an average 24 per cent data demand increase.

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UK ISPs cooperate with Govt during Covid-19 crisis

30 March 2020, 11:11

Removing caps on data, adding bill payment flexibility, paying attention to vulnerable customers.

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BT quietly reveals its Gigabit broadband pricing in the UK

24 March 2020, 13:46

The firm's 'Full Fibre Broadband' packages will cost between £40 and £60pcm.

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BT confirms plans to launch Gigabit broadband across the UK

11 March 2020, 13:11

Will offer the widest Gigabit coverage in the UK; across hundreds of cities, towns, & villages.

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BT Partners with Amazon Prime Video & Offers Six Months Free

25 November 2019, 18:06

And Alexa Voice Search.

5G mobile networks provide 4.5X speed boosts to UK users

19 November 2019, 14:41

Speed testing giant Ookla shows early 5G networks are much faster than 4G services.

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UK FTTP coverage passes 10 per cent milestone

12 November 2019, 11:11

This means that roughly 3m UK premises should have access to ISPs offering gigabit speeds.

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Virgin Media is switching its 3m mobile customers to Vodafone

6 November 2019, 13:41

It has signed up to a 5 year MVNO contract with Vodafone, starting from late 2021.

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EE launches UK's first 5G mobile broadband plans

28 June 2019, 14:11

Plans come with the advanced HTC 5G Hub and cost from £50pcm (50GB data) over 2 yrs.

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Ofcom: legal right to 10Mbps internet begins March 2020

6 June 2019, 13:51

The new Universal Service Obligation (USO) also guarantees a >1Mbps upload speeds.

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EE says it will launch UK's first 5G service on 30th May

22 May 2019, 16:21

First 5G smartphones from brands including Samsung and OnePlus go on sale today.

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Ofcom: millions could get faster internet without paying more

14 December 2018, 11:01

And measures have been outlined to force ISPs to tell customers about their best deals.

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BT confirms removal of Huawei 4G equipment

6 December 2018, 11:11

Action is due to worries about Chinese espionage via critical networking equipment.

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EE reveals first 16 UK cities where it will roll out 5G in 2019

13 November 2018, 14:01

Staggered rollout, 6 then 10, follows a “demand led” strategy. Aims to be UK’s first 5G provider.

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UK broadband customers face steep price rises at contract end

29 August 2018, 13:31

Average customer will be hit by a 62 per cent price hike if they haven't renewed or switched.

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Average UK household gets half the advertised broadband speed

18 May 2018, 13:41

Results come from 235,000 participants in a Which? consumer survey over the last year.

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BT launches 152Mbps and 314Mbps ultrafast fibre packages

16 January 2018, 11:11

BT Ultrafast 1 and 2 include a unique 100Mbps speed guarantee.

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High speed broadband to become a legal right in the UK

20 December 2017, 17:11

Homeowners and businesses promised >10Mbps broadband speeds by 2020.

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Broadband pricing study shows vast disparity worldwide

22 November 2017, 14:01

Monthly pricing ranges from just US$5pm in Iran, to US$955pm in Burkina Faso.

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Half of remaining 40,000 BT phone boxes to be phased out by 2022

16 August 2017, 12:31

BT says about a third of phone boxes are never used to make a call.

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Broadband companies inflict a 'loyalty penalty' on non-switchers

11 April 2017, 11:01

Citizens Advice warns that 4 of the big 5 ISPs will charge you more if you stay loyal.

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Auto-compensation for telecoms customers proposed by Ofcom

24 March 2017, 11:01

Quality of service problems should be compensated without a lengthy claims process.

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BT agrees to legal separation of Openreach

10 March 2017, 10:01

"The new Openreach will be built to serve all its customers equally," says Ofcom chief.

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