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ISP News Archives for March 2014

UK PostOffice Tweaks its Broadband and Phone Prices

31st Mar 2014 (4 Comments)

The Post Office has quietly tweaked their broadband and phone prices, which sees the standard cost of line rental increase from £12 to £13 inc. VAT per month, while the price of broadband access has fallen to compensate and you now get a £50 bill credit. Sadly free UK evening calls have been removed.

Ofcom to Boost UK Base Station Power for 1800MHz Based 3G and 4G Mobile

31st Mar 2014 (2 Comments)

The communications regulator has today proposed to boost the maximum permissible “base station transmit power” in the 1800MHz radio spectrum band for 3G (UMTS) and 4G (LTE / WiMAX) based Mobile Broadband and voice services by +3dB, which could improve coverage and capacity.

UPDATE Ofcom UK Investigates Unicom’s Sales and Marketing Tactics

31st Mar 2014 (9 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has opened an own-initiative investigation into Universal Utilities (Unicom) after a series of consumer complaints raised concerns about the fixed-line broadband and phone providers sales and marketing tactics in respect to their service terms and contracts.

Virgin Media Business to Rollout Ultra-High-Speed Broadband to UK Schools

31st Mar 2014 (11 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has announced that its cable and fibre optic based broadband and communications network, which since 2011 has already helped to connect more than 2,000 schools across London (here), will now be deployed across the United Kingdom as part of a new deal that could be worth £1 billion.

Nottinghamshire UK Reveals Phase 1 BDUK Broadband Rollout Areas

31st Mar 2014 (0 Comments)

The £20 million Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire project in England has released a provisional list of the first areas to benefit from BT’s roll-out of “fibre broadband” (FTTC) services, which aims to reach 95% of local homes and businesses by the end of March 2016.

BDUK Coverage Data Still Elusive in Northumberland Broadband Rollout

31st Mar 2014 (1 Comment)

A fresh attempt to secure full coverage data for the Government’s many Broadband Delivery UK schemes has once again failed after BT refused to release the information for a related project in Northumberland, which is despite earlier saying that they were “okay” for such detail to be published.

Telford and Wrekin Set to Re-join BT and BDUK Superfast Shropshire Scheme

31st Mar 2014 (0 Comments)

The Telford and Wrekin council looks set to re-join the £24.6m Connecting Shropshire project in England, which is currently rolling out BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to 93% of local premises by the end of Spring 2016, after it submitted a formal expression of interest.

The Mysterious Case of BT’s “Borrowed” Copper Broadband Lines

29th Mar 2014 (17 Comments)

The Business Development Manager for UK ISP Andrews and Arnold (AAISP), Alex Bloor, has lifted the lid on the occurrence of “borrowed” copper pairs, where an already active broadband or phone line is disrupted by a telecoms engineer (e.g. a BTOpenreach contractor like Kelly Communications) who incorrectly takes over the line for use elsewhere.

WiSpire Expand Church Based Wireless Broadband to North Tuddenham

28th Mar 2014 (2 Comments)

The WiSpire network has once again worked alongside the Diocese of Norwich and local ISP FreeClix to expand the reach of its wireless broadband network even further into rural Norfolk (England, UK). The latest civil parish village to benefit is that of North Tuddenham.

All 7 UK Partners Agree to Fund YouView’s Broadband IPTV for 5 Years

28th Mar 2014 (3 Comments)

The future of YouView’s broadband based TV (IPTV) platform, which has recently come under pressure from a similar Freeview Connect proposal, has been given a boost today after the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva, as equal shareholders, all agreed a guarantee of funding for “at least” the next 5 years.

EE Extends 4G LTE Mobile Broadband Network to 12 New UK Towns

28th Mar 2014 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator EE (4GEE) has announced that its 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband network, which currently reaches more than 70% of the UK population, is now available from another 12 towns. Coverage has also been improved on “key routes” between Edinburgh – Glasgow and Cardiff – Swansea.

ATVOD Demand Mandatory UK Internet Age Checks for Adult Websites

28th Mar 2014 (2 Comments)

The Authority for Television On Demand has called on the Government to reinforce in law the requirement for UK operators of adult websites, specifically those that peddle pornography, to put workable Age Verification in front of R18 content or risk having their funding sources blocked. Now they just need to figure out the “how“.

New Map and Website for Leicestershire’s BDUK and BT Broadband Rollout

28th Mar 2014 (0 Comments)

The £18.6 million Superfast Leicestershire project in central England, which aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to 96% of local premises by March 2016, has released an updated and zoom capable coverage map alongside the launch of their new website.

UK ISP Sky Broadband to Drop Superfast Unlimited Fibre Price to GBP7.50

28th Mar 2014 (10 Comments)

Sky Broadband (BSkyB) will later today slash the cost of their superfast (‘up to’ 38Mbps) Sky Fibre Unlimited (FTTC) broadband package from £20 to just £7.50 per month for the first 6 months of service. Both new and existing customers should be able to take advantage.

Entanet Warns – A Broadband Speed Guarantee Would Mean Higher Prices

27th Mar 2014 (13 Comments)

UK ISP Entanet has likened consumer magazine Which? to the fictional and accident prone hotel owner, Basil Fawlty, after the organisation last week called for ISPs to offer a Broadband Speed Guarantee to their customers (here) and refund users for losses of service.

BT Promise to Fix VPN Blocking Bug in Home Hub 3A Broadband Router

27th Mar 2014 (0 Comments)

BT’s consumer ISP division has warned that it “will take time” to fix a bug in its older Home Hub 3A broadband routers, which has been causing problems for UK customers that want to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection.

Surrey’s BDUK Broadband Rollout Reaches the Half Way Point

27th Mar 2014 (3 Comments)

The state aid supported £35.2m Superfast Surrey project in England has become one of the first Broadband Delivery UK based schemes to reach the half-way mark after street cabinets serving around 42,000 local premises across the county were connected to BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network.