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Coventry and Warwickshire UK Prep £15m “Superfast Broadband” Boost

9th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Coventry City Council in Warwickshire (England) have announced that the next phase of their roll-out of “superfast broadband” connectivity around the region will be supported by £15m worth of grants and aims to extend the network coverage to a further 8,000 local homes and businesses.

UPD BT Make Use of 2Mb USC Subsidy to Rollout Rural FTTC Broadband

7th November, 2016 (25 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported on how people in the Cheshire village of Ollerton were ready to pay BTOpenreach £35,000 to get a “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) service installed (here). Today we learn that BT has made use of the Government’s 2Mbps rural USC subsidy to help pay for the roll-out.

TalkTalk Calls for BDUK to Stop Using Analysys Mason Over BT Fear

7th November, 2016 (22 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has written a letter to the CEO of the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK programme, Chris Townsend, which warns that “serious conflicts of interest” may exist if they continue to use research provided by Analysys Mason, an analyst firm that is also assisting BT in a number of related areas.

Wales Commits £80m to Expand Superfast Broadband Cover Toward 100%

7th November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru project will shortly receive a public funding boost of ‘up to’ £80 million in order to help roll-out “fast reliable broadband” to “every property” in Wales by 2020.

CLA Warns UK Gov Over Digital Tax and Lack of Fast Rural Broadband

4th November, 2016 (1 Comment)

The Country Land and Business Association, which represents land owners and rural businesses in England and Wales, has warned that the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) initiative to make tax digital could “throw the rural economy into chaos” due to the on-going lack of fast and reliable broadband.

UPDATE Welsh Government Criticised for Delay to NGA Broadband Rollout

3rd November, 2016 (44 Comments)

The Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru contract with BT, which has been working to roll-out “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) to 96% of Wales, has been criticised by Assembly Members for failing to deliver on its original promise to bring 30Mbps+ capable networks to all premises by 2015.

15,000 Extra Premises in the Tees Valley to Get Superfast Broadband

2nd November, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has announced that a new deal will result in more than 15,000 extra homes and businesses around the North East of England being put within reach of a “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) capable network by the end of 2018.

UPD £1.7m Under Budget – BT’s Fibre Broadband Rollout on Isle of Wight

1st November, 2016 (75 Comments)

A new report has revealed that the joint £6.5m Broadband Delivery UK and Isle of Wight Council project to expand the coverage of BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network on the Isle of Wight (resides just off England’s central south coast) has come in under budget to the tune of £1.7m+.

Clawback to Boost Scotland’s Highlands Fibre Broadband Cover to 86%

31st October, 2016 (27 Comments)

Good news for those living in the rural Highlands and Islands region of Scotland. The £410m Digital Scotland programme with Openreach (BT) has announced that strong take-up of “fibre broadband” means an extra 6,000 premises will be covered via a reinvestment of £2.3m.

UK ISP BT Tops 9.2 Mill Broadband Users and BDUK Sees Clawback Boost

27th October, 2016 (36 Comments)

The latest quarterly (Q3 2016 calendar) results have been published by BT today, which reveal that their retail broadband base now tops 9,193,000 customers (up by +76K, unchanged from Q2) and 4,473,000 of those take their ‘Infinity‘ (FTTC/P) superfast broadband (up by +216K vs +181K in Q2).

CBI Joins Calls for Boost to UK Digital Infrastructure Investment

27th October, 2016 (0 Comments)

The Confederation of British Industry, which speaks on behalf of 190,000 UK businesses, has today added its voice to the growing chorus of people calling on the Government to use next month’s Autumn Statement 2016 as a platform to boost investment in digital infrastructure (broadband etc.).

Progress in Connect8’s Campaign for Fast Broadband in South Oxfordshire

24th October, 2016 (9 Comments)

The Connect8 campaign, which has been fighting to bring faster broadband to eight rural villages in South Oxfordshire (Howe Hill, Britwell Hill, Cookley Green, Greenfield, Park Corner, Pishill with Stonor, Russells Water and Swyncombe), appears to be seeing some positive progress.

UK Government Offers Advice on Community Broadband Projects

21st October, 2016 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today uploaded a batch of reports and case studies that are designed to provide help and information for anybody looking to establish their own community broadband solutions.

UK Councils Seek Cheap 10Mbps Broadband Tariff for Low Income Users

20th October, 2016 (9 Comments)

The Local Government Association, which supports councils from all over England and Wales, has called for the proposed 10Mbps broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) to include a subsidised “social tariff” so that those who are unemployed or on low incomes can get an affordable service.

UK Digital Minister Supports a FTTP/H Future of “Gigabit” Broadband

19th October, 2016 (37 Comments)

The Government’s Digital Minister, Matthew Hancock MP, appeared to send all the right signals today when he told the ‘Broadband World Forum’ in London that “gigabit speeds” and pure fibre optic (FTTP/H) connectivity “is the future” that he wanted, with specific help for alternative networks.

Businesses Tell UK Gov to Soften Brexit Blow with Broadband Investment

17th October, 2016 (28 Comments)

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents thousands of businesses of all sizes and sectors, has told the Government that it should make use of low UK interest rates to help soften the impact from Brexit by investing in broadband, housing and reform of business rates.

Europasat Interview – Broadband USO is “unfeasible” Without Satellite

17th October, 2016 (3 Comments)

The CEO of UK ISP Europasat (Satellite Solutions Worldwide), Andrew Walwyn, has told ISPreview.co.uk in our latest interview that the Government’s plan to introduce a 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband “cannot be satisfied” without subsidised Satellite technology.