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ISP News Archives for December 1, 2020

Openreach Move from Selling Copper to Full Fibre in Salisbury UK

1st Dec 2020 (10 Comments)

As expected Openreach (BT) have today confirmed that the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire has just become the first location in the UK where the operator has stopped selling copper based broadband ISP and phone services, which means that new orders or upgrades on their network can now only be provisioned with FTTP.

Jurassic Fibre Build FTTP Broadband into Bridgwater in Somerset

1st Dec 2020 (4 Comments)

The historic Somerset (England) market town of Bridgwater, which is home to a population of over 41,000 people, has today become the latest location to be added to ISP Jurassic Fibre’s on-going UK rollout list for their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network.

Fury as Alternative UK Fibre Networks Hit by New Openreach Fee UPDATE4

1st Dec 2020 (47 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has generated a furious response from alternative UK broadband networks (AltNets) after they introduced a new fee on certain FTTP linked connections, which broadband ISPs have described as being “punitive” and a “blatant attempt by [the operator] to regain a monopoly” that is likely to “slow the rollout of full fibre.”

Cityfibre UK Start £23m Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Crawley

1st Dec 2020 (12 Comments)

Fibre optic developer Cityfibre has announced that they’ve begun work to build their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in the large West Sussex (England) town of Crawley, which is being supported by a private investment of “at least” £23 million.

Vodafone UK Gives Customers 30 Days of Unlimited Mobile Data UPDATE

1st Dec 2020 (25 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has announced that their Pay Monthly customers (i.e. those not already on an unlimited plan) the chance to enjoy 30 days of free unlimited mobile data (mobile broadband) via their 4G and 5G network this Christmas, but you’ll have to hurry as they’ve only made 200,000 passes available.

Vodafone UK Extend Free Mobile Broadband to 350k School Kids

1st Dec 2020 (0 Comments)

Last month saw Vodafone UK offer free Data SIMs, packed with a 30GB (GigaByte) allowance (valid for 90 days), to help 250,000 primary and secondary school children to stay connected with their education this winter. The scheme was so successful that it’s now being extended to reach another 100,000 children and young people.

Shell Energy Add Free Chromecast with Google TV to Broadband

1st Dec 2020 (1 Comment)

Energy provider and UK ISP Shell Energy has today enhanced the existing discounts on their “Superfast Fibre” (FTTC) home broadband packages by bundling in a Chromecast device with Google TV “at no extra cost“. The new deal is set to run for new customers until 7th December 2020.

Full Fibre UK Provider ITS Launches New Wholesale Division

1st Dec 2020 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which manages and builds a number of fibre optic and hybrid wireless broadband ISP networks across parts of the UK, appears to have split off its wholesale “full fibre” business into a new division with the imaginative title of ITS Wholesale.

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