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ISP News Archives for May 18, 2023

ISP NOW Broadband to Hike UK Prices by £3.50 a Month

18th May 2023 (14 Comments)

Customers of Sky UK’s sibling NOW Broadband (NOW TV) sub-brand, which in March 2023 reportedly said that it would keep their broadband and phone prices frozen (here), has now begun notifying customers of an imminent price hike that will be introduced from 5th July 2023 – hiking monthly prices by an extra £3.50.

Ofcom Compare Broadband ISPs by Call Waits, Faults and Quality etc

18th May 2023 (9 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their 2023 UK study of broadband ISP, phone and mobile service quality, call waiting times, complaint levels, faults, repairs, compensation and install times amongst the largest providers. For example, TalkTalk attracted the lowest satisfaction for broadband (78%), while Plusnet secured the highest (89%).

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After Long Delay – CityFibre Starts FTTP Build in Great Yarmouth

18th May 2023 (13 Comments)

CityFibre has announced that they’ve finally started the construction phase of their £15m project to rollout a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to reach across “nearly every” home and business in the Norfolk seaside town of Great Yarmouth, which was originally due to begin last winter.

UK ISP TalkTalk and CityFibre Sign New Strategic Biz Partnership

18th May 2023 (0 Comments)

The wholesale division of broadband ISP TalkTalk – TT Wholesale Services – has today agreed to a new strategic business-to-business (B2B) partnership with full fibre network builder CityFibre, which will see the internet provider’s wholesale customers (often including rival ISPs) being offered more choice.

Brsk Reveals UK Full Fibre Rollout Plan for 800,000 Premises

18th May 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP and network builder Brsk has confirmed that their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network has doubled in size over the last 5 months to 200,000 UK premises. But they’ve today also revealed the next locations that will benefit as they deploy to the next 800,000 premises.

BT Slows FTTP Build as Cover Grows to 10.27 Million UK Premises UPDATE

18th May 2023 (46 Comments)

BT Group has today published their latest Q4 FY23 (quarterly) results to March 2023, which saw Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network grow to cover 10.274 million premises (up by 702k in the quarter vs 810k last quarter) and EE increase their 5G Ready customer base to 9.12 million (up from 8.5m).

Citizens Advice Claim 1 Million UK Peeps Disconnected Broadband in Last Year UPDATE

18th May 2023 (9 Comments)

A new survey of over 6,000 adults in the UK, which was conducted by consumer charity Citizen’s Advice, claims to have uncovered that “up to” 1 million broadband customers “disconnected” their broadband ISP connection over the past year because the cost-of-living crisis left them unable to afford it.

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Ogi to Extend FTTP Broadband Across More of Bridgend County

18th May 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Ogi has today announced that their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network is to be extended across more of Bridgend county, which will form part of their £200m Infracapital-backed project to cover 150,000 premises in rural parts of South Wales by 2025.

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