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ISP News Archives for July 19, 2024

Chair of Government’s Building Digital UK Agency Resigns

19th Jul 2024 (17 Comments)

The Government (DSIT) has just confirmed that the Chair of their broadband and mobile centric Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, Simon Blagden, resigned from his position yesterday “with immediate effect“. The details of Simon’s departure have not been made public, but it’s perhaps not surprising given the recent change of Government.

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Openreach Name Next 92 UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 17

19th Jul 2024 (38 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today released the next batch of 92 exchanges (Tranche 17) in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre and will thus stop selling copper based analogue phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option).

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Quickline’s Project Gigabit Broadband Build Hits 600 Homes in Escrick as Kids Try Diggers

19th Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline has announced that their state aid (Project Gigabit) supported roll-out of a new gigabit full fibre (FTTP) broadband network in the North Yorkshire village of Escrick has now reached 600 homes. As part of that, they’ve teamed up with PBS Construction to show pupils at the local Primary School how they build the network via a “Digger Day“.

EE UK Adds YouTube App for TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini Users

19th Jul 2024 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that UK customers of their internet-connected pay TV service can now, finally, gain access to the YouTube App on their TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini set-top-box hardware.

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Ordnance Survey Helps UK Broadband Networks with Data on Flats

19th Jul 2024 (4 Comments)

The Ordnance Survey (OS), which creates and maintains detailed location (map) information for Great Britain, claims to have launched a “game-changing advantage” for alternative broadband networks (Altnet) that can help them to roll-out full fibre lines by “eradicating time-draining obstacles“, such as missing data for multi-dwelling units (big residential buildings).

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Ofcom UK Approve Plan to BAN Some Mid-Contract Broadband Price Hikes UPDATE2

19th Jul 2024 (25 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today finalised their earlier proposal to BAN phone, mobile, pay TV and broadband ISPs from doing mid-contract price hikes that are linked to inflation and percentage changes. The plan is to introduce this change from 17th January 2025, before the next round of annual price increases typically hit.

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London Broadband ISP Community Fibre Offers 500Mbps for £20

19th Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

Broadband network builder and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which runs a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across around 1.4 million UK premises – mostly in London (inc. parts of Surrey and West Sussex), has launched a new offer that discounts their 500Mbps (symmetric speed) package to just £20 per month on a 24-month term (£33 thereafter).

Mobile Operator Lebara UK Offer Cheaper 30 Day SIM Only Plans

19th Jul 2024 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator Lebara, which harnesses Vodafone’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform, has introduced a handful of exclusive 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) supporting SIM-Only Pay Monthly mobile plans on 30 day terms for those who want a save a bit of extra money on the middle tier plans.

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