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ISP News Archives for February 16, 2026

Research Claims 5G Enhancements May Save UK 25 Million Metric Tons of CO2

16th Feb 2026 (3 Comments)

New research from the University of Surrey has claimed that an “optimal combination of energy-efficient” 5G (mobile broadband) network features, such as AI systems that let mobile mast and antenna base stations go into sleep mode when usage is low and phones that avoid unnecessary background network checks, could cut “indirect carbon emissions” across the UK by c.25 million metric tons.

CEO of Broadband ISP Grain Pens Open Letter to UK Gov Over “Shameful” Price Hikes

16th Feb 2026 (13 Comments)

The CEO of Carlisle-based altnet broadband ISP Grain, Richard Cameron, has written a new open letter to Liz Kendall MP, the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, in order to highlight the “shameful” price hike practices of their rivals, which he says will not be resolved by the new Telecoms Consumer Charter.

BDUK and Gigaclear Modify Oxfordshire UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

16th Feb 2026 (3 Comments)

Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has so far built their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 premises (inc. 160,000 customers) across rural England, have modified their Project Gigabit roll-out contract for South Oxfordshire (Lot 13.01) – reducing its coverage target from c.5,500 to 5,034 premises and public subsidy from £17.04m to £15.49m.

Customers of EE’s 1.6Gbps UK Broadband Package Suffer Sharp Speed Loss UPDATE2

16th Feb 2026 (49 Comments)

Some customers of mobile and broadband ISP EE (BT), specifically those on their top 1.6Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) package via Openreach’s national network, appear to have spent the weekend suffering from a significant reduction in download speed (some down to c.50-70Mbps), connectivity problems and a lack of effective support.

Zone Broadband UK ISP Users Complain About Loss of Service and Support

16th Feb 2026 (8 Comments)

Concerns are growing for one of the UK market’s smaller providers of retail internet services, Zone Broadband, which since earlier this month seems to have been attracting a rising number of complaints from customers who appear to have lost connectivity and are struggling to get any support from the ISP.

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Government Set to Restrict UK Children’s Use of Internet VPNs and Social Media

16th Feb 2026 (52 Comments)

The UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, has today proposed last minute amendments to two Bills that will enable the Government to set a minimum age limit for social media (i.e. greater use of Age Verification), as well as options to age restrict or limit children’s use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN), where it “undermines safety protections and changing the age of digital consent“.

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