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ISP News Archives for February 19, 2026

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Feb 2026 Contract Delivery Progress for UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

19th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has published their February 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 215,380 contracted premises (up from 202,270 in Jan 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 1,023,310.

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Openreach Launch Special Offers for 1Gbps Ethernet Access Direct Lines

19th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has notified UK ISPs that they’ve launched three new special offers, which reflect a mix of connection discounts and free upgrades for those looking to take a 1Gbps speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) line – this provides dedicated point-to-point data connectivity between sites.

O2 UK and McAfee Launch McAfee Protect Advanced for Mobile Users

19th Feb 2026 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today launched a bespoke family protection and security package for up to 10 devices in the shape of McAfee Protect Advanced, although it will come at an extra monthly cost for most, but not all, of their existing subscribers.

Openreach Make UK Organisation Changes to Improve Performance

19th Feb 2026 (8 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach has moved to improve how they engage with UK communication providers (e.g. broadband ISPs) and their customers by making a series of organisational updates, which they hope will deliver an “even sharper focus on customer experience and end to end operational performance“.

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EE, TalkTalk and Vodafone Attract Most UK Complaints for Broadband in Q3 2025

19th Feb 2026 (1 Comment)

Market regulator Ofcom has this morning published their latest quarterly Q3 2025 study of UK consumer telecoms and TV complaints, which jointly names EE, TalkTalk and Vodafone as attracting the most moans from customers for fixed broadband services, while Sky Mobile took the most flak for Mobile services and EE did the same for Pay TV.

BDUK Publish Q4 2025 Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Progress Report

19th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has today published the latest Q4 2025 progress report on their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The data reveals that some 1.37 million premises have now received coverage from BDUK’s gigabit programmes since their inception, albeit only 177,840 via Project Gigabit’s GIS contracts (up from 131,090 in Nov 2025).

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Aquiss Calls for UK Broadband Cease Charges to be Scrapped at Wholesale

19th Feb 2026 (26 Comments)

Shropshire-based independent ISP Aquiss has called for the abolition of “unnecessary and unjustifiable” Broadband Cease Charges across the industry, which reflects charges that are typically imposed by wholesale network operators on retail service providers when a customer disconnects from their network.

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