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ISP News Archives for February 24, 2026

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FTTH Council Europe Updates on Copper Switch Off Progress by Country

24th Feb 2026 (1 Comment)

The FTTH Council Europe has this afternoon published their latest annual (2026) update on the progress being made across 27 EU member states (inc. the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland) in switching off older copper based broadband networks, which forms part of the wider move to adopt gigabit full-fibre (FTTP/H/B) infrastructure.

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Giffgaff Confirms 2026 Price Lock for UK Full Fibre Broadband Plans

24th Feb 2026 (7 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider giffgaff has today confirmed that they’ve introduced a “price lock” on their monthly rolling full fibre broadband plans, which means that new and existing customers of the fixed like service “can rest assured that there won’t be any price hikes for their monthly rolling plan in 2026“.

Bright Edge Networks Launch New UK Wholesale Telecoms Platform – Beacon

24th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms and networking provider Bright Edge Networks has today announced the launch of a new UK wholesale telecoms platform, which has been designed to enable Managed Service Providers (MSP) and resellers to self-serve a variety of broadband and hosted VoIP solutions “with full margin control“.

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Broadband Altnet Fibrus Launch Internet Safety Scheme for N.Ireland

24th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today launched a new campaign to help keep children in N.Ireland safe online. The ‘Surf Smart Stay Safe’ campaign is being delivered through a variety of workshops in Primary Schools across the country.

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Quickline Introduces 2.3Gbps Speed Broadband Package for Rural England

24th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

Rural-focused UK ISP Quickline, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has recently introduced a new 2.3Gbps (2,300Mbps) symmetric speed broadband package (their previous top tier was 1Gbps).

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Openreach Tweaks Call Off 1 Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract UPDATE

24th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

The Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency and Openreach (BT) have revised downward their £149.7m Call Off 1 Project Gigabit contract – covering parts of Lancashire, North Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, West and Mid-Surrey, Staffordshire, West Berkshire and Hertfordshire. This originally aimed to extend full fibre (FTTP) to 54,336 premises in remote areas, but will now reach 51,821.

EE and BT UK Start Inviting Customers to Openreach XGS-PON Broadband Trial

24th Feb 2026 (42 Comments)

ISPreview have spotted that mobile operator and broadband ISP EE (BT) has started sending out invites to those on their trials scheme who wish to help test Openreach’s new XGS-PON powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which for consumer services are capable of offering download speeds up to 8.5Gbps (850Mbps upload).

Three UK Start Applying New Pricing Policy to Existing Mobile Customers

24th Feb 2026 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) recently began notifying some of their existing customers that, from 1st April 2026, they will be updating their annual price increase terms to a “more transparent approach“, which moves away from % based price rises and uses amounts shown in pounds and pence. But it won’t impact everybody, yet.

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