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ISP News Archives for February 2026

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 UPDATE

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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AzurePCS Develops UK Community 4G Mobile Broadband Network in a Box

14th Feb 2026 (13 Comments)

Fancy setting up your own private 4G mobile broadband network? A hobbyist club of UK mobile network enthusiasts has banded together to create AzurePCS, which enables individuals or small communities to legally deploy indoor 4G mobile data coverage using Ofcom’s Shared Access spectrum (LTE Band 40 – 2300MHz).

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Wiltshire UK Council Take Openreach to Court Over Broadband Permits UPDATE

13th Feb 2026 (16 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council in England has confirmed that it’s taking UK broadband and telecoms giant Openreach (BT) to the Swindon Magistrates Court over a dispute related to permits. The hearing is set to take place on 1st July 2026 and could potentially result in the network access provider being fined thousands of pounds.

Survey Claims 41 Percent of UK People Believe They Pay Too Much for Broadband

13th Feb 2026 (31 Comments)

A new Attest survey that was conducted on behalf of full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which questioned 1,000 “nationally representative” UK adults during February 2026, has claimed that 41% of respondents believe they are paying more for their home internet connection than they should and 47% have never checked whether a better deal is available.

UK Broadband ISP Vfast Launch New Customer Support Hub

13th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Kent-based independent internet provider Vfast (Orbital Net), which sells broadband packages to homes via a mix of wireless (FWA) and full fibre (CityFibre and OFNL etc.) networks, has today announced that they’ve launched a new Customer Support Hub – a dedicated online platform designed to “make finding answers faster, simpler, and more convenient“.

Broadband ISP Gigabit IQ Partners Careline365 to Support UK Digital Phone Switch

13th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Internet access and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has this morning announced that they’ve partnered up with telecare alarm provider Careline365, which aims to help protect vulnerable and elderly households during the UK’s transition away from analogue landlines and on to digital phone services with a new package.

Quickline Connect 7 More East Yorkshire Communities to Gigabit Broadband

13th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is building 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 revealed that a further 7 communities in East Yorkshire (England) have now been connected as part of their associated Project Gigabit contract.

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Community Wireless Broadband Network on Tiree in Scotland Set to Close

12th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

A Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network that serves the remote Inner Hebrides (Scotland) island of Tiree – Tiree Broadband – has today announced that it is to close on 1st June 2026 after operating for the best part of two decades. Put simply, the local service is said to be “no longer needed“.

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Broadband Altnets See Encouragement in UK Gov’s Statement of Strategic Priorities

12th Feb 2026 (1 Comment)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today welcomed the Government’s publication this week of their proposed Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for telecommunications – suggesting it aligns with their perspective on the market and future policy desires.

Elevate Complete Build of New Full Fibre Broadband Network in St Helens

12th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator Elevate, which back in April 2025 won the contract to build a new “hyperfast” full fibre broadband network in the Merseyside (England) town of St Helens (here), has today confirmed that they’ve completed the roll-out in the town centre – paving the way for local residents and businesses to get faster internet speeds and better reliability.

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Wildanet Withdraws from Project Gigabit Broadband Rollouts for Cornwall UK

12th Feb 2026 (21 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Wildanet, which has built a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in South West England, has today become the latest altnet to withdraw from some of the Government’s publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts, this time in Cornwall.

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O2 UK Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network to Greater Manchester

12th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network in the Greater Manchester area. The operator’s 5GSA network is now live across a total of more than 500 locations (70% of the UK’s population, or c.49 million people).

Boom Telecom Networks Plan UK Rollout of Full Fibre and Wireless Broadband

12th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

A relatively new telecoms company called Boom Telecom Networks has revealed that it’s planning to build and operate a UK broadband network, which would be a Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Gigabit Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) hybrid, although the details are currently quite limited.

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FarrPoint Study Finds UK Councils Still Prioritise Gigabit Broadband in 2026

12th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has published their fourth annual (2026) survey of digital leaders at councils across England, Scotland and Wales. The results reveal that expanding the coverage of gigabit broadband remains the top priority for most local authorities, just as it was last year. But ensuring better digital inclusion, a key aim of the current government, has now also become a priority.

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AllPoints Fibre Partners with Sky Business Wholesale to Share UK Ethernet

12th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

The AllPoints Fibre Network (APFN), which is a wholesale platform that aggregates connectivity from several different UK full fibre networks, has today announced that they’ve signed a new partnership with Sky’s business broadband and wholesale division – Sky Business Wholesale – to make their Ethernet services available through APFN’s aquila platform.

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UK Mobile Operators Blocked 97.1 Million Scam SMS Messages in Jan 2026

12th Feb 2026 (5 Comments)

Industry trade body Mobile UK, which represents EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK), has revealed that mobile operators have, to date, blocked an overall total of 2.7 billion scam SMS (text) messages (2,761,912,183 to be exact) from reaching customers and 97.1 Million of that total occurred in January 2026 alone.