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ISP News Archives for March 4, 2026

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Phonely Claim 59 Percent of Older UK Adults Unaware of Analogue Phone Switch-Off

4th Mar 2026 (43 Comments)

A new poll of 4,298 UK adults aged 50+, which was conducted by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider Phonely (vested interest), has claimed that 58.7% of UK adults aged over 50 are still unaware that the country’s ancient legacy phone network is being switched off on 31st January 2027.

Virgin Media O2 UK Replaces BT Group Poached CFO with David Melcon

4th Mar 2026 (2 Comments)

Combined broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they’re set to replace their former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 2021, Patricia Cobian, with David Melcon from 2nd April 2026. In case anybody has forgotten, Patricia announced last year that she was jumping ship to the BT Group (here).

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Fibrus Brings Full Fibre Broadband to 30,000 Extra Premises in Cumbria UK

4th Mar 2026 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed altnet broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today revealed that they’ve reached an additional 30,000 premises in Cumbria as part of their Project Gigabit contract in the region.

Customers of UK ISP iTalk Complain of Broadband Outage and Contract Issues

4th Mar 2026 (8 Comments)

Concerns are starting to be expressed by customers of broadband ISP iTalk (iTalk Affiliate Telecommunications), which have been complaining about a a protracted service outage that started last week. In addition, some customers have alleged that support staff suggested the issue could be resolved more quickly if they took out a new contract.

Dot Com Ventures Launches New UK Web-Based Broadband Speed Test Tool

4th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

The aptly named Broadband Speed Test website, which is owned by Dot Com Ventures, appears to have launched a new web and app based internet connection performance testing tool to compete with the many similar services that already exist in the UK and across the world.

Lyca Mobile UK Freezes Prices on its Pay Monthly Plans Again for 2026

4th Mar 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator Lyca Mobile, which in the UK is a virtual operator (MVNO) on EE’s network, has today committed to a price freeze on its Pay Monthly plans for the rest of 2026, which is said to be following in the footsteps of Tesco Mobile and Spusu by bucking the wider trend of traditional mobile contracts which feature mid-contract price rises.

Broadband Speed Testing Giant Ookla Acquired by Accenture for £900m

4th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

Global internet and network connection benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing and Downdetector websites and apps (among other things), has been acquired from Ziff Davis by Accenture in a deal that is said to have a cash value of $1.2 ‌billion (c.£900m).

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Gov Commit £30m to Help Develop UK LEO Satellite Broadband and Related Tech

4th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

The government has today committed a further £30m of public investment from the UK Space Agency’s 4-year £160m Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme, which will be used to develop new satellite technologies and components to help supply “high-speed internet, communications and data services” around the world.

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