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ISP News Archives for March 2026

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Ofcom Set Out 2026 Market Review Changes to Boost UK Gigabit Broadband UPDATE3

17th Mar 2026 (15 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published the outcome of their major Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which largely tweaks their existing approach to market regulation in order to help promote competition and investment in gigabit broadband (1000Mbps+) and business connectivity. But not everybody is going to be happy.

CoverageMap.com Site Expands to Include UK Mobile Networks and Data Speeds

17th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

The CoverageMap.com website and supporting Apps, which previously only gave a crowdsourced overview of mobile network (cell) coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speeds across the USA, has now been expanded internationally to include data from users in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico.

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London Mayor Publishes Framework to Tackle Gigabit Broadband Notspots

16th Mar 2026 (5 Comments)

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have today published a new London Infrastructure Framework (LIF), which seeks to establish a shared long-term vision for London’s critical economic infrastructure priorities through to 2050. This includes, among other things, tackling the 390,000 premises across the city that are still “unserved” by gigabit broadband.

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Strong UK Take-up as FTTH Council Publish 2026 European Broadband Ranking UPDATE

16th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

The FTTH Council Europe and IDATE have today previewed their 2026 ranking of the 39 European countries (EU39) with the strongest take-up and coverage of gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks. The data sees the UK pass 24.2 million homes (up by 2.79m in the year) with take-up of 48% (up from 37.1%). But coverage growth has slowed.

BT Increase Monthly Price for its UK Landline Only Phone Customers UPDATE

16th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today noted that, following the expiry of existing commitments, and considerations about how best to support BT’s landline-only customers, BT has confirmed that this group of customers will receive a £1 per month increase on their line rental, with no increase in call charges, from 31st March 2026 for a period of 12 months.

Sure Warn Guernsey Customers MUST Switch from Copper to Fibre Broadband

16th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

Broadband, phone and mobile operator Sure, which in October 2025 rebranded to ‘Sure by Beyon’ to align with the global reach of the Beyon Group, has warned customers on the English Channel Island of Guernsey that the “time is now to switch to fibre” as it won’t be long before the legacy copper line telecoms network is completely switched off.

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FibreNest Freezes UK Broadband Prices and Updates on OFNL ISP Integration

16th Mar 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP FibreNest, which will soon serve full fibre (FTTP) packages to owners of new build homes covered by either OFNL or Persimmon Homes (FibreNest was acquired by OFNL in 2025), has notified existing customers of a Price Freeze until 2027 and hinted that customers will soon gain the ability to switch to other fibre providers.

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Openreach Apologises After Emergency Work Causes Pentre Traffic Chaos

16th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

National UK broadband operator Openreach (BT) has apologised after reports (Facebook) indicated that their unexpected decision to close Ystrad Road and Llewellyn Street on 11th March 2026, which occurred in the rural Welsh village of Pentre and impacted a major local route, caused “Traffic Chaos“. But there was a good reason for it.

Community Fibre Joins UK Gov Charter to Stop Unexpected Bill Increases

15th Mar 2026 (2 Comments)

UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has invested c.£1bn to build a 5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across 1.342 million homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has just become the latest internet provider to sign-up to the Government’s new Telecoms Consumer Charter (TCC).

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APFN Stays Silent on Restricted Access to Own UK FTTP Broadband Network UPDATE

14th Mar 2026 (28 Comments)

Nearly a year will have soon passed since alternative broadband operator All Points Fibre Networks (APFN), which is backed by Fern Trading, announced that they’d completed the consolidation of their three own-built full fibre networks (here) – Giganet, Jurassic Fibre and Swish Fibre. But bizarrely it’s still not possible for new customers to sign-up in areas where the network is present.

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Starlink to Boost UK Broadband Capacity and Coverage via New Earth Stations

13th Mar 2026 (10 Comments)

SpaceX has revealed that they’re seeking approval from Ofcom to deploy two more gateway earth stations in Harlow (Essex) and Mulberry Wharf (London), which would connect Starlink’s mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to the internet (or to a private network) – improving the network’s data capacity and coverage.

UK ISP TalkTalk Says Last Chance to Benefit from Price Freeze Until 2027

13th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband provider TalkTalk has notified those looking to join its service that they still have a few more days to sign-up and “lock in their monthly bill until next year“. This is because the ISP, not unlike other major providers, currently “guarantee no price rises until 2027 – when customers sign up before 30th March 2026“.

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Openreach Publish Tweaked 2026 Update on UK FTTP Broadband Build Plan

13th Mar 2026 (18 Comments)

National network operator Openreach (BT) has published a new March 2026 update on their roll-out of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP technology. The update reflects all the recent changes and progress with their existing locations (doesn’t add new areas) and has also tweaked their info. to give people “clearer information about when to expect full fibre build to start“.

Rural England Broadband ISP Airband Appoints Jarlath Finnegan as Chairman

13th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Airband, which has built both a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based network to cover rural parts of the Midlands, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, South West England and North Wales, has today announced that Jarlath Finnegan has been appointed as Chairman following Ian Fishwick’s departure.

Second Publicly Funded UK 4G Mobile Mast for Total Not Spots Goes Live on Islay

13th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK Government has today announced that the industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project has put its second Total Not Spot (TNS) site live, which has helped to expand 4G (mobile broadband) coverage on the remote Island of Islay (Scotland) – reaching Machir Bay, Saligo Bay, Loch Gorm, and Cultoon Stone Circle, as well as along the western coast.

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Hubble Network Builds Satellite Network to Connect Regular Bluetooth IoT Devices

13th Mar 2026 (1 Comment)

The Hubble Network, which specialises in connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices (e.g. sensors, parcel tracking, stolen vehicle recovery etc.), has confirmed the first-ever direct-to-satellite connection using standard, commercially available Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips. The development could enable ordinary Bluetooth devices to transmit data globally from virtually anywhere on Earth.

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Starlink Start Lowering Altitude of 4400 LEO Broadband Satellites to Boost Safety

13th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

SpaceX appears to have begun their planned move to lower the orbit of around 4,400 of their Starlink ultrafast broadband satellites from around 550km to 480km, which is due to take place over the course of 2026. So far 652 satellites have completed orbit lowering while 972 are currently on the way down.