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ISP News Archives for April 8, 2026

1p Mobile UK Suffers Another Website Outage and Phone Disruption UPDATE

8th Apr 2026 (23 Comments)

Mobile provider 1p Mobile, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) on EE’s UK platform, appears to be experiencing yet another protracted outage of its website and linked online account management features today. On top of that the operator has also confirmed that their phone lines are down too.

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Starlink Hits Some Standby Mode Users with Congestion Charge to Resume

8th Apr 2026 (5 Comments)

SpaceX appears to have quietly revised the ‘Pause Mode’ for their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based Starlink broadband service, which means that customers now risk being hit by a huge demand surcharge if they try to unpause their connection in a congested network area. Previously such users were excluded.

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Telecoms Provider Gamma Confirm Talks Over Possible UK Takeover

8th Apr 2026 (6 Comments)

Business ISP Gamma Communications has confirmed recent speculation that they’re currently engaged in preliminary talks with several potential bidders (currently unidentified), which could result in a takeover of the UK telecoms and IT provider. As of today, the provider has a market capitalization of £752.88m.

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It’s Now Quicker for Consumers to Raise UK Broadband and Phone Complaints

8th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Ofcom today begins enforcing a new change that should make it quicker for telecoms (broadband and mobile etc.) consumers to access Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) providers, which are third-party ombudsman schemes that help people to resolve complaints with their phone, broadband and mobile providers.

Ofcom UK Expected to Fine IX Wireless Over Visual Impact of 15m High Broadband Pole

8th Apr 2026 (10 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today provisionally found “reasonable grounds for believing” that wireless broadband operator IX Wireless (supported by UK ISP 6Gi / Opus Broadband) broke its rules by failing in its duty to minimise the visual impact of a 15-metre metal mast / pole when it was installed in Rochdale during 2023.

Openreach Install 500,000 Green Zyxel ONTs via UK FTTP Broadband Rollout

8th Apr 2026 (22 Comments)

Network kit manufacturer Zyxel has revealed that UK network operator Openreach (BT) have now installed 500,000 of their “green” Optical Network Terminals (ONT / ONU), which forms part their ongoing deployment of gigabit speed Full Fibre (FTTP) based broadband ISP technology. The new ONTs use re-engineered casings made from 95% recycled plastic.

Disney+ Internet Video Streaming Users Get ESPN Sports in the UK

8th Apr 2026 (9 Comments)

Internet video streaming provider Disney+ has announced that ESPN’s sports TV content has now becoming available to their UK subscribers, as well as in a further 52 other countries (i.e. extending total availability to 100 countries).

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CEO of Broadband ISP Wessex Internet Talks UK Competition and Consolidation

8th Apr 2026 (2 Comments)

The CEO and founder of alternative UK rural broadband provider Wessex Internet, Hector Gibson Fleming, has today spoken to ISPreview about how they turned their family business – funded out of their own pockets for the first 7 years – into what it is today and how they’re navigating the many challenges of today’s full fibre market (consolidation, competition and rising costs etc.).

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