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Grayshott Gigabit Fibre Cable Drum on Rural Road

UK ISP Grayshott Gigabit Launch Cheaper Broadband Social Tariff

16th Aug, 2022 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Grayshott Gigabit, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of East Hampshire, the Surrey Hills and surrounding areas, recently became the latest UK provider to launch a cheaper social tariff – called ‘Connect‘ – for those on certain benefits.

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CityFibre Prep £9.5m Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Sittingbourne

16th Aug, 2022 (7 Comments)

CityFibre UK has today announced that their long-held plan to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the Kent (England) town of Sittingbourne, which is expected to cost £9.5 million, will finally get underway “later this year“.

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County Broadband Get NGE to Build Norfolk’s Rural Full Fibre Network

16th Aug, 2022 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP County Broadband, which is currently building gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) networks to over 250 villages across Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire in England, has today announced that they’ve appointed civil engineering firm NGE to help expand their coverage to 20,000 premises in Norfolk.

Ogi Name 38 Towns and Villages in Wales for FTTP Broadband

16th Aug, 2022 (15 Comments)

Broadband ISP Ogi has today published the next phase of their rollout plan for South Wales, which will see their full fibre network coverage jump from a handful of communities to 38 (c.80,000 premises). All of this forms part of their £200m plan to extend a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 150,000 premises by 2025.

ISP Quickline Open New HQ to Support Ultrafast Broadband Rollout

15th Aug, 2022 (7 Comments)

Alternative network provider Quickline, which runs a mix of Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based broadband networks across parts of Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire in England, has today opened its new headquarters in East Yorkshire. The move is said to signal the start of a “huge expansion” for the company.

Gov Make it Easier to Verify Eligibility for Cheap Broadband Social Tariffs

15th Aug, 2022 (12 Comments)

The UK Government has moved to encourage wider adoption of cheaper broadband “Social Tariffs” – usually only available to those taking certain state benefits – by launching a new system that makes it easier for Internet Service Providers (ISP) to confirm the eligibility of their customers for such plans.

OneWeb Satellite Broadband on Boeing B777 aircraft

Intelsat and OneWeb Team-up to Deliver Fast In-flight Broadband

13th Aug, 2022 (1 Comment)

British-registered OneWeb, which is busy building a global constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast low-latency broadband satellites, has agreed to a global distribution partnership agreement with rival satellite services provider Intelsat in order to offer airlines better in-flight broadband.

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CWU Backed UK BT Workers to Strike Again on Aug 30th and 31st

12th Aug, 2022 (24 Comments)

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has today announced that up to 38,000 of BT and Openreach’s unionised workers, as part of their ongoing pay dispute with the telecoms and broadband provider, will go on a second major national strike this month – this time occurring on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st August.

BeFibre’s FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in Ingatestone

12th Aug, 2022 (5 Comments)

Gigabit broadband ISP BeFibre has announced that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which is being rolled out across various parts of England with support from partner Digital Infrastructure, has just gone live for customers in the Essex village of Ingatestone.

Clarification: Jurassic Fibre’s 2,500 Live Full Fibre Premises Claim

12th Aug, 2022 (25 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is rolling out a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset), recently stated via social media that they now have a total of 2,500 live homes and businesses on their service. But this is incorrect.

Box Broadband Updates on Plan to Expand Full Fibre in South England

11th Aug, 2022 (4 Comments)

UK ISP Box Broadband, which was acquired last year by CommunityFibre (here) and is rolling out a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across parts of South England (e.g. Surrey and Sussex), has extended their rollout goal to 250,000 premises and signed Lanes Infrastructure to help build the network.

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Openreach Preps New On the Day Upgrade for UK FTTP Lines UPDATE

11th Aug, 2022 (16 Comments)

Openreach looks set to introduce a new ‘On the Day Upgrade‘ (OTDU) product for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband lines in September 2023. The trial product should enable engineers to complete more complex jobs inside the home on the same day, but the launch has been significantly delayed after ISPs raised concerns.

LightSpeed Broadband Appoints New CEO for Full Fibre Rollout

10th Aug, 2022 (19 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which is busy rolling out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England, has today announced the appointment of Brett Shepherd as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

ISP Manx Telecom Failed to Warn Customers of Price Hike

10th Aug, 2022 (1 Comment)

The Communication and Utilities Regulatory Authority (CURA) for the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency, has probed the 10% price hike introduced by local broadband ISP Manx Telecom during June 2022 and ruled that the operator broke the rules by failing to “fully inform” their customers of the increase.

900 Devon and Somerset UK Premises Benefit from 4G Mobile Boost

10th Aug, 2022 (9 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme in England has announced that 900 homes and businesses have now benefitted from their Mobile Boost Scheme, which aims to improve rural 4G mobile (mobile broadband and voice) coverage by offering vouchers (up to £1,200) to help deploy indoor mobile signal boosters.

ASA Bans Ad for Lebara Mobile Over FUP in “Unlimited” Claims

10th Aug, 2022 (10 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a website advert for UK mobile operator Lebara after a rival provider, Vectone Mobile, complained that the company was “misleadingly” promoting “unlimited” UK minutes and texts on plans that included a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) with thresholds.

BT Get Sky Broadband UK Ads Banned for “Top Performing” Claim

10th Aug, 2022 (10 Comments)

A complaint raised by rival UK ISP BT (EE) has resulted in the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banning two adverts (a website and email promotion) for Sky Broadband’s service, both of which were found to have misleadingly claimed that the company was the “Top Performing Major Provider“.