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UPD Broadband Delivery UK Invite BT and Smaller ISPs to Crucial Meeting

3rd October, 2013 (25 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) office has put out a new tender that is seeking “as many suppliers as possible” to help it spend the extra £250m, which will be used to extend fixed line superfast broadband coverage from around 88% of the population by the end of 2015 to 95% by 2017 (or 99% by 2018 if you include wireless).

151 New Areas in Wales UK to Get Hybrid Fibre Broadband by Spring 2015

30th September, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Welsh Government has today announced that another 151 towns and villages in Wales will get access to BT’s fibre broadband (FTTC/P) network by spring 2015 (covering 206,000 premises). The new areas join 120 communities that have already been announced (here) for upgrades by spring 2014.

Bath and North East Someset UK Finally Detail Superfast Broadband Plan

30th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

It might have taken the best part of a year to design but the Bath & North East Somerset Council, which in 2011 briefly rejected funding from the Broadband Delivery UK project (here), appears to have finally put together a plan for deploying superfast broadband and opening access to the public fibre optic network.

Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire UK Publish Broadband Rollout Map

30th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The CSW Broadband project, a partnership of eight local authorities which aims to ensure that BT’s fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) coverage is extended to 92% of Coventry, 96% of Solihull and 91% of Warwickshire (overall 91% will get speeds of 24Mbps+) by spring 2016, has published an updated rollout map.

Hampshire UK Reveals BDUK Superfast Broadband Rollout Map

27th September, 2013 (6 Comments)

The Hampshire County Council (HCC) has today become the latest local authority to publish a roll-out map for phase one of its state aid supported £13.8m project to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) network available to “at least” 90% of premises by the end of 2015.

Essex UK Publish BDUK Superfast Broadband Deployment Map

26th September, 2013 (7 Comments)

The £25 Million Superfast Essex project, which aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to “around” 87% of premises by the end of summer 2016, has today become the next to publish an indicative map of its Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) rollout.

Leicestershire UK Publishes BDUK Superfast Broadband Rollout Map

26th September, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Leicestershire County Council (LCC) in England has today become the latest Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) project to publish a typically vague map of the schemes expected “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) coverage, which aims to reach “around” 95% of the region by March 2016.

UPD2 PAC Report Attacks UK Gov for Giving BT a Monopoly on Broadband

26th September, 2013 (87 Comments)

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which works alongside the House of Commons to examine public expenditure, has today published its final report into the £1.2bn Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) scheme and it accuses the government of allowing BT to build a “quasi-monopolistic position which it is exploiting by restricting access to cost and roll-out information“.

UPD 6 New Wiltshire UK Communities Named for BDUK Broadband Rollout

23rd September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Wiltshire Council in England has today announced six additional communities that can expect to receive superfast fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) as part of their joint £35.6 Million partnership project with neighbouring South Gloucestershire Council and BT.

David Cameron Defends Broadband Delivery UK from “slightly unfair” Criticism

20th September, 2013 (33 Comments)

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, has told a select committee meeting that some of the recent criticism directed towards his £1.2bn scheme to improve the availability of superfast broadband has been “slightly unfair“. But he is prepared to look at the “possibilities” of BT having an unfair monopoly on related contracts.

Trouble for Altnets as UK Village Gets Annoyed by Lack of Broadband Choice

20th September, 2013 (8 Comments)

Altnet schemes are often praised for bringing faster broadband into areas that previously could not receive a good service. But what happens when their performance suffers and residents feel trapped by a lack of ISP choice. Could the situation with Rutland Telecom in Essendine (Lincolnshire, England) be a harbinger of things to come?

UPD More Cambridgeshire and Peterborough UK Broadband Rollout Details

20th September, 2013 (0 Comments)

The £45m Connecting Cambridgeshire project, which seeks to make BT’s superfast broadband (FTTC/P) speeds available to 90% of premises in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (England) by the end of 2015, has added a new page to its website that should reveal more details about the expected rollout and timetable.

Superfast BTOpenreach Microsite Given a New Lick of Paint

18th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

BTOpenreach has dropped us a quick email to say that their Superfast Openreach microsite, which helps people to find out when and where BT’s rollout of superfast broadband (FTTC/P) technology is likely to occur, has been given a mild revamp to improve its navigation and add a few extra features.

Politics and the Top 4 Myths of a Delayed UK Superfast Broadband Rollout

18th September, 2013 (10 Comments)

Many positive things came out of the NAO and Public Accounts Committee’s recent efforts to pick apart BT and the government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme (here) but not all were helpful. In particular there are four myths about the projects aims and delays that continue to persist despite being largely inaccurate.

Wales UK Replace Broadband Support Scheme with Similar Alternative

17th September, 2013 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government has announced that its £4 million Broadband Support Scheme (BSS), which offered grants of up to £1,000 to help those living in rural parts of Wales where broadband connectivity remains poor (i.e. sub-2Mbps speeds), is to be replaced by an almost identical alternative.

Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire UK Publish Fibre Broadband Rollout Map

17th September, 2013 (3 Comments)

The £18.06 million Connected Counties project, which aims to rollout BT’s fibre optic based broadband (FTTC/P) lines to more than 90% of premises in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (England) by the end of March 2016, has published its official deployment maps.

UK Businesses Call for More Action to Boost Superfast Broadband Uptake

16th September, 2013 (2 Comments)

A new report from KPMG and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called upon the government to boost funding and speed-up delivery of national infrastructure projects around the United Kingdom, although most firms said they were positive about the state of broadband connectivity.