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UPD On Target – BDUK Bring Superfast Broadband to 3 Million UK Premises

12th August, 2015 (12 Comments)

The Government’s £1.7bn (public funding) Broadband Delivery UK project, which is primarily working with BT to make fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has confirmed that 3 million homes and businesses can now benefit from its effort.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Confirm GBP5.3m Broadband Boost

12th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Cambridgeshire project in England has today become the latest Broadband Delivery UK scheme to confirm that BT will return £5.3 million through clawback to be reinvested in improved coverage of superfast broadband (24Mbps+) connectivity.

Digital Scotland Confirm GBP17.8m Clawback Boost for Rural Broadband

11th August, 2015 (23 Comments)

The £410m Digital Scotland project has become the latest to confirm a £17.8 million clawback (gain share) reinvestment boost, which will be used to extend the reach of high-speed broadband services into poorly served areas.

Survey to Reveal Broadband Slowspots on Scotland’s Southern Borders

10th August, 2015 (5 Comments)

The Southern Uplands Partnership (SUP) has launched a new survey for those who live in rural communities along Scotland’s southern border region, which they hope will help to identify the areas that are most in need of better broadband connectivity and thus public funding support.

Broadband Delivery UK Spent £5M on Marketing from Sep 2014 to Feb 2015

10th August, 2015 (6 Comments)

The government’s Broadband Delivery UK project, which is responsible for overseeing the national £1.7bn publicly funded roll-out of fixed line superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services to 95% of people by 2017/18, spent £5.041 million of its budget on publicity (adverts) during the six months from September 2014 to February 2015.

Cumbria Confirm GBP2.5M Reinvestment Boost for Superfast Broadband

6th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Connecting Cumbria project, which is currently aiming to roll-out “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services with BT to 95% of local premises by around mid-2018, has become the next Broadband Delivery UK scheme to confirm a clawback (gain share) linked reinvestment boost of £2.5 million.

Suffolk Confirm GBP3.9M Reinvestment Boost for Superfast Broadband

5th August, 2015 (5 Comments)

The Better Broadband for Suffolk scheme, which is working with BT to make “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) services available to 95% of local homes and businesses “before 2018” and hopefully 100% by 2020, has become the latest Broadband Delivery UK project to confirm a clawback (gain share) linked reinvestment boost of £3.9 million.

Superfast Broadband Goes Underground to Wookey Hole Caves, Somerset

5th August, 2015 (2 Comments)

No, it’s not Chewbacca’s home. The Connecting Devon and Somerset project has just expanded BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to reach an underground system of caves called the Wookey Hole Caves, although this is more of a fringe benefit as the main focus has been to connect 200 premises in the associated rural village of Wookey Hole.

NFU Begins Survey of Broadband and Mobile Quality Among UK Farmers

4th August, 2015 (14 Comments)

The National Farmers Union (NFU), which represents 55,000 members across England and Wales (around 70% of full time farmers support the NFU), has launched a major new survey of its members in order to find out how many are suffering from a poor fixed line broadband service or mobile signal.

Scottish Highlands Council to Set Out Plan for Improving Broadband

3rd August, 2015 (3 Comments)

The Highlands of Scotland, which are reflected by sparse populations living on rugged and often downright mountainous terrain, represent a very expensive challenge and a telecom operator’s worst nightmare. Never the less the Highlands Council are suggesting that they might have a solution.. maybe.

Norfolk UK Confirm GBP5.3M Clawback Boost for Fibre Broadband Rollout

3rd August, 2015 (6 Comments)

The Better Broadband for Norfolk project in England has become the first individual Broadband Delivery UK scheme to confirm that the clawback mechanism in its contract with BT will result in an additional £5.3 million being returned to further improve superfast broadband (24Mbps+) coverage.

UK Gov Confirm £129m Clawback Reinvestment to Boost Broadband

30th July, 2015 (27 Comments)

The Government’s Broadband Delivery UK project, which is predominantly working with BT to deploy superfast “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to 95% of the United Kingdom by 2017/18, has confirmed that the take-up rate of their roll-out has exceeded the forecast and as a result they’ve activated their clawback mechanism to reinvest up to £129m.

Select Committee Starts Inquiry into UK Superfast Broadband Strategy

28th July, 2015 (19 Comments)

A House of Commons Select Committee for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched yet another inquiry into the national Broadband Delivery UK programme, which will focus on the coverage, delivery and speed of superfast broadband and mobile connectivity across the UK.

ITS Criticises Ofcom Over Claims the Final 5% Won’t Get Fibre Broadband

24th July, 2015 (21 Comments)

The Director of Strategy for ITS Technology, David Cullen, has said that the CEO of national UK telecoms regulator Ofcom, Sharon White, was wrong to tell MPs that those living in the final 5% of the country are “not going to get” fibre broadband style connectivity to improve their Internet access.

UPDATE3 UK Gov Moots TAX on Broadband ISPs to Fix Internet Slowspots

23rd July, 2015 (16 Comments)

The Government is allegedly anticipating that it will need another £500m to bring superfast broadband (24Mbps+) connectivity to the final 5% of premises across the United Kingdom, which may well be achieved through a new “levy” (TAX) on broadband ISPs. Warning, we’ve been here before.

BT’s “Fibre Broadband” Finally Arrives in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute

23rd July, 2015 (1 Comment)

After a long wait some 2,700 premises in Rothesay, which is the main town of around 5,000 people on the Isle of Bute (West Scotland), have finally been given access to “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC) connectivity as part of the wider Digital Scotland project.

Ofcom – No “Fibre Broadband” for the UK’s Final 5 Percent of Premises

22nd July, 2015 (20 Comments)

The CEO of the United Kingdom’s communications regulator, Sharon White, has told a Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Parliament that in her view those who live in the final 5% of premises that have yet to benefit from superfast broadband will not get “fibre” connectivity. “We are not going to get there through fibre,” said White.