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BT Update – Openreach Lose 192K UK Broadband Lines as FTTP Covers 23.4M

23rd July, 2026 (27 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT Group just published a short trading update to the end June 2026, which reveals that Openreach lost a total of 192,000 broadband lines to rivals over the past quarter (improved from -203k last quarter). But their “full fibre” (FTTP) coverage grew to 23.4 million premises (up from 22.92m) and EE’s 5G+ mobile coverage reached 77% of the UK population.

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Openreach Improve UK Broadband Speed Flexibility for Legacy Copper Line Migrations

22nd July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has made it easier for UK ISPs to migrate customers on legacy broadband services, such as those supplied over their Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) and FTTC (GEA) products. In short, it’s now possible to migrate such lines under their Equinox discounts to SOGEA equivalents at any connection speed.

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BT Secure Multi-Million-Pound Contract to Protect Scotland’s Water Supply

21st July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today signed a contract with Scottish Water to help the organisation deliver a fully integrated network and security service. The deal forms part of Scottish Water’s wider £130 million investment into its networks.

BT Reveals Broadband Video Streaming Stats for England v France Match

20th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT (EE) has published new data to show how much of an impact Saturday’s night’s FIFA World Cup 2026 football match between England and France had on the internet provider’s national network, which we’re told saw peak BBC iPlayer traffic extend 75% higher than the peak recorded during the equivalent 10pm–midnight period in an average week.

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Ofcom Rejected More Effective Method of Blocking UK Messaging Scams

17th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Earlier this week Ofcom introduced new measures to help UK mobile operators “block, limit and disrupt scammers” from sending messaging scams (here). The changes, while positive, overlooked the fact that the regulator ended up rejecting an already adopted (in other countries) and UK developed fix that would have been more effective, partly due to BT and others complaining that it would be too “onerous“.

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BT Reveals Broadband Traffic Stats for England v Argentina Match

16th July, 2026 (4 Comments)

The latest data from broadband ISP BT (EE) has revealed that Wednesday’s night’s semi-final FIFA World Cup 2026 football match between England and Argentina triggered the “largest live streaming event ever seen” on the internet provider’s national network.

EE UK Set to Zero-Rate Data Across its UK Mobile Network All Day on 15th July

14th July, 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile and broadband operator EE (BT) has announced that they will help football fans stay connected by zero-rating data (mobile broadband) across their UK mobile network all day on Wednesday 15th July, which is intended to help celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final match between England and Argentina at 20:00.

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Partnership Helps EE Bring Mobile Network to Remote North Wales Village

13th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

A partnership between EE (BT), the Denbighshire County Council, the Clocaenog Community Council and the Welsh Government has enabled the operator to extend their mobile (mobile broadband) network signal to reach across the remote rural North Wales village of Clocaenog. The community is said to have “been without reliable mobile phone coverage for decades“.

BT Broadband Saw Major UK Surge in Streaming Traffic for England v Norway

13th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

The latest internet traffic data from UK ISP BT (EE) has revealed that Saturday night’s quarter-final FIFA World Cup 2026 football match between England and Norway triggered another “major surge in streaming traffic” across BT’s broadband network, despite it taking place well outside of normal working hours.

600 Jobs at Risk as BT Confirm Plan to Close Liverpool City Centre Office

13th July, 2026 (36 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group (EE, Plusnet, Openreach etc.) has confirmed that, as part of their long-running programme to modernise and consolidate the number of offices they have across the United Kingdom, they’ve decided to close their Liverpool city centre office at The Plaza in St Paul’s Square – putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

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Ofcom Confirms Starlink is Viable Alternative to 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

13th July, 2026 (28 Comments)

The UK telecoms, internet content and media regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed to ISPreview that the availability of Starlink’s ultrafast satellite broadband service now means that fewer customers may need to request the 10Mbps+ Universal Service Obligation (USO) from BT across much of the country (or KCOM in Hull).

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50 UK Gov Funded 4G Mobile Rural Mast Upgrades Now Live in Scotland

9th July, 2026 (4 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today revealed that 50 publicly funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project – providing coverage from EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) across more than 1,900 sq km.

EE UK Set to Launch New One Up Customer Rewards Scheme on Friday

8th July, 2026 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE UK (BT) is preparing to launch a new rewards (loyalty) programme on Friday for existing customers called “One Up“, which is set to be more of a complement than a replacement for their existing ‘Rewards’ scheme.

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Openreach Build to 7 New Areas Under Scotland’s Project Gigabit Broadband Scheme

8th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their £157m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit contract for the ‘Rest of Scotland’ area (here), which originally aimed to upgrade 65,000 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas to full fibre (FTTP) broadband and has just started building across several new locations.

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Broadband Altnets Spar with Ofcom Over Openreach UK Copper Line Retirement

7th July, 2026 (28 Comments)

The UK telecom regulator’s proposal in their Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which sought to adopt a different approach to copper line retirement in favour of full fibre optic (FTTP) broadband lines on Openreach’s national UK network, has, perhaps predictably, attracted criticism from rivals that worry it may hand the incumbent an advantage.

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Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reaches 91 Percent of the UK in H1 2026

7th July, 2026 (10 Comments)

We’ve today published our biannual summary of fixed broadband coverage for the first half (H1) of 2026, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have grown to reach 85.05% of UK premises (up from 81.89% in H2 2025) and 91% are within reach of “gigabit” 1000Mbps+ speeds (up from 89.6%). Read on to see details for England, Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland.

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Council Tell Openreach to Remove External UK Broadband Boxes from Homes

6th July, 2026 (61 Comments)

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) in West Yorkshire has told UK broadband and phone operator Openreach (BT) to remove their external wall boxes (CSP) from homes within the World Heritage Site area of the city, such as those around the Saltaire UNESCO area and possibly others. Such boxes are usually installed as part of copper and fibre deployments.