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Scotland Reveals Next 24 Local Areas for “Fibre Broadband” Upgrades

12th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Digital Scotland project, which is working with BT to deploy “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) services to 85% of premises in Scotland by the end of 2015/16 and 95% by the end of 2017 March 2018, has announced the next 24 local authority areas (73,000 premises) that will benefit.

Staffordshire Confirm GBP2.4m BT Clawback to Extend “Fibre Broadband”

12th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Superfast Staffordshire project is the latest to confirm that BT will return £2.4 million as a result of clawback in their first Broadband Delivery UK contract, which can be reinvested to improve the local coverage of faster “fibre broadband” services.

North Lincolnshire Touts GBP1m Clawback from BT for Better Broadband

12th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

The clawback spam continues as the Northern Lincs Broadband project confirms that its first roll-out contract, which completed in June 2015 after bringing BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network to 92.5% of premises, delivered “savings” of over £1m that will be put back into further expanding coverage.

West Yorkshire and BT Complete BDUK Phase 1 Fibre Broadband Rollout

12th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Superfast West Yorkshire project in England has today announced that 97% of local premises can now access a “high-speed fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) service from BT, which means that the first deployment contract has completed ahead of its original end of September 2015 goal.

Vodafone Connect Expands Home Broadband to Entire Customer Base

12th August, 2015 (0 Comments)

As promised Vodafone has today announced that their recently launched fixed line home broadband and phone packages, which were initially only available to some customers living in certain parts of the country, have now been expanded to the rest of their customer base.

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.

Aylesbury Vale Broadband Project Starts Rollout of Fibre Optic Network

10th August, 2015 (1 Comment)

Residents in the rural Buckinghamshire (England) villages of North Marston and Granborough could soon be connecting to ultrafast broadband speeds after the £1.5m Aylesbury Vale Broadband project finally began digging its new fibre optic cable into the ground, which should take around 4 weeks to complete.

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.

UPD Ofcom – Next Gen Broadband Covers 90% of UK as Uptake Tops 30%

6th August, 2015 (12 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has today published their annual 2015 Communications Market Report, which reveals the latest details about the take-up and usage of broadband, mobile, phone and broadcasting (TV and Radio) services across the United Kingdom (split by England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland).

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.

UK ISP Sky Shows Interest in Naked FTTC Fibre Broadband Service

4th August, 2015 (2 Comments)

A small titbit of info. has surfaced that appears to confirm Sky Broadband’s interest in BTOpenreach’s forthcoming standalone “fibre broadband” product (Single Order GEA / Naked VDSL), which means you could take superfast broadband without also having to pay a separate phone line rental fee.

BT Wholesale Prep Big Hike in UK Fibre Broadband ISP Cease Fee

4th August, 2015 (10 Comments)

BTWholesale has warned its ISP customers that the cost of cancelling (cease charge) one of their “fibre broadband” (FTTC and FTTP) lines will shoot upwards from £5.37 to £31.12 +vat on 1st September 2015.

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.

UPD TalkTalk Offer 18 Months Superfast Fibre Broadband for GBP7.5

3rd August, 2015 (5 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk will later this morning begin offering their ‘up to’ 38Mbps (2Mbps upload) capable totally unlimited “Superfast Fibre Broadband” (FTTC) service at the discounted price of just £7.5 a month for the entire duration of its 18 month contract term (£15 per month thereafter). Free connection and a £50 Love2shop voucher is also included.

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.