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Openreach UK Restarts FTTP Broadband Build in Fuel Leak Hit Bramley

11th August, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network operator Openreach has today revealed that their engineers, alongside those of other alternative networks, are now resuming efforts to both maintain their existing network in the village of Bramley (Surrey) and to deploy new full fibre broadband (FTTP) infrastructure. Much of this was stopped a few years ago after the seriousness of a local petrol leak became clear.

Openreach Updates on Petrol Leak in Bramley as Altnets Allowed to Build

20th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network operator Openreach has issued a progress update on its efforts to help tackle a long-running underground petrol leak in the Surrey (England) village of Bramley. This has revealed, among other things, a new proposal that would allow alternative broadband networks to start building fibre (FTTP) in the area again.

Gas Leak Adds to Openreach’s Petrol Leak Headaches in Bramley UPDATE

19th October, 2024 (3 Comments)

National UK broadband and phone operator Openreach, which are already under pressure from having to help tackle a long-running underground petrol leak in the Surrey village of Bramley, have confirmed that they’ve had to pause work in the area again after Southern Gas Network (SGN) reported a “suspected gas leak” too.

Brdy Offers Satellite Broadband to Bramley Homes Disconnected by Petrol Leak

16th September, 2024 (0 Comments)

Broadband satellite ISP Brdy has stepped in to help homes in the Surrey (England) village of Bramley, specifically the small number of properties that may be finding it difficult to get a working fixed-line internet connection due to the ongoing and long-running underground petrol leak in the area (here).

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Full Fibre Builder and UK Broadband ISP toob Launch Reward Scheme

28th August, 2024 (0 Comments)

Hampshire-based alternative network operator and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is deploying a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network – and also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure – across parts of South England (Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex), has today joined with Buyapowa to launch a new rewards programme.

Toob Named First UK ISP to Deploy 400G Port at London Internet Exchange

13th August, 2024 (17 Comments)

The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a key chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via 950+ members (broadband and mobile operators etc.), has today announced that alternative full fibre network provider toob has become the first ISP to take a 400G (Gbps) port at the IXP for their peering services and more.

Openreach UK Warn Surrey Petrol Leak to Take At Least 1 Year to Fix

29th July, 2024 (20 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has issued another update on a long-running underground petrol leak in the Surrey village of Bramley, which has already restricted the ability to safely work on their local broadband ISP and phone network. The bad news today is that “making [this] network safe and accessible” could now take “at least 12 months“.

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Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP Toob Launch Cheaper Social Tariff

16th July, 2024 (4 Comments)

Alternative network operator and gigabit broadband provider toob, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of Southern England (they also share some of CityFibre’s infrastructure), has today become the latest ISP to launch a cheaper social tariff for those on certain state benefits.

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Full Fibre Altnet Toob Tops 50,000 UK Broadband ISP Customers UPDATE2

10th June, 2024 (11 Comments)

Alternative network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of South England (they’re also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure), has recently revealed that they’ve managed to grow their customer base to over 50,000 (up from 20,000 a year ago).

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Openreach Still Struggling with Underground Petrol Leak in Surrey UK UPDATE2

4th June, 2024 (12 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has issued an update on a long-running petrol leak in the village of Bramley (Surrey, England), which is having a “significant and ongoing impact” on their underground broadband and phone network. Sadly, the dangers involved mean that the problem is now likely to affect their local work and services for “several months“.

Community Fibre Offers Free 50Mbps Broadband to Eligible Londoners

15th May, 2024 (5 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which runs a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across London, as well as parts of Surrey and West Sussex, has today joined forces with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide “free access to 100% full fibre broadband” to eligible Londoners struggling to get online.

London ISP Community Fibre Merges Brand with Box Broadband

3rd May, 2024 (4 Comments)

Network builder and UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which runs a large 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across London and surrounding areas, has notified that their sibling Altnet for Surrey and West Sussex, Box Broadband, will in the near future be adopting CF’s branding.

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Job Cuts as UK Full Fibre Altnet toob Changes its Build Model

2nd May, 2024 (1 Comment)

Hampshire-based alternative network operator and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which has spent the past few years deploying a full fibre (FTTP) network – and also sharing some of CityFibre’s infrastructure – across parts of South England, has today become the latest Altnet to confirm some redundancies and a change of build strategy.

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UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Visits Broadband for Surrey Hills Project

16th April, 2024 (15 Comments)

The UK Government’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and local MP, Jeremy Hunt, has visited and praised the Broadband for Surrey Hills (B4SH) project for having worked with volunteers to help bring full fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband to nearly 1,000 premises in a remote rural area of Surrey (England).

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X-Fibre’s New FTTP Broadband Network Goes Live in Surrey UK

5th April, 2024 (3 Comments)

Network operator X-Fibre, which is exclusively supported by UK broadband ISP Shere Internet (vertically integrated), has announced that their new self-financed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network build recently started to go live in the Surrey Hills area of England.

Complete Fibre to Build Full Fibre for Thousands of Raven Housing Homes UPDATE

24th January, 2024 (3 Comments)

The Raven Housing Trust, which owns and manages more than 7,000 homes across the South East of England, has agreed a deal that will see Complete Fibre deploy their open access full fibre infrastructure across the company’s estate of rented and shared ownership homes in Surrey and Sussex.

Toob Expands UK FTTP Broadband into Berkshire via CityFibre

29th November, 2023 (4 Comments)

Hampshire-based network builder and gigabit broadband ISP toob, which is currently rolling out its own full fibre (FTTP) network across the South of England (e.g. Southampton, Camberley, Aldershot, Farnborough, Fareham and Gosport), has today separately expanded their coverage into parts of Berkshire via CityFibre’s network.