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Broadband ISP TalkTalk resume sale of some paused services to new UK customers

11th November, 2026 (4 Comments)

Internet provider TalkTalk, which back in the spring suddenly paused the sale of several products to new customers (e.g. hybrid fibre SOGEA / FTTC broadband lines, Digital Voice, TV, SuperSafe and Total Home Wi-Fi), has informed ISPreview that they’ve now finally started to reintroduce some of these.

TAL to expand into UK business broadband and mobile services during 2027

10th November, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a number of familiar retail broadband ISP brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband, Fleur Telecom etc.), has today revealed that they’re “exploring opportunities” to expand into the business-to-business (B2B) market in 2027, with a focus on telecoms, managed service providers (MSPs) and mobile services.

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Culture Secretary pushes for statutory UK broadband supplier of last resort

27th October, 2026 (12 Comments)

The UK Government’s Secretary of State for Digital and Culture (DCMS), Lisa Nandy MP, has pushed for the Enterprise Act 2002 to be updated to add a statutory Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) process for telecoms providers (broadband and mobile). The move follows Nandy’s 11th hour intervention to wave through TalkTalk’s controversial sale to BT via a public interest exemption.

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TalkTalk, Vodafone, EE and BT attracted most UK broadband complaints in Q2 2026

26th October, 2026 (4 Comments)

Ofcom has released their latest Q2 2026 study of quarterly UK consumer telecoms and TV complaints, which reveals that TalkTalk, Vodafone, EE and BT all tied by attracting the most complaints from customers about fixed broadband services, while Sky Mobile came top of the naughty table for Pay Monthly Mobile services and EE did the same for Pay TV.

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Broadband provider Fibrus make time limited offer to TalkTalk customers

9th October, 2026 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative network and UK ISP Fibrus, which has built their own full fibre broadband infrastructure across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has responded to TalkTalk’s recent difficulties by offering the provider’s customers a special deal to switch (i.e. those within their network patch).

Open letter – Opus Broadband complains to UK Govt over TalkTalk’s sale to BT

8th October, 2026 (21 Comments)

Internet provider Opus Broadband, which had been working alongside Alchemy Partners on a since failed c.£100m bid for TalkTalk’s debt-ridden consumer business – before BT stepped in to avoid a sudden collapse, has today published an Open Letter that they just sent to the Secretary of State for Culture (DCMS), Lisa Nandy MP, which highlights their objections to the BT deal.

Virgin Media O2 CEO vents anger at UK Govt over BT’s TalkTalk broadband deal

7th October, 2026 (41 Comments)

The CEO of broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media (O2) has today published an Open Letter that it just sent to Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which makes their objections to the acquisition of TalkTalk and PlatformX Communications (PXC) by BT Group quite clear – despite the fact they didn’t bid themselves.

Failed bidder Opus Broadband express frustration over TalkTalk UK’s sale to BT

6th October, 2026 (8 Comments)

UK ISP Opus Broadband, which had previously been working alongside investment firm Alchemy Partners on a c.£100m bid for TalkTalk’s debt-ridden consumer business – before BT stepped in yesterday to avoid a sudden collapse, has today said they were “surprised” by the outcome as they had a “live offer for the consumer business which had not been rejected“.

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SpeedGeo Q3 2026 study names Virgin Media fastest for UK broadband

5th October, 2026 (2 Comments)

The SpeedGeo project, which compares broadband connection quality by benchmarking the internet speeds of real users, has published their Q3 2026 results and once again named Virgin Media as the fastest fixed broadband ISP. But the study only examined a handful of the largest ISPs, which ignores all of the smaller often faster altnets and retail providers that exist.

Telecoms giant BT acquires UK broadband ISP TalkTalk and wholesale biz PXC UPDATE5

5th October, 2026 (123 Comments)

The incredibly confusing twists and turns of the debt-ridden TalkTalk Group’s attempts to dispose of both their consumer broadband ISP business and their PXC (PlatformX Communications) wholesale business has finally reached a conclusion today. BT have agreed to acquire both businesses from administration.

TalkTalk bidder asks Openreach to waive UK wholesale broadband charges UPDATE

1st October, 2026 (53 Comments)

The lead bidder, Epiris, for part of the debt-ridden TalkTalk Group, which is now in the final stage of its turbulent efforts to dispose of both their consumer broadband ISP business and the PXC (PlatformX Communications) wholesale business, has reportedly asked network supplier Openreach (BT) to waive several months of payments to support a rescue deal.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk exits controlling UK stake in Telecom Acquisitions Ltd UPDATE2

30th September, 2026 (7 Comments)

The TalkTalk Group has this week relinquished its controlling stake in the Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a number of familiar retail broadband ISP brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.). The move means that TAL is now operating as a totally separate company.

TalkTalk issue strategic update on sale of UK broadband and PXC businesses UPDATE

25th September, 2026 (20 Comments)

The debt-strained TalkTalk Group, which is still in the process of trying to sell both their consumer broadband ISP business and PXC (PlatformX Communications) wholesale business, has this morning issued a “Strategic Update” on the process that makes clear the effort is still live and will be concluded “imminently“. Details remain in short supply.

Opus Broadband allegedly tables £100m offer for broadband ISP TalkTalk

24th September, 2026 (10 Comments)

A new report claims that UK ISP Opus Broadband, which was previously reported to have been working with investment firm Alchemy Partners on a potential c.£250m bid for TalkTalk’s consumer business, before later walking away, has now allegedly tabled a cut price bid of around £100m for the debt-strained internet provider.

Octopus goes cold on bid for TalkTalk’s UK wholesale business PXC

22nd September, 2026 (14 Comments)

The debt-strained TalkTalk Group just can’t catch a break. A new report emerged last night that claimed Octopus Investments were no longer in exclusive talks over the acquisition of TalkTalk’s wholesale broadband business – PlatformX Communications. The move came only days after both issued a joint statement to say they were “optimistic of delivering” a deal.

Opus Broadband reportedly retreats from bid for UK consumer ISP TalkTalk

18th September, 2026 (3 Comments)

A new report claims that Opus Broadband, which was previously reported to have been working alongside investment firm Alchemy Partners on a potential bid for TalkTalk’s debt-strained consumer business, has decided not to pursue a bid for the ISP after an exclusivity period elapsed. Instead Ares Management may be looking to take long-term ownership of the business.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk confirms UK customer community forum is gone

16th September, 2026 (9 Comments)

A few months have now passed since consumer broadband provider TalkTalk said they were “working on a solution” after their community forum for customers unexpectedly went offline in June 2026. But the once popular feature has not returned and the provider now simply says it’s “no longer available” as a service.