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OVO Sells UK SSE Phone and Broadband Customers to TalkTalk UPDATE

5th August, 2022 (21 Comments)

Low cost focused UK ISP TalkTalk has finally reached an agreement to acquire around 100,000 broadband and phone customers from rival operator Ovo Energy, which is perhaps more familiar to consumers by the brand name of SSE (i.e. OVO’s retail division acquired that base in 2020 and has retained the brand under licence).

BT CEO on the Full Fibre Threat from Virgin Media O2 and TalkTalk

1st August, 2022 (34 Comments)

The CEO of BT Group, Philip Jansen, has given a more detailed comment about the likely impact on their full fibre plans of broadband rival Virgin Media (VMO2) acquiring budget UK ISP TalkTalk, which he admitted would “knock off some cream of the FTTP case” but it apparently won’t “touch the fundamentals of it at all“.

TalkTalk Trial Free Automatic UK Upgrades to FTTP Broadband UPDATE

25th July, 2022 (77 Comments)

Budget conscious UK ISP TalkTalk appears to have begun a new programme trial, which is giving “some” existing customers a free automatic upgrade to full fibre broadband – provided they don’t already have such a package and are covered by the new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Freedom Fibre Add 10 Cheshire Locations to FTTP Broadband Build

21st July, 2022 (6 Comments)

Fibre optic network builder Freedom Fibre, which is being supported by UK ISP TalkTalk and is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across semi-rural parts of North England, has today added 10 new towns and villages in Cheshire to their rollout plan.

Virgin Media O2 UK Allegedly Offer £3bn for TalkTalk Broadband Merger

15th July, 2022 (31 Comments)

Multiple newspaper reports are this afternoon claiming that mobile and broadband giant Virgin Media (VMO2) is in early talks to merge with low-cost conscious UK ISP TalkTalk and take on its fixed line customer base of 4.2 million (VMO2 is home to 5.6 million). The proposed deal is said to value the company at around £3bn.

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CityFibre Lose Appeal vs Ofcom’s Approval of Openreach FTTP Price Cut UPDATE

15th July, 2022 (10 Comments)

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has today “dismissed” CityFibre’s attempt to challenge Ofcom’s approval of Openreach’s (BT) “Equinox” offer (here), which introduced a “major” price cut (details) at wholesale to their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products for UK ISPs. But the operator is far from giving up.

TalkTalk and Virgin Media Block Penny Mordaunt’s “unsuitable” Website UPDATE2

14th July, 2022 (12 Comments)

The endless debate over the UK government’s bloated and incoherent Online Safety Bill (OSB) took another twist today after the Open Rights Group (ORG) pointed out that two of the largest broadband ISPs, Virgin Media (VMO2) and TalkTalk, were blocking access to MP Penny Mordaunt’s website as “unsuitable for children“.

Virtual1 and ITS Technology Partnership to Combine UK Full Fibre Networks

13th July, 2022 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group (its.), which operates 35 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban areas of the UK, has today announced a significant new partnership with high bandwidth wholesaler Virtual1 (TalkTalk) that appears set to combine their respective network reach.

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Ofcom Name UK Broadband ISPs with Most Complaints in Q1 2022 UPDATE

13th July, 2022 (7 Comments)

Ofcom’s latest Q1 2022 study of UK consumer complaints has revealed that ISP Shell Energy attracted the most moans for both fixed line broadband and landline phone services, while Virgin Mobile did the same for Pay Monthly mobile services and Virgin Media were also on the naughty step for Pay TV.

Rights Holders Force UK Mobile Operators to Block Piracy Sites

12th July, 2022 (10 Comments)

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced that its long-running campaign, which uses the High Court to force major UK broadband ISPs into blocking websites that are suspected of facilitating copyright infringement (internet piracy), is being extended to mobile operators – starting with EE (BT).

Broadband ISPs and Mobile Operators Agree UK Cost-of-Living Plan

27th June, 2022 (5 Comments)

The UK Government has today confirmed that the country’s biggest broadband and mobile providers have agreed to a raft of “new commitments“, which are designed to help people who may be struggling with the cost-of-living. But many of the pledges sound like those we’ve seen before, during the pandemic.

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Top Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs for H1 2022

25th June, 2022 (23 Comments)

We’ve today taken our biannual (H1 2022) look back to see how the UK’s average broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs and mobile operators. Suffice to say, the growing availability of gigabit-capable fixed and 5G networks is having a real impact.

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ISPs TalkTalk and Sky Broadband Discount UK Full Fibre Plans

24th June, 2022 (10 Comments)

Internet providers TalkTalk and Sky Broadband have both today introduced some small but additional discounts on their various FTTC and FTTP based home broadband packages, which shave a few extra pounds (£) off the usual monthly rental prices.

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Gov Pressures UK ISPs and Mobile Operators on Cost of Living

22nd June, 2022 (54 Comments)

The UK government, which wants to be seen as at least trying to do something about the cost of living crisis, has reportedly summoned bosses from most of the major mobile and broadband providers to Downing Street next week. Seemingly in the hope of finding more ways to help those who may be struggling to pay their bills.

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Freedom Fibre Raise GBP100m to Accelerate UK Full Fibre Rollout

24th May, 2022 (0 Comments)

Network operator Freedom Fibre (FF) has today secured a major £84m investment boost from infrastructure investor Equitix, alongside a £16m Santander debt facility, to help fund the expansion of their new 10Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across semi-rural parts of North England.

Ovo Ponder Sale of SSE Broadband Customers to ISP TalkTalk

23rd May, 2022 (11 Comments)

Low-cost UK home broadband ISP TalkTalk is reportedly in talks that could result in the acquisition of Ovo Energy‘s internet access base, which is perhaps better known to consumers as SSE’s broadband and phone division (Ovo’s retail division doesn’t have its own packages). The deal, if agreed, could involve around 100,000 customers.

Freedom Fibre Welcomes 1000th UK FTTP Broadband Customer

20th May, 2022 (4 Comments)

Network provider Freedom Fibre (FF), which is currently working to roll out a new 10Gbps capable FTTP broadband service – supported by investment from UK ISP partner TalkTalk – across semi-rural parts of North England, are today celebrating the successful connection of their 1,000th customer.