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Virgin Media, Cityfibre and Zayo Oppose Ofcom’s Regulated BT Dark Fibre

14th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

Several major telecoms operators (Cityfibre, Virgin Media, euNetworks and Zayo) have joined forces to create the Infrastructure Investors Group (IIG) and they oppose the UK regulators move to open up access to BT’s Dark Fibre lines for rival providers. BT will be pleased.

UPDATE Price Details for Sky Broadband’s 940Mbps FTTH Service in York

2nd September, 2015 (19 Comments)

Sky Broadband appears to have quietly unveiled the pricing for their forthcoming “Sky Ultra Fibre Optic” service in the city of York (England), where they’re working alongside Cityfibre and TalkTalk to roll-out a new 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) network. Oddly, line rental still exists.

UK ISP TalkTalk Follows BT to Hike Broadband and Phone Prices

27th August, 2015 (7 Comments)

It’s not been long since TalkTalk announced their last batch of price rises in April 2015 (here) and the bad news is that they’ve today hit customers with a second hike, which will take the standard price of their entry-level broadband package from £5 to £7.50 a month and push line rental from £16.70 to £17.70.

A Quick Note – TalkTalk’s Latest UK Personal Data Breach and Website Woe

21st August, 2015 (5 Comments)

The Carphone Warehouse (CPW) recently suffered a massive breach of its customers personal data, which is believed to have potentially affected 2.4 million people, but not everybody seems to be aware of how this also affected other communications providers like TalkTalk.

Map – Sky and TalkTalk’s 940Mbps UFO FTTH Broadband Coverage of York

19th August, 2015 (10 Comments)

The coverage of Sky Broadband and TalkTalk’s joint 940Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH/P) broadband network in the city of York (Ultra Fibre Optic), which is being deployed with the help of Cityfibre, is continuing to expand and new coverage has recently been added to the project’s map.

UPDATE2 TalkTalk Call on Rival ISPs to BAN Capped Broadband Packages

19th August, 2015 (19 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has used a new YouGov survey to claim that consumers who pick broadband packages with a capped usage allowance risk excess data charges, which could be worth £140m across the industry. The provider wants rivals to BAN such products in favour of “unlimited” services.

UK ISP TalkTalk Offers 18 Months of FREE Unlimited Broadband

14th August, 2015 (2 Comments)

Budget Internet provider TalkTalk appears to have responded to their rivals by offering 18 months of free “totally unlimited” Simply Broadband (up to 17Mbps) to new customers, although you still have to take line rental from the equivalent of £15.03 a month when pre-paid or £16.70 as a standard charge.

PlusNet and Virgin Media Top Simplifydigital 2015 UK ISP Awards

13th August, 2015 (6 Comments)

Comparison site Simplifydigital.co.uk has today unveiled the winners of their 2015 Customer Choice Awards, which saw most of the big broadband ISPs (except BT and EE) pickup wins across several broadband, phone and TV categories based on their levels of satisfaction. But sadly you won’t find any smaller ISPs listed.

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 Citizens Advice Accuses Broadband ISPs of False Price Promises

22nd July, 2015 (0 Comments)

The Citizens Advice agency has once again criticised the way in which some home broadband ISPs promote their services, such as via allegedly “hidden charges” like phone line rental, starter fees and router delivery costs.

UK ISP TalkTalk Issues Unusually Vague Trading Update for Q2 2015

22nd July, 2015 (0 Comments)

ISP TalkTalk appears to have somewhat broken with tradition this morning by issuing a surprisingly vague trading update for the second quarter of 2015, which reveals very little except to confirm that the migration of Tesco’s broadband customers onto their network has “begun well” and should complete over the coming months.

ISP TalkTalk and Vodafone in Big Competition Spat Over UK Mobile Market

21st July, 2015 (5 Comments)

A row over competition in the UK market for Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services has erupted after broadband ISP TalkTalk accused Vodafone of “withdrawing entirely from the MVNO market“, which would seriously limit the choices for BT and EE’s rivals when hunting for an alternative supplier.

UPDATE Broadband ISPs Brace for Free MS Windows 10 Internet Data Hog

20th July, 2015 (18 Comments)

On 29th July Microsoft will release its new Windows 10 operating system software, which is being offered as a free upgrade to millions of existing Windows customers around the world. But broadband ISPs are nervous about the impact that so many subscribers downloading the 3GB+ (GigaByte) update could have on their networks.

C4L and TalkTalk Expand UK Reach of Uncontended Ethernet over FTTC

20th July, 2015 (0 Comments)

Internet provider TalkTalk Business has joined forces with Bournemouth-based ISP C4L to roll-out their unlimited usage “zero contention” Ethernet over FTTC (EoFTTC) service across the United Kingdom.

UK ISPs and Rights Holders to Begin Internet Anti-Piracy Campaign

15th July, 2015 (4 Comments)

The Government is nearly ready to join with Rights Holders and four of the country’s largest broadband ISPs to kick off a major “multi-media education campaign“, which will encourage Internet users to “do the right thing” and use legal services instead of piracy. Warning letters (email alerts) will also be sent to some broadband subscribers.

TalkTalk Offer 6 Months FREE Netflix with Plus TV Broadband Bundle

15th July, 2015 (0 Comments)

UK ISP TalkTalk has announced that their Plus TV bundle of unlimited broadband, phone (anytime calls), premium TV (YouView) and a free mobile SIM, which is priced at £10 per month and comes with a £75 Love2shop voucher, now also includes 6 months of free HD access to video streaming service Netflix (until 30th July).

UPDATE Do 7 out of 10 Sky Broadband Users Really Censor Adult Sites?

14th July, 2015 (4 Comments)

A new report claims that around 7 out of 10 Sky Broadband customers have enabled the ISPs network-level filtering (Parental Controls), which was enforcedly introduced last year by all of the largest broadband ISPs to help block “adult content” from young eyes. Sadly it doesn’t always work as intended.