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KCOM Detail Q4 – 2017 FTTP Broadband Rollout to 11,555 Premises in Hull

10th October, 2017 (1 Comment)

East Yorkshire ISP KCOM has today announced the final 2017 phase of their £60m Lightstream project, which aims to have deployed their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) dominated “ultrafast broadband” network to a further 11,555 premises in Hull between now and the end of the year.

Wales Sets Out Action Plan to Improve Mobile Network Coverage

5th October, 2017 (2 Comments)

Tax breaks for new masts, changes to permitted development rights for telecommunications equipment and support for 5G are just some of the changes being proposed by the Welsh Government today as part of their new ‘Action Plan’ to improve mobile network connectivity (3G, 4G) across Wales.

National Assembly for Wales Proposes Plan to Improve Broadband and Mobile

20th September, 2017 (2 Comments)

A National Assembly Committee has published a report that makes 12 recommendations for how Wales (UK) could bring faster broadband to poorly served premises and improve Mobile (4G etc.) connectivity, such as making future subsidies for landowners conditional on them allowing mobile masts.

Explaining KCOM’s Plan for a 10Mbps Broadband USO in Hull, East Yorkshire

15th September, 2017 (4 Comments)

Over the past two years we’ve heard plenty of debate about the Government and BT’s proposed plan for a legally-binding 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation for broadband, although there’s been very little talk about KCOM’s position in Hull and East Yorkshire, where they dominate the local market.

Survey Finds Support for a 30Mbps Broadband Universal Service Obligation

12th September, 2017 (4 Comments)

The most recent survey of 1,701 ISPreview.co.uk readers, which was conducted between 13th July and 4th September 2017, has found that 82.8% of respondents support the UK Government’s proposal to introduce a 10Mbps+ USO for broadband but 77.7% would prefer a minimum speed of 30Mbps+.

UK Government Targets 98% Superfast Broadband Coverage via £645m Clawback

9th September, 2017 (25 Comments)

The Government’s £1.6bn+ Broadband Delivery UK project has today confirmed that a total of £645m in public funding (i.e. clawback and efficiency savings) will be returned to help expand the reach of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+) to 98% of premises in the United Kingdom by around 2020.

EU Study Claims Satellite Broadband is an “efficient option” for Remote Schools

6th September, 2017 (0 Comments)

A new study published by the European Commission has found that Satellite based broadband connectivity is an “efficient option” for bringing faster internet connectivity to “poorly connected” schools. A voucher scheme is proposed to help support related deployments.

Calling ALL Farmers – The NFU Wants to Know About Naff Broadband and Mobile

23rd August, 2017 (6 Comments)

The National Farmers Union has launched their annual survey of broadband and mobile connectivity, which will run for the next five weeks and is seeking feedback from farmers about the quality of their local telecoms and internet connectivity.

techUK Calls for 90% UK Coverage of Ultrafast Broadband by 2025

14th August, 2017 (5 Comments)

A new report from techUK, which represents 950 companies in the United Kingdom’s technology sector, has called for “near universal” coverage of “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) by 2020 and 90% coverage of “ultrafast broadband” (100Mbps+) to become a reality by 2025.

UK ISP TalkTalk Warns BT’s 10Mbps Broadband USO is “legally questionable”

10th August, 2017 (11 Comments)

Budget ISP TalkTalk has warned that it is “legally questionable” for BT to recover up to £600m of the costs incurred for their proposed 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation deployment by extracting the money via charges for products providing access to Openreach’s local access networks.

UPD Anger Flares at Openreach Over Holiday Homes USO Exclusion in Scotland

9th August, 2017 (62 Comments)

Residents of the Grand Eagles holiday park in Perthshire (Scotland) have claimed that Openreach holds a virtual “monopoly” after they accused the operator of trying to “extort” £3,500 per property from home owners, who aren’t covered by the current Universal Service Obligation.

UPD2 Ofcom Reveals Price Impact of BT’s Proposed 10Mbps Broadband USO

9th August, 2017 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has today revised their Wholesale Local Access (WLA) charge controls in order to show how their planned broadband / FTTC price reductions could be impacted by BT’s voluntary proposal to spend £450m to £600m on the roll-out of a 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation.

Scotland Fear 10Mbps Broadband USO Plan May Extend BT’s “Monopoly”

8th August, 2017 (13 Comments)

The Scottish Government has issued a letter to the UK’s Department for Digital (DCMS) that warns against accepting BT’s proposed investment of up to £600m to deploy a new 10Mbps+ Universal Service Obligation for broadband, which they fear could extend BT’s “monopoly position in rural areas.”

Ofcom Model a 20Mbps Broadband USO Option for the UK Government

1st August, 2017 (18 Comments)

Most won’t have noticed but Ofcom has published an update to last year’s cost analysis for the proposed broadband Universal Service Obligation, which reveals that the Government asked them to model a 20Mbps (2Mbps upload) USO option and it might be better value for money.

UPDATE BT and Gov Propose £600m 10Mbps Broadband USO Universal Service

30th July, 2017 (50 Comments)

After a lot of negotiation the Government and BT have today proposed a deal that could see the operator fund a new Universal Service Obligation (USO), which will aim to ensure that everybody can request a broadband download speed of at least 10Mbps by 2020. Now for the caveats.

New £30 Million Grant Offer to Help Build Rural Broadband Networks

29th July, 2017 (5 Comments)

The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) has today announced that an additional £30 million of public investment is being allocated to help rural areas build new 30Mbps+ capable superfast broadband networks in areas where such services are not currently available or planned.

Openreach’s Bargaining Chip in Pledge to Fund UK 10Mbps Broadband USO

17th July, 2017 (8 Comments)

The CEO of Openreach (BT), Clive Selley, appears to be closing in on a deal that could see the telecoms giant commit hundreds of millions of pounds to deploy the Government’s promised 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband, but only if Ofcom softens their planned FTTC charge controls.