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Criminal Gang Cuts Down MS3 FTTP Broadband Poles in Hull UK UPDATE

20th November, 2023 (51 Comments)

A criminal gang has taken recent protests against MS3’s deployment of telecoms poles in parts of Hull (East Yorkshire), which are being used to carry the operator’s new full fibre broadband ISP network, to a disgusting new level over the weekend by using chainsaws to cut down several of the erections.

Quickline CEO Sean Royce in Rural UK Field

Quickline Extend Full Fibre Broadband to 65K Rural UK Premises

16th November, 2023 (9 Comments)

The CEO of alternative rural network operator and UK ISP Quickline, Sean Royce, has today done an interesting video interview with Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, which among other things reveals that their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 65,000 premises passed.

ISP Brsk Add 2 West Yorkshire Towns to UK Full Fibre Rollout

16th November, 2023 (6 Comments)

Network builder and broadband ISP Brsk has announced that they’ve added the two West Yorkshire towns of Brighouse and Elland to their ongoing roll-out plan for a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Midlands of England (rollout plan). The expansion will also include surrounding locations.

Quickline Van in Street from Makepositive PR on 30th May 2023

Quickline Gifts £100 to New Full Fibre Broadband Customers

13th November, 2023 (0 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across North East England, has launched a Black Friday promotion that gives new customers £100 back in the form of a pre-loaded Mastercard.

Council Suspend MS3’s Full Fibre Poles Rollout in Hedon Over Safety

2nd November, 2023 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England appears to have handed anti-pole campaigners in Hedon a small, if most likely only temporary, victory by suspending MS3‘s deployment of a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in the area over “allegations of unsafe work activity.“

5,000 Extra Doncaster Homes Get Virgin Media O2’s Full Fibre

1st November, 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have confirmed that an additional 5,000 homes and businesses in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Doncaster have now been reached by their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

Quickline’s UK Full Fibre Engineers Rescue Man from River Trent

31st October, 2023 (7 Comments)

Two engineers working for UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across North East England, have been praised after their quick-thinking saved the life of a man who fell into the River Trent.

Virgin Media O2 Engineer Talking to Woman

20,000 Extra Homes in Sheffield Get Virgin Media’s Full Fibre

27th October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) and nexfibre have today announced the completion of yet another network expansion, which sees an additional 20,000 homes and businesses in the South Yorkshire (England) city of Sheffield being covered by their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network.

Zzoomm Drilling Hole for Fibre in Brick Wall

Zzoomm Extend 2Gbps Broadband to Chapeltown in Sheffield UK

20th October, 2023 (12 Comments)

Broadband ISP Zzoomm has today announced that they’ve just started to connect the very first customers to their new multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the large Sheffield (South Yorkshire, England) suburb of Chapeltown.

David Davis MP Pressures KCOM to Help Resolve FTTP Poles Dispute

12th October, 2023 (19 Comments)

The MP for Haltemprice and Howden, David Davis, has called on ISP KCOM, MS3, Connexin and other alternative broadband network operators in East Yorkshire (England) to help resolve the “unsightly mess of unnecessary street furniture” (a reference to recent protests against poles) by fairly sharing access to existing ducts and poles.

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Quickline’s Full Fibre Live in 5 More Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Villages

6th October, 2023 (4 Comments)

Hull-based UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is deploying their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to 96 rural locations (55,000 premises) across North East England, has just gone live in 5 more villages – Hunmanby and Staxton in North Yorkshire, plus Keelby, Folkingham and South Ferriby in North Lincolnshire.

KCOM Boost Biz Security and Offers Full Fibre Solution for Landlords

4th October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Hull-based broadband ISP KCOM, which is currently building their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to more of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has launched a service to improve online security for their business customers and introduced new Landlord packages to help spread fibre to more tenants.

Hedon and Preston Protestors Seek 10 Year Boycott of MS3’s Broadband Poles

14th September, 2023 (46 Comments)

Complaints about the erection of new telegraph poles are nothing new in the UK. But one growing campaign – involving residents of Hedon and South Preston – appears to be taking their dispute with full fibre network builder MS3 to a new level, by organising a 10-year boycott of broadband ISPs that sell their services.

Sheffield City Council Order CityFibre to Cease Noisy Night Work

8th September, 2023 (46 Comments)

The Sheffield City Council (SCC) has ordered CityFibre to cease its roll-out of a new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in part of the South Yorkshire (England) City, which occurred after its contractor breached a permit and allowed night works to continue on well past the 11pm limit.

Telecom Acquisitions ISPs Gain Access to MS3’s UK Fibre Network

6th September, 2023 (1 Comment)

Network operator MS3, which is deploying a 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 535,000 premises across the North of England by the end of 2025 (here), has today announced that several ISPs managed under the central Telecom Acquisitions (TAL) group have gained access to their network.

BT Rolling Out UK Digital Voice Service into Northern Ireland

29th August, 2023 (9 Comments)

Broadband ISP BT has today continued the region-by-region deployment of their Internet Protocol (IP) based home phone service, Digital Voice, by announcing that they’re about to start the roll-out in Northern Ireland, which will be followed this autumn by customers in the North West and across London.

CityFibre Begin FTTP Broadband Rollout in Wath Upon Dearne

17th August, 2023 (25 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that they’ve begun a £31.2m project to deploy their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP network across the South Yorkshire town of Wath Upon Dearne, which is home to a local population of around 12,000. But it’ll go further than that.