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Virgin Media boosts fibre broadband customer base
Virgin Media enjoyed continued growth in its fibre optic broadband customer base during the three months to March 31st 2013. Demand for speeds of 30Mbps rose further over the three-month period, with the cable company signing up...
Read moreAlnwick Civic Society criticises fibre broadband cabinet location
A conservation group has expressed concern about the installation of a fibre optic broadband street cabinet in a prominent position in the historic Northumberland market town. Alnwick Civic Society criticised BT, which is...
Read moreNorthumberland County Council hails fibre broadband deal
Northumberland County Council (NCC) has welcomed a new agreement that should see fibre optic broadband rolled out to 95 per cent of local properties. The project will be delivered by BT, which is contributing £2.9 million...
Read moreBT increases Cambridgeshire fibre broadband coverage
BT has further increased the scope of its fibre optic broadband network in Cambridgeshire to include the communities of March, Whittlesey and Wisbech. As part of its £2.5 billion commercial rollout, the telecoms giant will...
Read moreBT says FTTC rollouts make 'economic sense'
BT has backed its decision to invest heavily in fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) broadband networks, insisting that the solution makes "economic sense". The telecoms giant has often attracted criticism for choosing to focus...
Read moreBT nearing end of Capel fibre broadband rollout
BT says that the wait for fibre optic broadband in the Surrey village of Capel is almost at an end, with residents set to benefit from faster and more reliable connectivity in the coming weeks. The telecoms giant named Capel as...
Read morePlusnet fibre broadband now available to 15m properties
Plusnet has hailed the comprehensive coverage of its fibre broadband network, which now reaches more than half of the UK's homes and businesses. This means that over 15 million homes and businesses will be able to benefit...
Read moreBT says fibre broadband market is 'level playing field'
BT has insisted there is a "level playing field" in the UK's fibre optic broadband market. Liv Garfield, chief executive of the telecoms giant's local access network business Openreach, revealed that more than...
Read moreStirling Council approves fibre broadband rollout
Proposals to bring super-fast fibre optic broadband to the Stirling area have been backed by the local council's Finance and Economy Committee. The next-generation technology will be able to deliver speeds in excess of 40Mbps...
Read moreEnterprise M3 creates £200k super-fast broadband fund
A public-private partnership has established a £200,000 fund designed to help Surrey and Hampshire businesses unable to access fibre optic broadband. Enterprise M3 unveiled the initiative in a bid to bring improved...
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