http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/07/22/virgin-medias-response-to-bt-fibre-plan/ Informed opinions on the state of play in the UK Broadband market Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/07/22/virgin-medias-response-to-bt-fibre-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 mark turnbull Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:13:08 +0000 http://www.broadband-finder.co.uk/blog/2008/07/22/virgin-medias-response-to-bt-fibre-plan/#comment-1878 75% of the 40% of the people to get fiber-optic installation will be either in London area or Glasgow and surrounding areas. Smaller towns will be bypassed due to costs. I was told by BT that I would have fiber-optic by 2008 but then was told that there is not enough people in my area to cover the cost of installation. This is why I got Sky 12meg broadband due to it being faster than BT and they still bug me to get their 8 meg broadband. Sky have released that they will uping their speed to between 16 and 18 meg, while Bt have no planns to increase their broadband speeds. I know who I'm stopping with 75% of the 40% of the people to get fiber-optic installation will be either in London area or Glasgow and surrounding areas. Smaller towns will be bypassed due to costs. I was told by BT that I would have fiber-optic by 2008 but then was told that there is not enough people in my area to cover the cost of installation. This is why I got Sky 12meg broadband due to it being faster than BT and they still bug me to get their 8 meg broadband. Sky have released that they will uping their speed to between 16 and 18 meg, while Bt have no planns to increase their broadband speeds. I know who I’m stopping with

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