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See the latest news and offers from the world of broadband.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 15 May 2019
End-of-contract alerts to be issued under Ofcom ruling
Customers must also be notified of the best alternative deals available.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 02 May 2019
Hospitals and GPs to receive full fibre broadband
It's expected that 70% of NHS organisations will be connected by August 2020.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 26 Apr 2019
HAPSmobile invest £96 million into Google's Loon project
This financial boost will help support the upcoming rollout of their high-speed technology.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 18 Apr 2019
Full fibre rollout begins in rural Essex
The village of Cornish Hall End will be the first to receive gigabit services.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 05 Apr 2019
Broadband customers to receive automatic compensation
BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Zen Internet have all signed the agreement which was created by regulator Ofcom.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 27 Mar 2019
Worst connected street receives ultrafast broadband
Gigaclear has provided Green Meadows Park in Gloucestershire with access to speeds of up to 900Mb.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 19 Mar 2019
Salisbury to receive city-wide full fibre network
Openreach's Fibre First scheme is to upgrade an entire city's infrastructure for the first time.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 27 Feb 2019
Over 100 primary schools to receive 1Gbps broadband
A new £3 million scheme aims to deliver on the government's promise to improve rural broadband.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 21 Feb 2019
O2 confirms first four cities for 5G rollout
Residents of Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will be the first to benefit from the technology.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 15 Feb 2019
Colchester to recieve £3 million broadband boost
The government's full fibre network fund will bankroll the project.
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• 08 Feb 2019
Virgin Media trial 8Gbps broadband
50 homes in the Cambridgeshire village of Papworth will experience the service for six months.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 31 Jan 2019
Openreach reveal next areas for full fibre broadband
Greater Glasgow, Salford and the London boroughs of Bexley and Merton are included in the 2019 rollout.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 28 Jan 2019
Slowest areas for broadband in the UK revealed
The Orkney Islands can achieve a speed of just 3Mb while those in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire enjoy a superfast 32.5Mb.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 18 Jan 2019
Providers race to equip village with superfast broadband
Gigaclear and Truespeed have both offered to expand their full fibre networks across Walton-in-Gordano.
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Charlotte Whyatt • 11 Jan 2019
Norweigan becomes first budget airline to offer free wifi long-haul
Passengers can now surf the web, browse social media and use email while in the air.