O2 customers can buy BT's fibre and Ethernet services, as the two former stable-mates extend their partnership
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ASA Raps BT For Inaccurate Speed Estimates
BT broadband availability checker gives inaccurate results rules advertising watchdog
Virgin Media Adds 189,000 Customers To Superfast Broadband Network
More than three quarters of all Virgin Media broadband users now have superfast speeds of 30Mbps+
Virgin Media Seeks To Press Home ‘Quad-Play’ Advantage With New Bundles
Virgin Media offers new landline, broadband, television and mobile bundles to customers to gain the edge over BT, Sky and others
Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos
Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during strike
EE Wants Six Million 4G Customers By End Of The Year
EE 4G user base reaches 2.9 million, and operator says it's on track to double this number by the end of 2014
Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network
Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling
Just 15 Percent Of UK Homes Have 30Mbps Superfast Broadband
New research names Britain's 50 slowest broadband streets. Meanwhile, even those who have the option of superfast broadband are slow to adopt it
Netflix Says Comcast Time Warner Cable Merger Harms Net Neutrality
Netflix mulls price increase: its revenue and subscribers are increasing US ISPs are charging it for bandwidth
Virgin Media Fixes Email Issue After Users Complain Of Excessive Spam
Virgin Media customers with a 'virgin.net' address complain of receiving hundreds of messages after a service email lets anyone reply to the group
TalkTalk And Sky Challenge BT With York Fibre Network
TalkTalk, Sky And CityFibre join forces to offer FTTP services in York and model is set to expand to other cities
MPs Say BDUK Has Given BT A Rural Broadband Monopoly
Public Accounts Committee say DCMS and BT must be more transparent and publish detailed BDUK mapping
BT And Orange Named Ofcom’s Most Complained About Service Providers
BT narrowly takes title ahead of EE in broadband, while EE-owned Orange and T-Mobile struggle in the mobile division
Which? Calls On ISPs To Deliver Advertised Speeds And Better Customer Service
Which? launches better broadband campaign, after research finds UK customers get super slow service, not super fast network connections
Virgin Media Launches Cloud Storage Service
Virgin Media Cloud offers up to 50GB free storage per household, with increasing amounts for those willing to pay
Ofcom: UK Leads European ‘Big Five’ On Superfast Broadband
Ofcom says UK leads France, Germany, Italy and Spain on superfast broadband adoption and coverage
Slow Rural Broadband Affecting Education, Says Survey
Rural broadband gives urban children an advantage in education says new report
BT Calls For End To TalkTalk And Sky’s £623m Copper Broadband ‘Subsidies’
BT says if Ofcom does not act over unbundled lines, the UK broadband market could be distorted to the tune of £1 billion
Slow Broadband Can Knock 20 Percent Off House Price
Estate agent Rightmove finds broadband speed has become a key factor for prospective homeowners when considering a property
Virgin Media Boosts Top Fibre Optic Speeds to 152Mbps
Virgin Media to offer free speed upgrades to customers - and parental controls too
Vodafone Bids £5.8bn For Spanish Cable Company Ono – Report
Vodafone reportedly looks to boost European fixed line network with another acquisition
BT Denies Copper ADSL Switch Off Will Be ‘Catastrophic’ For Businesses
BT says businesses have had plenty of time to upgrade to faster services
First BDUK Fibre Cabinets Go Live In Warwickshire And Northamptonshire
Two BDUK projects reveal the locations of the first government-funded fibre cabinets
70,000 Properties In Devon And Somerset To Receive BDUK Fibre By Summer
BDUK rollout in the West Country to reach more homes and businesses even quicker
Government-Funded Superfast Broadband Rollout Reaches 300,000 Premises
DCMS says rollout is now likely to have reached more than 300,000 homes and businesses
Ofcom: Mobile, Broadband, Landline Services Cheaper Than Ten Years Ago
Ofcom says consumers are getting more for less thanks to strong competition
BT To Invest Another £50m In Urban Fibre Rollout
BT to connect 400,000 more homes and businesses across 30 cities to its fibre network
Quiz Of The Week: Fibre Broadband
Thanks to optical fibre we have superfast broadband. How well do you know it?
Ofcom Protects Consumers And SMBs From Mid-Contract Price Hikes
New Ofcom rules allow telecoms customers to exit if contracts change
BT And Alcatel-Lucent Set 1.4Tbps Fibre Bandwidth Record
Researchers say it is possible to achieve such speeds across the whole of BT’s core network