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UK Rural Group Calls For Broadband Universal Service Obligation
Only a universal service obligation can save rural communities
Government Announces ‘Super Connected Cities’ Funding
Culture Secretary Maria Miller tells how much money the UK's 'super connected cities' will get
BT Set To Invest £8m In Broadband Link To Orkney and Shetland
BT's speeds in Orkney, Shetland and northern Scotland are set to double with new 1,000km fibre connection
Slow Wales Broadband Harms Economy – Committee
Commons Welsh Affair Committee calls on UK and Welsh governments to address broadband gap
BT To Win Suffolk and Norfolk Broadband Deals As Fujitsu Pulls Out
Fujitsu backs off and BT wins another two rural broadband cibtracts
BT Wins One Horse Cumbrian BDUK Race
BT has been awarded the BDUK contract to wire up Cumbria to superfast broadband
4G ‘Can Help Britain Achieve Its Broadband Aspirations’
The mobile industry can fix BDUK mistakes, say attendees of Westminster eForum conference
Maria Miller To Relax Rules For Broadband Infrastructure
Miller makes her first announcement as culture secretary, promising to cut the red tape surrounding superfast broadband rollout
BT Broadband And Phone Prices Set To Rise In January
Making a call or using the internet will be up to 5.9 percent more expensive in January
More Ex-Soldiers Take BT Jobs To Roll Out Broadband
On the command, deploy fibre!
Broadband: Could We Really Afford FTTH?
Britain's superfast broadband should take fibre to the home, says FTTH Europe Council's Nadia Babaali. But how would she pay for it?
Ofcom: UK Broadband Speed Shoots Up To 9Mbps
Ofcom data says UK broadband isn't as bad as others think
Britain Still Lagging In Broadband League Table
New figures from Akamai have revealed that Britain's broadband network continues to trail rival European nations
BT Sees 13 Percent Olympics Traffic Spike
BT releases figures showing just how much of an impact the Olympics has had on its network
Lords Committee Slates Government Broadband Strategy
A Lords Committee lambasts the government's broadband strategy, claiming it has too much emphasis on speed
AltNets Meet To Form BT Challenge For BDUK Funding
Network providers gathered last week to discuss ways to offer alternatives to BT and Fujitsu
BT Sales Wilt Amid Economic Downturn
The economic turmoil engulfing European economies and tough times in the financial sector have hit BT's revenues
Virgin Media Superfast Broadband Subscribers Increase To 1.3m
More superfast broadband customers contributes to Q2 revenues of £1bn
Avanti Launches Pay-As–You-Go Satellite Broadband
Avanti tries to make Internet access in broadband “notspots” easier than ever
Wales Expects EU Green Light For BDUK Broadband Rollout This Autumn
Wales expects to start laying down fibre for its BDUK project this autumn
BT Wins Wales BDUK Deal – But Brussels Probe Looms
Another BDUK contract goes to BT, but the European Commission continues to dig its heels in
Majority Of UK Homes Can Have 20 Mbps Broadband, Says Ofcom
Fixed broadband access is available to almost every house in the country
BT Wins Another BDUK Race With North Yorkshire Contract
N Yorkshire gets its fibre while others wait, because the deal got early EU approval
Fujitsu Quits Cumbria Fibre Bid – But BT Could Still Miss Out
BT might be the only one going for BDUK funds in Cumbria as Fujitsu pulls out, but it could still lose out
Ofcom Seeks to Cut BT Wholesale Leased Line Prices
Ofcom has published its leased line proposals that could see the rates BT Wholesale charges capped
BDUK: Superfast Broadband Hits Super-Dense EU Buffers
The BDUK process has failed to deliver fibre competition. In that case, BT should open up all its new rural fibre, says Peter Judge
Government’s BDUK Plan Faces European Objection
The government's BDUK scheme for rural broadband is facing more controversy after European objections
BT, Fujitsu Sign BDUK Broadband Contracts
BT and Fujitsu have been officially authorised as suppliers under the government's broadband rollout scheme, according to reports, as the CLA expresses doubts that BDUK will reach its targets
BT’s FTTP Trial Promises Fast Fibre Broadband
Eight locations will receive speeds of up to 330Mbps in two phases of trial