Fearmongering victory? Local council in Bath refuses permission for 5G mast, after local resistance and intervention of Lib Dem MP

Fearmongering victory? Local council in Bath refuses permission for 5G mast, after local resistance and intervention of Lib Dem MP
Ambitious government target for 85 percent coverage of gigabit-capable broadband by 2025 may not be achieved, committee of MPs warn
UK communications regulator Ofcom reveals 8 million British homes can now access broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps, despite pandemic
UK’s transition to full fibre network, sees Openreach consultation on the closure of thousands of local telephone exchanges
In a UK first, customers in Salisbury are now no longer able buy landlines or broadband on the copper network, after a full fibre deployment in the city
Disgraceful. Engineer suffered five stab wounds amid violent attacks against telecom engineers earlier this year, Openreach boss confirms
Telecoms watchdog launches probe of BT after some rural customers face quotes of over £100,000 for broadband installation or upgrade
Two BT Openreach engineers, along with staff from BT, TalkTalk and Sky recognised on Queen’s birthday honours list for keeping country connected
Openreach sends in its ‘SAS’ engineers! Old TV set found to be responsible for two years of broadband outages in Welsh village
Plans to roll out next generation fibre connections in the hardest to reach areas in the United Kingdom revealed by Openreach
Ahead of government announcement on Huawei, BT warns it will be ‘impossible’ to remove all its equipment in under ten years
Openreach confirms that the rollout of G.Fast, technology that speeds up copper-based broadband connections, will be paused until next year
Selling off the crown jewels? BT is reportedly in talks to sell a multi billion pound stake in its hugely valuable Openreach division
No job losses during pandemic, pledges BT, as carrier also suspends future fibre-to-the-premise and G.fast build plans, and implements manager pay freeze
Netflix bingeing…main ISPs and operators in the UK agree to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the Coronavirus pandemic
200 villages, market towns and rural areas set to benefit as Openreach pledges to roll out ultrafast fibre to the premise (FTTP)
Major changes proposed to boost investment for full fibre deployment for both residential and commercial properties in the United Kingdom
Former Ofcom chief executive Sharon White and Openreach fibre boss Kim Mears recognised for services to public and telecoms industry
Broadband speed need? Not really, as Nominet finds most Brits would opt for reliability over speed
Acceleration of fibre to the premise (FTTP) program at Openreach, with the addition of 36 new locations
Cost-cutting purge, or ‘workplace improvement programme’ as BT calls it, sees huge culling of offices
Greater access to Openreach infrastructure planned by Ofcom as it seeks to drive fibre investment
Need for speed. Government plan revealed for all households and businesses to enjoy 1Gbps by 2033
BT Openreach promises to make broadband great again with ‘fibre first’ rollout
Government wants to extend coverage and boost speeds after meeting 2017 superfast broadband target
Want to upgrade your home office? BT promises compensation if speeds drop below 100Mbps
Pledge that everyone in UK will have legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10 Mbps by 2020
The debate on Openreach’s future has been raging for the past few years, so we thought it was time to look back at its origins
Welsh village considered too difficult to connect gets 1Gbps broadband
ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of ‘digital first’ UK because of slow broadband