Broadband News
September 11
Broadband news archive
Delay on BE fibre broadband (30-09-11)
BE’s plans to begin trialling fibre broadband packages by the end of the year have been put on hold.
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New rules to end ‘misleading’ speed claims (29-09-11)
Broadband providers must advertise a speed at least 10% of customers can get, according to new rules from advertising regulators.
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Three pleads for fair 4G mobile broadband access (28-09-11)
Three may run out of capacity in towns and cities by the end of 2012 if next-generation spectrum auctions don’t go ahead.
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ISPs ordered to give more accurate internet speeds (27-09-11)
Broadband providers will only be able to advertise speeds that 10% of their customers actually receive, says the advertising regulator.
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Almost half of internet connected UK homes hit by cyber attacks (26-09-11)
Nearly one in three UK households are targeted by hackers in the first three months of the year, the largest ever study of broadband habits has found.
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Broadband customers most concerned with price, service and ease of set up (23-09-11)
People look at price, service and ease of set-up when shopping for broadband, says Plusnet.
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TalkTalk top for broadband complaints (22-09-11)
TalkTalk has again been named as the most complained about broadband provider, says Ofcom.
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O2 introduces ‘truly unlimited’ broadband (22-09-11)
Broadband provider upgrades two of its packages, allowing customers to use the internet as much as they want without the worry of being charged any extra.
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BT and OnLive launch revolutionary gaming service (22-09-11)
Get instant access to over 100 games with the new OnLive service from BT.
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Eclipse cuts cost of home fibre broadband (21-09-11)
Eclipse offers new cheap and flexible fibre broadband packages that let customers tailor their download allowance to suit their needs
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Britain’s slowest broadband street revealed (20-09-11)
The UK’s poorest performing broadband street gets just 0.128Mb - 147 times slower than the town at the top.
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Broadband providers should offer social tariffs for the poorest families (19-09-11)
Broadband providers should offer social tariffs for the poorest families, says consumer watchdog.
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New provider to offer first 1Gb home broadband (16-09-11)
New fibre optic broadband provider Hyperoptic to offer 1Gb speeds in London.
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Superfast broadband roll-out 'too slow' (15-09-11)
Rival providers must stop wrangling over prices if UK is to have “best broadband in Europe” says Jeremy Hunt.
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A million more homes and businesses to get superfast broadband (14-09-11)
Openreach reveals another 114 exchanges from where fibre will be available.
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Ofcom bans rollover contracts (13-09-11)
Telecoms regulator puts an end to rollover contracts that tie customers in "with little benefit".
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Wireless may not be the answer for rural broadband (13-09-11)
Advanced wireless networks may not be able to provide full rural broadband coverage.
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Brits missing out on free Wi-Fi (12-09-11)
Majority of home broadband users unaware they already have free Wi-Fi from their provider.
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KC connects Woodmansey to 100Mb broadband (09-09-11)
Hull broadband provider KC connects first homes to 100Mb fibre.
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Broadband connections near 20m (08-09-11)
The number of broadband lines now stands at 19.9m, says Ofcom.
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Residential fibre optic broadband packages unveiled by Entanet (07-09-11)
Wholesaler launches five family packages with speeds of up to 40Mb.
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Orange customers offered cheapest unlimited broadband (06-09-11)
Orange customers can now save up to £170 a year on similar BT broadband and calls bundles, says provider.
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4G auction delayed amid legal threats (06-09-11)
Ofcom: auction to provide next-generation mobile broadband delayed.
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Everything Everywhere and Three users get superfast mobile broadband (05-09-11)
Networks’ users to benefit from Virgin Media Business’ fibre optic network.
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White space technology to end rural broadband woes (02-09-11)
Gaps between TV signals could bring better broadband to rural areas.
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Nearly half surf the web on their phone (02-09-11)
Demand for net access, including public Wi-Fi, has increased, finds study.
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Graphene could boost superfast internet (01-09-11)
Graphene could make internet speeds ‘tens of times faster’, university research finds.
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