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April 11

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Sky set to trial superfast broadband (28-04-11)

Satellite giant Sky is set to become the first big broadband provider to trial its own superfast connections using BT’s existing network of poles and ducts.

TalkTalk is most complained about provider

Bradford breaks into top 100 global broadband cities (27-04-11)

Bradford has become the only UK city to rank in a list of the world’s top 100 speediest broadband places.

Broadband speeds are ‘biggest source of frustration’ (26-04-11)

Broadband speeds remain the biggest problem for consumers, according to new research.

TalkTalk is most complained about provider (21-04-11)

Broadband giant TalkTalk has been named and shamed as the UK’s most complained about provider, telecoms regulator Ofcom has revealed.

Superfast broadband boom for Virgin Media (21-04-11)

More than 150,000 customers are now signed up to Virgin Media’s 50Mb superfast broadband package.

Virgin Media to trial world’s fastest cable broadband (20-04-11)

Cable giant Virgin Media is set to trial a 1.5Gb broadband connection - 240 times faster than the national average.

Plusnet ‘best value fibre’ goes live (19-04-11)

Plusnet’s cheap fibre optic broadband packages are now on sale, offering speeds of up to 40Mb from as little as £16.49 a month.

Average UK broadband speed passes 7Mb (18-04-11)

Average UK broadband speeds have passed 7Mb for the first time, latest speed test results have shown.

EU roaming costs to drop to UK levels by 2015? (15-04-11)

Mobile broadband giant O2 has said the cost of using your dongle or smartphone in Europe could cost the same as going online at home by 2015.

Broadband giants unveil masterplan for superfast rural service (14-04-11)

Virgin Media, TalkTalk and major telecoms companies are planning a superfast rural broadband network to be in place from late 2011.

Breakthrough technology brings broadband to rural Scotland (13-04-11)

Remote areas of Scotland will be online soon thanks to a new development in broadband technology.

Superfast broadband to pass 250,000 lines (12-04-11)

Virgin Media and BT are leading the way for superfast broadband as the number of high-speed connections is set to pass 250,000.

BT reveals new superfast broadband locations (11-04-11)

More than 1.5 million new homes and businesses are set to get superfast broadband from BT by the end of the year.

UK’s slow mobile broadband towns revealed (08-04-11)

Milton Keynes has the slowest mobile broadband in the UK, with an average speed of just 1.73Mb.

TalkTalk Fibre Optic Boost to go live in May (07-04-11)

Want superfast broadband without switching provider? TalkTalk customers will be able to get up to 40Mb speeds with its new Fibre Optic Boost.

Telecoms firms threaten rural broadband boycott (06-04-11)

Broadband providers including TalkTalk and Virgin Media have threatened to boycott rural broadband schemes that risk being “dominated” by BT.

BT to expand 20Mb broadband network (05-04-11)

Some 80% of homes and businesses are set to get faster broadband as BT extends its next generation copper network.

Three launches 21Mb mobile broadband dongle (04-04-11)

You can increase your mobile broadband speeds by 40% with a new dongle from Three.

Ofcom calls for broadband price cuts (01-04-11)

Broadband and home phone prices could come down following proposed wholesale price caps from telecoms regulator Ofcom.

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