Broadband News
January 11
Broadband news archive
TalkTalk: Cutting contracts to 12 months (31-01-11)
Cheap broadband with a shorter contract? TalkTalk broadband (www.Talktalk.co.uk) has slashed the length of its bundle contracts from 18 to 12 months.
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£75 Dabs voucher when you join BT broadband (31-01-11)
Want to nab yourself a £75 Dabs.com electronics voucher? Simply sign-up to BT broadband today.
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Sky records fastest broadband growth for two years (28-01-11)
Free broadband and truly unlimited downloads are attracting more people than ever to Sky’s broadband.
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ASA proposes keeping ‘up to’ broadband advertising (27-01-11)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has outlined plans for new broadband ad rules - including keeping the existing “up to” speeds.
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Virgin Media extends six months half-price offer (27-01-11)
Get half price broadband for six months when you sign-up to Virgin Media bundle before the end of March.
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O2 promises UK’s largest free wi-fi network (26-01-11)
O2 is set to provide free wi-fi access to all, and is promising to have the biggest wi-fi network in the UK by 2013.
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Virgin Media rolls out 100Mb service to 150k new homes (25-01-11)
150,000 more homes are set to get superfast broadband from Virgin Media as it continues to roll-out its 100Mb service.
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Broadband speed probe could end ‘up to’ advertising (25-01-11)
Internet providers could be forced to publish more realistic broadband speeds following an investigation by the advertising watchdog.
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Broadband speeds streets of shame: Two days to download a movie (24-01-11)
Railway Hill near Canterbury has been revealed as the street with the slowest broadband speeds in the country. Read more
iPad app helps you find BT hotspots (21-01-11)
A new app from BT broadband will help iPad users to find one of the provider’s two million hotspots.
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Rural broadband to get cheaper (21-01-11)
If you live in the countryside, you’ll soon be able to shop around several different providers for a broadband deal.
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BT announces fibre duct and pole plans (20-01-11)
Openreach, the network arm of BT broadband, has revealed pricing details for providers looking to use the company’s underground ducts and overhead poles to deliver superfast broadband. Read more
20% of young Brits use mobile broadband (19-01-11)
More young Brits use their mobile phones to get online than in any other European country, new research has revealed.
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Government launches £98 computer scheme (18-01-11)
More than nine million British adults without access to the internet at home will be able to get a PC for just £98 under a new government scheme to get the UK online.
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Register now for TalkTalk 40Mb broadband (17-01-11)
Want to boost your download speed with superfast broadband? You can now register for TalkTalk broadband’s new Fibre Optic Boost, offering speeds of up to 40Mb.
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Three months free BT business broadband (17-01-11)
Internet giant BT broadband is offering three months free broadband to new business customers.
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BT reveals market towns set for superfast broadband (14-01-11)
By spring 2012, some 300,000 homes and businesses in market towns will be able to get fibre optic download speeds from BT broadband.
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Plusnet fibre broadband trial averages 30Mb (13-01-11)
Plusnet broadband has revealed that customers on its fibre optic trial have been receiving speeds of around 30Mb.
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£20 broadband, TV and phone bundle from BT (12-01-11)
BT broadband is offering new customers the chance to sign-up for internet, digital TV and home phone calls for just £20 a month.
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Free Plusnet broadband and calls for three months (12-01-11)
New customers signing up to a Plusnet broadband and calls package can now nab themselves three months free subscription.
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Price Promise for Orange broadband customers (11-01-11)
Worried that you’re not getting the best value for money from your provider? Orange broadband is promising to automatically lower customers’ bills if it offers the same package at a lower price.
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Six months half price TalkTalk broadband (10-01-11)
Save yourself over £50 by signing up to TalkTalk's new six months half price deal.
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2G spectrum to deliver faster mobile broadband (07-01-11)
Telecoms regulator Ofcom yesterday gave the go-ahead for mobile providers to use their 2G radio spectrum for third-generation mobile broadband services.
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Fibre broadband providers top the speed charts (06-01-11)
Virgin Media used its superfast cable network to set a new average download speed of 10.9Mb, the latest monthly speed results have revealed.
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No net at home for two million kids (05-01-11)
More than a million British children still lack access to a computer at home, research has revealed.
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BT offers ‘fast-track’ for video and TV content (04-01-11)
BT is offering a new service to allow faster and higher quality video streaming and downloading.
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BT names Race to Infinity winners (04-01-11)
Six communities around the country have been named as the winners of BT's Race to Infinity and will soon enjoy fibre optic broadband speeds of up to 40Mb.
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