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Some news from this week which didn’t make a full news article. Truespeed partners with Bath Rugby A multiyear partnership has been announced by Bath-based Truespeed Communications with Bath Rugby, with the company sponsoring a stand at the club’s home ground, The Rec, to be named ‘The Truespeed Stand’. Fans will also benefit from free […]

Mobile network operator Three (now part of VodafoneThree) has turned off the 3G network service that it is named after, following 23 years and 6 months of service. The shutdown was completed on the 27th November 2025 and will enable the company to reuse the mobile frequencies that were used for the 3G service on […]

Another telecoms firm is seeking Code Powers to make constructing network infrastructure easier, the latest is Jet Infrastructure who appear to be a new firm created in July 2025. Ofcom is running its standard consultation prior to granting code powers. The application gives some idea of what Jet Infrastructure are looking to do, and this […]

The first phase of properties in Gainsborough has gone live with Grain Connect, the fibre alt-net who started building in the area in October. The next phase of streets is expected to go live in January, with further phases planned to begin in January. Grain now serves more than 60 other towns and cities across […]

Olilo which is currently pushing hard to establish itself in the Prosumer broadband space and specifically those chasing low and stable latency has agreed a partnership that will see its products selling in Freedom Fibre FTTP areas. At the time of writing this news item, the Olilo website is still only showing package availability for […]

Openreach has published new pricing for its SOTAP (Single Order Transitional Access Product) products, which come into effect from the 1st April. The adjustments amount to a small 3.6% change, which aligns with the UK’s CPI rate for October 2025. SOTAP is designed to be a temporary service that will allow vulnerable customers who currently […]

AVS Group Ltd has been fined £1,000,000 and a further £50,000 for failing to respond. If AVS Group Ltd websites continue to operate without robust age verification and fail to respond to Ofcom requests, the fine will increase by £1,300 a day. The fine has been levied because the 18 sites run by AVS Group […]