thinkbroadband in the Press

BILL BLOW TalkTalk to hike bills for millions of broadband customers by £48 a year – how to avoid it

The Sun (Nov 2025)

Major broadband provider confirms bills are going up – are you affected?

The Express (Nov 2025)

UK gigabit broadband coverage hits 89% of population

Computer Weekly (Sep 2025)

The surprising success story of British fibre broadband

The Financial Times (Jul 2025)

UK gigabit broadband continues progress but overbuild fears persist

Computer Weekly (Mar 2025)

Sundays Times Best Places to Live 2025

The Sunday Times (Mar 2025)

Exactly how much your broadband and mobile bill will rise by this April – from BT to Vodafone

Daily Mirror (Jan 2025)

April price hikes for BT, EE, O2, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone customers explained

The Express (Jan 2025)

Millions of mobile and broadband customers on cheap contracts to be hit with ‘unfair’ bill rises due to rule change in coming in DAYS

The Sun (Jan 2025)

Gigabit broadband in the UK: Government targets, policy, and funding

Gigabit broadband FAQs House of Commons Library (Nov 2024)

Huge broadband boost confirmed for these UK postcodes

Lancs Live (Oct 2024)

Massive UK broadband boost confirmed – check your postcode now for an instant upgrade

The Express (Oct 2024)

Huge broadband boost confirmed for these UK postcodes

Plymouth Herald (Oct 2024)

Millions of UK homes upgraded to faster broadband as BT, TalkTalk, Sky, and others reach new milestone

GB News (Oct 2024)

Millions of mobile and broadband customers on cheap contracts to be hit with ‘unfair’ bill rises due to rule change

The Sun (Aug 2024)

Millions of mobile and broadband customers face ‘unfair’ bill hike of £36

Birmingham Mail (Aug 2024)

Millions of BT, Sky and Virgin broadband users urged to make simple Wi-Fi check today

Daily Mirror (Jun 2024)

BT, Sky, Virgin broadband users urged to check their Wi-Fi immediately

Birmingham Mail (Jun 2024)

Project Gigabit progress update – April 2024

Building Digital UK (BDUK), UK Government (Apr 2024)

Sundays Times Best Places to Live 2024

The Sunday Times (Mar 2024)

Your broadband speed could DOUBLE in April as Openreach confirms boost for millions across UK

GB News (Feb 2024)

Warning to anyone with broadband as thousands could be missing out

Liverpool Echo (Feb 2024)

Are YOU one of four million Brits missing out on lower broadband bills?

GB News (Feb 2024)

Check your BT, Sky and Virgin broadband bill now – urgent price alert issued to UK homes

Daily Mirror (Feb 2024)

BT, Sky, Virgin broadband customers warned ‘check your bill now’

Birmingham Mail (Feb 2024)

Mapped: The best and worst parts of the UK for superfast full-fibre broadband speeds

GB News (Feb 2024)

ThinkBroadband reveals gigabit-capable broadband connection is close to reaching 80% mark

TechUK (Jan 2024)

Elon Musk lands broadband fans as rural dwellers choose Starlink

The Times (Dec 2023)

BT Digital Voice, Minimalist Travel, Nights Out

BBC You and Yours (Aug 2023)

Gigabit broadband FAQs

House of Commons Library (Aug 2023)

thinkbroadband.com Provides a Warning to Welsh Businesses on the Top Scams Likely to Target Their Organisation

BusinessNewsWales (May 2023)

How we chose the best places to live 2023

The Times (Mar 2023)

How does YOUR town stack up for broadband?

The Daily Mail (Mar 2023)

In some towns only 5 per cent of homes have fastest broadband

The Times (Mar 2023)

Half of London homes now able to access full fibre broadband

Mayor of London (Jan 2023)

Broadband costs & social tariff

Money Box, BBC Radio 4 (Oct 2022)

Project Gigabit Delivery Plan — spring update

More or Less: Behind the Stats, BBC Radio 4 (Sep 2022)

Project Gigabit Delivery Plan — spring update

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), UK Government (May 2022)

How we chose the best places to live in the UK 2022

Sunday Times (Apr 2022)

LBC Discussion with Eddie Mair on new OFCOM Broadband Switching changes expected in 2023 LBC Radio (Sep 2021)

Britain’s ‘gigaboom’ brings next-generation broadband to 1 in 2 premises—UK Government press release based on thinkbroadband.com broadband statistics

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), UK Government (Sep 2021)

Methodology: how we chose the best places to live in the UK — From journey times to school results, the methodology behind our guide

Sunday Times (Mar 2020)

Brits’ internet use peaks at 21:00 on Wednesdays, ONS says

BBC News (Sep 2019)

Decoding digital: how to get the best and fastest broadband

Sunday Times (Apr 2019)

Chancellor to pledge superfast broadband for most homes

BBC News (May 2018)

BBC Breakfast feature on BT plc results BBC Breakfast, BBC One (May 2018)

BBC Breakfast feature on government Fibre-to-the-Home announcement BBC Breakfast, BBC One (Aug 2017)

You shouldn’t be surprised that UK broadband speeds suck

Wired.co.uk (Aug 2017)

Folk STILL not getting advertised broadband speeds, whinges survey

TheRegister (Aug 2017)

BT makes firm offer to meet USO broadband commitment

Computer Weekly (Jul 2017)

Revised ‘Broadband 2.0’ report: 6.7m Brits suffer ‘sub-10Mbps’ speeds

TheRegister (Jul 2017)

Thinkbroadband Interviewed about Virgin Media Fibre Slow-downs

Watchdog, BBC One (Jul 2017)

Seven top tips to stay secure online

City A.M. (Jun 2017)

How to avoid falling victim to online scams

Business Matters (Jun 2017)

Will BT’s Openreach deal mean faster broadband?

BBC News (Mar 2017)

BT agrees to Ofcom’s terms over Openreach split

Computer Weekly (Mar 2017)

The London airport with the fastest wifi – and the one where download speeds are ridiculously slow

Daily Mirror (Feb 2017)

Evidence by thinkbroadband to the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee

Welsh Assembly (Feb 2017)

Five ways to improve your business broadband

Real Business (Jan 2017)

Call for broadband speed comparison checking sites

BBC News (Sep 2016)

So long, satellite: Why UK’s rural broadband vouchers are better spent elsewhere

Ars Technica (Sep 2016)

West of Scotland MP hails the arrival of faster broadband

Clydebank Post (Sep 2016)

What future for BT and the UK’s broadband?

BBC News (Jul 2016)

Rural superfast broadband plan “still on schedule”

Shropshire Star (Jun 2016)

Could Wi-Fi be replaced by Li-Fi?

Tech Radar (May 2016)

UK has hit 90% “superfast” target, say broadband analysts

Computer Weekly (Apr 2016)

Many urban areas ‘fail superfast broadband test’

BBC News (Apr 2016)

Draft Investigatory Powers bill: Where do the difficulties lie?

IT Pro Portal (Nov 2015)

London airports have shockingly slow Wi-Fi and download speeds are fast on the TUBE, new study reveals

Daily Mail (Oct 2015)