Category: Broadband

While the fashion is clearly to complain about anything BT is involved with, the reality is that the BDUK roll-outs are continuing and a good many people are quietly upgrading.

Pretty maps are useful, but boring plain old text that gives you the basic information can often prove more useful and that is exactly what seems to be happening with the Connected Counties project.

The complex world of broadband price offers continues with this weeks updates, including higher value Sainsbury Gift Cards from BT, and six months half price FTTC from EE.

While most of the areas in this news have previously being mentioned, highlighting them again particularly as we expect cabinets to go live shortly is worthwhile.

The variation in data emerging from County Councils continues as North Lincolnshire has created a map that users can search by postcode.

The House of Lords has in the past been a sympathetic ear to broadband campaigners, but it is actually achieved very little as existing Government investment has not needed to go via the House of Lords for approval.

The RCBF is dead, long live the £10m innovative rural broadband fund.

While a good of campaigners are pushing the idea that FTTC will never deliver anywhere close to its target coverage figures, the project covering County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland and other councils has increased its expected coverage figures.

North Yorkshire was the original BDUK pilot project and while it has not completed its roll-out yet, the discussions on new technology to go beyond original deadlines are underway.

Those parts of the UK with access to better broadband keeps increasing, and Worcestershire is the latest to reveal the next set of communities to benefit from the largely FTTC based roll-out.