Category: Broadband
More information emerges on Erbistock £500,000 broadband
It would appear that the £500,000 headline figure for BT bringing broadband to Erbistock which resulted in significant press coverage was the highest priced option out of a range of possible options.
BT quote £550,000 to provide broadband to 80 homes in Erbistock
BT quoted Erbistock over 10 times as much as Rutland Telecom for delivering broadband to a welsh not-spot
O2 suggests UK wasting over £2m per day on broadband
Research published by O2 suggests that UK broadband users may be wasting over £2m per day on subscribing to packages which are over-specified for their requirements.
Virgin Media claims 9 out of 10 people confused by advertising
A poll by Virgin Media suggests that 9 out of 10 consumers are confused by current broadband advertising with regards to speed. The firms response is that it will start to publish its typical speeds each month.
Fibrecity invite users to connect for free to Dundee fibre network
Dundee is now open for registration for a free connection to the Fibrecity fibre network
30 million adults use the Internet nearly every day according to the ONS
Statistics from the ONS show Internet usage is on the rise
BT’s ‘Adam and Jane’ broadband ad banned by ASA
The ASA have banned a broadband advert used by BT to advertise the benefits of their faster 20meg broadband service
2.6 GHz spectrum to be reserved for London 2012 Olympics
Ofcom are proposing a reservation of the 2.6 GHz spectrum for use by wireless cameras during the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Faster broadband comes to Hatt and Higher Pill thanks to Vtesse
Vtesse broadband have enabled faster broadband in the Cornish communities of Higher Pill and Hatt.
Angus glens seek fibre broadband through co-operative
A residents co-operative are looking to deploy fibre broadband across a 500 square mile area of the Angus Glens in Scotland to help give their broadband service a boost and ensure that it is future proofed