Category: Internet Service Providers
UK Digital Economy Minister visits Fibrus in Northern Ireland
Baroness Liz Lloyd who holds the post of UK Digital Economy Minister has visited Fibrus to gain an insight into the work Fibrus has been doing in Northern Ireland where under Project Stratum they built full fibre to over 81,000 premises. The full fibre alt-net was awarded a further contract in December 2025 to deliver Gigabit […]
Chancellor praises BT Group investment in telecoms
On a visit to Openreach’s training centre in Crawley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has praised BT Group’s investment into full fibre and 5G+ mobile networks which it says has reached 69% of UK homes and businesses. Back in 2021, BT made a strategic investment decision to roll out full fibre to 25 million premises […]
Major broadband and mobile providers sign up to Telecoms Consumer Charter
In a move to make price rises on mobile and broadband more transparent the Chancellor and Technology Secretary has received undertakings from BT, Virgin Media O2 , VodafoneThree, Sky and TalkTalk to adhere to a new Telecoms Consumer Charter. The main aim of the charter is to ensure customers are treated fairly and will not […]
Virgin Media O2 edging closer to Project Mustang being widely available
ISPreview is reporting that they believe VMO2 is now letting people who have an existing coax connection in a Project Mustang area upgrade to the XGS-PON service. The full fibre service that Project Mustang offers means that top speeds of 2 Gbps are available and symmetric options, we presume the symmetric option carries the same […]
Virgin Media O2 highlights nexfibre progress in Strathaven area – UPDATE2
After a quiet period where Virgin Media O2 did not announce any milestone coverage from nexfibre we have the first one of 2026. Strathaven south of Glasgow is the latest town to get a shout out, though we believe VMO2 is also including nearby Stonehouse in the footprint. The nexfibre XGS-PON rollout bringing a symmetric […]
BT and EE to move out of contract customers to pounds and pence price rises
BT Group has set out its plans for price rises in 2026 and for customers on a mobile or broadband service who are out of contract there are changes afoot. The exact date that it will affect individuals will be confirmed to each individual customer in a price change notification, and given in contract fixed […]
Grain Connect announce their full fibre rollout for Sheffield
Grain Connect has published the news that its rolling out in Sheffield and by using our roadwork map you can see that the first areas look like they will be in the Crookes area of the City. The Grain Connect roadworks are concentrated currently on an area of the City that already has extensive Openreach […]
Where is Starlink’s new £35/month package available? (also demand surcharge halved!)
We wrote earlier today about Starlink’s new £35/month broadband package. Whilst £35/month for a 100Mbps broadband service would not be outrageously great value per se, what makes this deal exceptional is that it’s probably one of the best broadband services you can order just about anywhere in the UK, including the most rural of areas, […]
ASA upholds EE complaint against Vodafone over “The Nation’s Network” claims
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by EE against Vodafone, ruling that Vodafone’s repeated use of the slogan “The Nation’s Network” in an advertising campaign amounted to an implied comparative superiority claim that was not adequately substantiated. The ruling covers a wide range of Vodafone advertising formats, including television, social media, […]
Virgin Media Winter Sale
The Christmas period brings about Black Friday sales to many broadband providers and is a great opportunity for people to snag cheap broadband deals. If you do this early enough in the period you will be able to take advantage of deals a year or two later when a 12- or 24-month contract comes up […]