Openreach
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Virgin Media to spend £3bn to close gap with BT’s fibre broadband coverage
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Cable company Virgin Media has announced plans to spend £3bn extending its fibre broadband network to cover an additional four million additional premises.
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More than a third of BT broadband customers now have fibre
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The UK’s biggest ISP now has more than 2.7m subscribers to its fibre Infinity packages, with 209,000 buying or upgrading to a fibre package in the financial quarter ending December 31st.
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New Ofcom rules to limit BT’s broadband pricing freedoms
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BT’s freedom to cut broadband costs was curtailed today after telecoms regulator Ofcom said it must ensure margins on retail products are sufficient to ensure competition.
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Openreach trials new fibre broadband tech for exchange only homes
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More than 200 homes and 65 SMEs have been chosen to take part in a new trial that could held help reduce the number of super-fast broadband ‘not spots’.
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BT confirms plans to buy EE for £12.5bn in cash & shares
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Today’s deal cements BT’s long expected re-entry into the consumer mobile market which was originally due to be powered by a virtual network deal with EE.
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Broadband boost for Isles of Scilly residents and businesses
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Isles of Scilly residents and businesses have seen their potential broadband speeds increase tenfold.