Openreach
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BT signs up 170,000 new broadband users in first three months of 2014
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BT’s consumer division took almost 80% of new ADSL and Fibre broadband connections in the first three months of the year.
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Ofcom study suggests Virgin Media broadband users more likely to suffer peak time slowing
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New research from Ofcom suggests households with super-fast broadband packages from BT, Sky and other Openreach network resellers are less likely to suffer from peak time slow speeds than Virgin Media customers.
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TalkTalk and Sky partner to bring 1000Mbps broadband to City of York
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Sky and TalkTalk have announced a new partnership to deliver ultra-fast broadband services in the City of York and promise speeds of up to 1000 Mbps to homes and businesses.
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BT to connect 400,000 additional premises to fibre broadband network
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BT says it is to connect a further 400,000 premises to its super-fast fibre broadband network over the next three years. The firm’s Openreach division, which maintains and operates the network and leases capacity to BT Retail and rivals including Sky and TalkTalk, will spend £50 million on the roll-out.
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Virgin Media announces new 152Mb broadband speeds and price hike
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Virgin Media says it will increase the speeds available to broadband customers and offer a top speed of 152Mb from February 2014. The cable company will boost existing customers’ speeds “by at least 20Mb” meaning customers on its up to 30Mb will now receive speeds of 50Mbp and higher. The new 152Mb top speed is…
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BT credits sports investment for securing 93% of all new broadband connections
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BT says the offer of free Premier League football helped it win 93% of new broadband connections – 156,000 new users – in the three months to September 30th. Announcing the firm’s latest results, CEO Gavin Patterson said 2 million viewers had now signed up for its BT Sport channels and that its wholesale deal…