Openreach

  • TalkTalk and Sky partner to bring 1000Mbps broadband to City of York

    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.

  • BT to connect 400,000 additional premises to fibre broadband network

    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.

  • 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…

  • BT credits sports investment for securing 93% of all new broadband connections

    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…

  • BT extends fibre network to Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr

    BT extends fibre network to Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr

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    Almost 35,000 Scottish homes will gain access to super-fast broadband in the coming weeks after BT announced its fibre network has reached Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr. BT says its fibre footprint now passes more than 16 million UK homes and businesses and is expected to pass around 19 million – two-thirds of UK premises by…

  • Ofcom consults on lower fibre broadband wholesale switching fees and shorter contracts

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    Ofcom says it hopes to “promote competition among superfast broadband providers,” by lowering costs imposed by BT’s Openreach division and reducing wholesale contract lengths. The proposals, which are now being consulted on, are part of a package of measures published on Wednesday by the telecoms regulator. Openreach is responsible for installing and connecting services on…