News Archive December 2013
Superfast broadband key to success for Hull firm
A computing firm from Hull has become an industry trailblazer after developing its own superfast broadband service. Golding Computer Services was set up in 1981 and has been supplying local businesses in Humberside and beyond...
Read moreBroadband mast leads to new criticism for BT
Residents from Newlyn in Cornwall have reignited the backlash against BT after a communications mast intended to improve broadband was adjudged to be an eyesore. Homeowners from Kenstella Road claim the height of the 36 foot pole...
Read moreFibre broadband boost comes to Runcorn and Frodsham
The Cheshire towns of Runcorn and Frodsham have been connected to fibre optic broadband thanks to a rollout project by BT. Engineers' initial work has already brought the superfast service to 900 premises in Runcorn and 1,400...
Read moreEnvironment Minister to take part in Northumberland switch-on
The Environment Minister has travelled to a rural area of Northumberland to take part in the switch-on of fibre optic broadband. George Eustace has visited the village of Rothbury to mark the initial introduction of the superfast...
Read moreProfessor claims UK broadband risks falling behind
A leading media law professor has spoken out about the state of the UK's superfast broadband coverage following the release of a new league table. University of Sussex Professor Chris Marsden made the comments at the eForum...
Read moreSuperfast Dorset provides boost to rural properties
Homes and businesses in Dorset that thought they were going to be left out of the county's fibre optic broadband upgrade have been given new hope. The Superfast Dorset project has now increased its targets to provide...
Read moreBT responds to BDUK criticisms
BT has responded to the widespread criticism that it is causing a lack of competition in the UK broadband market. The company was labelled as a "grant junkie" by Independent Networks Co-operative Association Chief...
Read moreSuffolk calls for further broadband boost
Representatives from Suffolk County Council and a group of local MPs have visited Communications Minister Ed Vaizey in an effort to increase fibre optic broadband coverage in the area. MPs Tom Yeo, Peter Aldous and David Ruffley...
Read moreScottish residents claim disproportionate broadband coverage must be addressed
Homeowners and business people in Scotland claim more must be done to introduce fibre optic broadband to areas not yet covered by rollout projects. Although most of the country's major cities have been introduced to some...
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