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Fibre broadband cable laid under M5 Avonmouth Bridge

Friday, March 18th 2011

One of the most challenging jobs in BT's fibre optic broadband rollout has been completed by a Bristol engineer. BT Openreach employee Steve Jones worked a week of eight-hour days in a cramped, noisy tunnel below the...

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Gigaclear given green light on Thames Valley fibre broadband

Thursday, March 17th 2011

Gigaclear has been given the green light to deploy fibre optic broadband infrastructure in the Thames Valley. Ofcom's approval of the initiative means the company could soon roll out its gigabit network to residents and...

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Fibrestream boss gives mixed reaction to rural broadband cash

Monday, March 14th 2011

The chief executive of Fibrestream has expressed his hope that the government's recently-announced rural broadband funding will help the deployment of fibre to the home (FTTH). Guy Jarvis said the £20 million pledged by the...

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Financial businesses should consider cable broadband, says expert

Thursday, March 10th 2011

Businesses that rely on a speedy internet connection for their operations could do well to find out whether a high-speed fibre optic broadband connection would be a good investment. That is the advice from Michael Crane, editor...

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Torbay businesses quizzed on how they use cable broadband

Wednesday, March 9th 2011

Businesses operating in Torbay have been quizzed on how they would use a cable broadband connection if one were available in the area. Experts from the Local Enterprise Partnership in Plymouth, Devon and Somerset are looking at...

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Lack of high-speed broadband may affect Scottish tourism

Tuesday, March 8th 2011

A lack of high-speed cable broadband access could hamper the rollout of a new tourism website for Scotland. That is according to chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Forum, Iain Herbert, who said mobile connectivity and...

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Fibre broadband available to 15% of population

Monday, March 7th 2011

Approximately 15 per cent of the British population are able to make use of fibre broadband services at the moment. An article by Independent columnist Chiara Cavaglieri explained the superfast broadband service makes use of...

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Unhappy consumers urged to switch broadband providers

Friday, March 4th 2011

Customers who are unhappy with their cable broadband provider should consider switching. That is the advice from consumer watchdog Which? after it found some people were not satisfied with their existing connection. "It...

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Pury Hill Business Park launches fibre broadband connection for clients

Thursday, March 3rd 2011

A high-speed fibre broadband connection has been made available to clients operating out of Pury Hill Business Park in Northamptonshire. The owners of the site have installed a 1Gbps cable from which companies can rent capacity...

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FTTC broadband could be in the pipeline for Ewhurst and Cranleigh

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011

Residents of Ewhurst and Cranleigh in Surrey could be in line for BT Openreach fibre broadband if plans to introduce fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) resources go ahead. Campaigners for faster internet access in the area have stated...

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