News Archive August 2012
Fibrewave broadband deployment scheme put up for Ofcom consultation
A new consultation has been launched by Ofcom on whether to grant internet service provider (ISP) Fibrewave permission to install a superfast fibre broadband network in Cambridgeshire. The telecoms regulator is seeking opinions...
Read moreKC: Fibre broadband helping to eliminate rural notspots
Internet service provider (ISP) KC has highlighted the role its fibre broadband services are playing in bringing web access to rural areas across Yorkshire. The company has announced that it has been able to eliminate rural...
Read moreBT hails efforts of Bristol fibre broadband engineering team
Bristol-based engineers are playing a key role in deploying fibre optic broadband throughout the UK, BT has announced. A 140-strong team based at the Marsh Street central telephone exchange complex has been tasked with...
Read moreFUW backs rural broadband campaign
Rural broadband campaigners in Montgomeryshire, Wales, have won backing from the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW). Alwyn Vaughan, county chairman for Montgomeryshire at the FUW, said the organisation is giving its full support to the...
Read moreBT brings fibre broadband to first Ormskirk homes
BT has rolled out high-speed fibre optic broadband to the first homes and businesses in Ormskirk, West Lancashire. Over the coming weeks, the telecoms giant will deploy super-fast broadband to more than 7,500 homes and businesses...
Read moreTim Farron MP says Cumbria needs fibre broadband
Cumbrian businesses need access to high-speed fibre broadband in order to survive in a competitive marketplace, a local MP has warned. Tim Farron, a longstanding campaigner for bringing fast internet access to Cumbria, was...
Read moreOpenreach chief issues community fibre broadband warning
BT Openreach chief executive Liv Garfield has argued against community fibre optic broadband projects being awarded public money. Some critics have argued community schemes should be considered for funding, rather than handing...
Read moreFibre broadband provider KC signs open internet code
Fibre optic broadband provider KC has pledged to continue offering access to all legal online services and make any restrictions clear to subscribers. The east Yorkshire-based company is one of nine providers to sign up to the...
Read moreMike Weir MP backs Lords super-fast broadband criticism
This week's House of Lords Communications Committee report highlights the difference between fibre optic broadband policies from Westminster and the Scottish government, according to Mike Weir MP. The politician, who...
Read moreTooway says rural communities given false hope on fibre broadband
Rural residents and businesses are being given the wrong impression about when they will gain access to fibre optic broadband services, according to Tooway Direct. Andrew Walwyn, managing director of the satellite broadband firm,...
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