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BT fibre broadband goes live to more Surrey communities

Monday, April 2nd 2012

BT has set its fibre optic broadband service live in more communities across the south-east. The technology is being rolled out to more than 36,000 homes and businesses across Surrey, with Cranleigh, Dorking, Epsom and Redhill...

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Virgin Media completes 100Mbps fibre broadband rollout

Monday, April 2nd 2012

Virgin Media has confirmed the completion of its ultra-fast 100Mbps fibre optic broadband rollout across the UK. The service is now available to all 13 million homes on the cable company's network, meaning around half of...

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BT includes Torbay in fibre broadband rollout

Friday, March 30th 2012

Torbay is the latest part of the south-west to benefit from BT's fibre optic broadband rollout programme. The district, which comprises the towns of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay, is set to see 113,000 more homes and...

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BT chooses Deddington as first all-fibre broadband exchange

Wednesday, March 28th 2012

BT has revealed that the Oxfordshire village of Deddington is set to become the first exchange area in the UK where every property receives fibre optic broadband. Openreach, the telecoms giant's local access network business,...

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AAISP unveils 80Mbps fibre broadband plans

Monday, March 26th 2012

Business-focused internet service provider AAISP has announced plans to launch a new up to 80Mbps fibre optic broadband product in the coming weeks. The company explained it will begin offering two distinct "flavours"...

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BT to boost south Wales fibre broadband access

Wednesday, March 21st 2012

A major expansion of fibre optic broadband in the Llanelli and Swansea areas of south Wales has been announced by BT. As part of the telecoms giant's latest investment in super-fast broadband, the service will be rolled out...

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BT boosts Yorkshire and Humber fibre broadband coverage

Tuesday, March 20th 2012

Another 72,000 properties in Yorkshire and the Humber are set to be upgraded to receive BT's fibre optic broadband service over the coming months. Manningham, Hebden Bridge, Sharrow and Wadsley Bridge are among the latest...

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B4RN says wait for funding slows fibre broadband rollouts

Friday, March 16th 2012

The rollout of fibre optic broadband across the UK is being slowed by bureaucracy and the wait for government funding, according to Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN). Most of the large projects that are being financed by the...

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NextGenUs unable to secure any more funding

Thursday, March 15th 2012

Wireless and fibre optic broadband network operator NextGenUs has admitted it is unable to secure any other means of funding, meaning it cannot pay back its debts. The company revealed it has effectively run out of money after...

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Metronet delivers fibre broadband network to Crewe

Wednesday, March 14th 2012

Crewe and the surrounding areas are the latest parts of the UK to gain access to Metronet's wireless and fibre optic broadband network. By utilising a combination of high-capacity wireless and fibre broadband technologies,...

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