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Broadband 'vital to Cheltenham success'
The election race in Cheltenham is heating up, with candidates highlighting ongoing broadband deficiencies in the area as chief priorities to address should they win at the polls next month. BBC News reports Conservative election...
Read moreVirgin Media fibre rollout boost for London
Superfast internet provider Virgin Media has announced an ambitious set of plans to deliver a significant boost to high-speed broadband access for homes and businesses across London in the coming years. The company is to invest...
Read moreNew broadband network contract for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Council has announced the signing of a new contract that will help the local authority save millions of pounds on the management and rollout of local broadband services in the years ahead. A new five-year...
Read moreVirgin Media bringing superfast broadband to 5,000 Teesside homes
Virgin Media is expanding its superfast broadband network to take in thousands more properties in Teesside, bringing residents speeds of up to 152Mbps. Due to be completed by the end of the month, the rollout will see the cable...
Read moreFibre broadband hopes for Stanbury
Many residents in the West Yorkshire district of Stanbury are currently faced with inadequate or non-existent internet connections, but this could be set to change thanks to the work of a local broadband campaign group. Fibre...
Read moreEvening broadband speeds 'vary significantly'
The speed at which internet users can access broadband during peak times varies significantly from provider to provider, a new report has found. In peak periods, loading speeds can be seriously affected as a large number of...
Read moreVirgin Media boosts fibre broadband customer base
Virgin Media enjoyed continued growth in its fibre optic broadband customer base during the three months to March 31st 2013. Demand for speeds of 30Mbps rose further over the three-month period, with the cable company signing up...
Read moreVirgin Media boosts fibre broadband speeds in Swindon
Virgin Media has begun doubling the speeds received by its fibre optic broadband subscribers in Swindon. According to the Swindon Advertiser, residents in the Wiltshire town can now benefit from some of the fastest downstream and...
Read moreVirgin Media apologises over Bristol fibre broadband issues
Virgin Media has apologised to fibre optic broadband customers in Bristol who have been receiving intermittently slower speeds. Jon James, the cable company's executive director of broadband, wrote a letter to the Bristol...
Read moreVirgin Media sees surge in super-fast fibre broadband customers
Virgin Media has reported a further surge in its super-fast fibre optic broadband customer base. During the three months to September 30th 2012, the cable company saw another 452,900 households - including both new and existing...
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