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Virgin Media supports fibre broadband rollout with recruitment drive
Virgin Media is supporting the rollout of fibre optic broadband by looking to take on more than 100 new engineering apprentices. The cable company is searching for 120 people to enrol in its apprenticeship scheme, which is now...
Read moreVirgin Media accused of ignoring rural broadband needs
Virgin Media has been criticised for ignoring the needs of rural communities with its rollout of ultra-fast fibre optic broadband. By this spring, all 13 million homes served by the Virgin Media network will be able to sign up...
Read moreVirgin Media speeds up 100Mbps fibre broadband rollout
Up to 100Mbps fibre optic broadband services will be available to every home on the Virgin Media network by this spring, the cable company has announced. The ultra-fast broadband technology can now be accessed by more than ten...
Read moreOfcom says Virgin Media offers fastest fibre broadband
Virgin Media offers the fastest fibre optic broadband service in the UK, according to new research from Ofcom. The cable company's up to 50Mbps package was clocked by the regulator as achieving an average download speed of...
Read moreVirgin Media to upgrade Brighton fibre broadband network
Virgin Media has announced plans to improve its fibre optic broadband service in Brighton and Hove after receiving a raft of complaints from local customers. Many broadband subscribers in the area have seen lower-than-expected...
Read moreVirgin Media to roll out 120Mbps fibre broadband
Virgin Media will roll out fibre optic broadband download rates of up to 120Mbps as part of a newly-announced boost to its current speeds. The cable company's up to 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 30Mbps and 50Mbps services will all at least...
Read moreVirgin Media to offer free fibre optic broadband speed boost?
Virgin Media is reportedly set to offer its fibre optic broadband customers a free-of-charge boost to their download speeds in the coming weeks. During the first quarter of 2012, the cable company will increase the speed of its...
Read moreJeremy Hunt unveils 14 cities on fibre broadband funding shortlist
Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester are among the 14 cities in the running to secure government funding for the rollout of fibre optic broadband with speeds of up to 100Mbps. Up to ten metropolitan areas will eventually be selected...
Read moreVirgin Media calls for fairer broadband advertising
Fibre optic broadband provider Virgin Media has again called on its rivals to give customers a more realistic impression of the connection speeds they are likely to receive. Executive director of broadband Jon James said the...
Read moreVirgin Media offers free Spotify Premium to fibre broadband customers
Virgin Media fibre optic broadband subscribers can take advantage of free access to Spotify Premium under a new deal from the cable company. New subscribers and those who agree to extend their contracts can use the Premium...
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