News Archive - March 2011

Monday, March 14th 2011

Properties across the county are unable to access high-speed internet. Concerns have been expressed over the quality of home and business broadband access in Norfolk.The c...

Friday, March 11th 2011

The net neutrality Code of Conduct from the Broadband Stakeholder Group could be strengthened, Virgin Media has claimed. Virgin Media has called on the Broadband Stakeholder Group to go further with its forthcoming net ne...

Friday, March 11th 2011

The Country Land & Business Association has called on the government to explain the benefits of broadband to rural communities. The government's new £20 million scheme for rural broadband provision has to be allocated ...

Thursday, March 10th 2011

Cardiff City Council and BT have teamed up to encourage more people and companies in the city to make use of fibre broadband. Homes and businesses in Cardiff have been encouraged to make use of fibre optic broadband.BT Openrea...

Thursday, March 10th 2011

Rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead has said the government is committed to improving broadband access in Scotland. A specially convened summit on rural broadband has been held in Scotland.Rural affairs secretary Ric...

Wednesday, March 9th 2011

A broadband conference that is being held next month in Suffolk will include a speech from communications minister Ed Vaizey. Communications minister Ed Vaizey is to speak at a broadband conference in Suffolk next month.The ev...

Wednesday, March 9th 2011

A campaign is hoping to uncover the real broadband speeds available to residents living in Wales following an Ofcom report. People living in Wales have been urged to back a new campaign designed to uncover how fast their bro...

Tuesday, March 8th 2011

Broadband policies may be on the agenda for Bristol City Council's digital manager Stephen Hilton in the new role he has taken. A man who has been helping to improve broadband connectivity in Bristol in the past four years is ta...

Tuesday, March 8th 2011

The broadband speeds available at British properties may be listed on Rightmove as a result of a rumoured link-up with BT. Property website Rightmove is reportedly planning to publish the broadband speeds available at the o...

Monday, March 7th 2011

Sky and BT saw their broadband advertising campaigns pay off in the final three months of 2010 with increases in customers. The number of people taking out broadband agreements was above expectations in the final quarter of ...