News Archive - March 2011

Monday, March 7th 2011

Virgin Media and Sky are the two broadband providers which allow their customers to have unlimited downloads on a monthly basis. Consumers looking for unlimited broadband access may wish to turn to either Sky or Virgin Media.Acco...

Friday, March 4th 2011

Which? has added its voice to calls for the banning of rollover contracts being offered by phone and broadband providers. Consumer body Which? has praised proposals by regulator Ofcom that seek to ban the practice of broad...

Friday, March 4th 2011

BT is not in favour of a proposal by Ofcom to remove the advertising of broadband services on the basis of 'up to' speeds. A BT executive has criticised Ofcom's idea of advertising broadband speeds based on the averages...

Thursday, March 3rd 2011

It is hoped more homes and businesses in County Durham will be able to use next generation broadband in the near future. Durham County Council is planning to bid for additional funding to help provide next generation broa...

Thursday, March 3rd 2011

People living in Milton Keynes can access superfast broadband from BT after fibre-to-the-premises technology was rolled out there. Superfast BT broadband has been made available to properties in Milton Keynes.More than 11,000 homes...

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011

More people in Scotland need to be given access to broadband so the country does not fall behind the rest of the world in this area. Scotland needs to increase the number of people who can access broadband services, the chair of a to...

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011

The upload speeds offered by BT Infinity are far ahead of those provided by other broadband packages, Ofcom has revealed. The BT Infinity broadband package provides users with the best upload speeds.This is according to a ...

Tuesday, March 1st 2011

Faster broadband speeds are set to be provided to a number of rural communities in Kent thanks to a new scheme from the council. Rural communities in Kent are able to bid for their area to receive faster broadband speeds as a res...

Tuesday, March 1st 2011

Which? wants to see the rules on broadband advertising changed so they give customers a more transparent idea on potential speeds. Consumer body Which? has said there needs to be greater transparency in the advertising of broadband...