News Archive - November 2013

Friday, November 15th 2013

An MP from Cumbria has voiced his concerns about how difficult it is for rural areas to secure broadband contracts. An MP from one of the most rural areas of the UK has spoken out about concerns regarding the exclusi...

Thursday, November 14th 2013

An MEP has met with residents in Shropshire to discuss growing frustrations with the area's fibre optic broadband rollout. An MEP from Shropshire has criticised the government's approach to rolling out fibre optic broad...

Wednesday, November 13th 2013

A businessman from Exeter is becoming frustrated with the lack of fibre broadband in the area. A businessman from Exeter who runs a video marketing company has claimed the success of his business...

Tuesday, November 12th 2013

Residents in Cheshire and Warrington will gain access to fibre optic broadband thanks to a new rollout project. Homes and businesses in Cheshire and Warrington will gain fibre optic broadband access thanks to a c...

Monday, November 11th 2013

There are still no plans to bring fibre broadband to the village of Rushton, despite residents' growing frustrations. A village in Northamptonshire is being held back because it has no access to fibre optic broadband, ...

Friday, November 8th 2013

Buckinghamshire County Council has responded to criticisms over its handling of the county's fibre optic broadband rollout. Buckinghamshire County Council has responded to an accusation from MEP James Elles that there is &qu...

Thursday, November 7th 2013

An MEP has claimed that the lack of fibre optic broadband in Buckinghamshire is stifling the area's reputation for entrepreneurship. A Conservative MEP who represents a rural area of Buckinghamshire has claimed that slow broadband sp...

Tuesday, November 5th 2013

Barnsley residents must find £11,000 if they are to be connected to fibre optic broadband by BT. Villagers from an area of Barnsley have discovered they must stump up £11,000 out of their own...

Monday, November 4th 2013

A report by Vodafone and Frontier Economics has criticised the £5 billion excess profit made by BT since 2005. A report submitted by Vodafone and the research organisation Frontier Economics has criticised BT...

Friday, November 1st 2013

Fibre optic broadband access will be brought to 26,000 more premises in North Yorkshire if the region's county council can contribute the necessary funding. Around 26,000 properties in North Yorkshire could gain access to next-generation broadband thanks to...