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TalkTalk 'could launch its own broadband network'

Posted 21st January 2010 at 10:32am by Kimberley Howson

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TalkTalk 'could launch its own broadband network'

Internet service provider (ISP) TalkTalk could be set to launch its own high-speed broadband network across the UK, it has been claimed.

The firm, the telecommunications arm of the Carphone Warehouse, is reportedly considering the case for making a large-scale infrastructure investment.

BT is currently spending £1.5 billion on upgrading its telecommunications network in order to improve broadband speeds, but this latest revelation suggests the firm could soon have competition.

Charles Dunstone, Chief Executive of the Carphone Warehouse, told the Financial Times that TalkTalk is considering the feasibility of launching a fibre-based network.

However, the company is also investigating the possibility of teaming up with a rival broadband provider on such a scheme, he added.

Earlier this week, TalkTalk reported that 36,000 new customers signed up to its broadband packages between July and September 2009.

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    Mickey, 22nd January 2010.

    BT’s investment will bring speeds of up to 40 mb/s, rising to 60 mb/s to nearly 30,000 households and businesses in the Bangor exchange area by the end of the summer.


    Bangor summer 2010 = 40mb. You're a lucky chap colin :(

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