Broadband News: BT

BT has announced plans to slash the cost of its line rental by £6 for millions of users on lower incomes. Continue reading…

BT’s new I-Plate device, although undoubtedly featuring some speed-increasing qualities will not work for everybody, one expert has warned. Continue reading…

A device developed by BT Wholesale to improve broadband speeds will be supplied to communications providers from today (Wednesday, October 1st). Continue reading…

Advertising technology company Phorm is to start a behavioural targeting trial in conjunction with BT today (Tuesday, September 30th). Continue reading…

A BT chief has discussed plans for a next-generation network with the first minister of Northern Ireland. Continue reading…

Broadband connections in east London were hit when thieves broke into BT’s Commercial Road telephone exchange. Continue reading…

Ongoing talks could see Cardiff named as the first city in the UK to enjoy 100Mb fibre-optic high-speed broadband thanks to BT’s planned network. Continue reading…

BT Vision has scored a hit for its HD on-demand movie service, striking a deal with NBC Universal. Continue reading…

It does exactly what it says on the tin - that is the verdict of one reviewer trying out BT’s iPlate device. Continue reading…

BT has confirmed that it limits peer-to-peer (P2P) file transfers for the collective benefit of its customers. Continue reading…

BT dominance of the UK home broadband market has been underlined, with newly-released figures estimating the firm welcomes a new customer every 40 seconds. Continue reading…

Both Ofcom and Regional Development Agencies (RDA) are integral to BT’s plans to roll-out a £1.5 billion high-speed fibre-optic network across the UK, the telecoms giant has recently emphasised. Continue reading…

Broadband users wishing to sign up to use the high-speed fibre-optic network planned by BT could be asked to fork out a little extra, according to new reports. Continue reading…

BT will encourage broadband users to set up a subscription to its Digital Vault file back up service. Continue reading…

Broadband customers should ditch their BT landlines in order to make a handsome saving, one independent financial advisor has recommended. Continue reading…

A new support service set up by BT will help broadband subscribers on a range of issues. Continue reading…

BT has made a tantalising new offer to customers looking around for the best home broadband deals. Continue reading…

BT has announced plans to speed-up its broadband network in Ireland. Continue reading…

A recent loss of broadband connection in Cornwall caused significant disruption to local businesses. Continue reading…

BT’s plans to develop a new high-speed fibre-optic network in the UK are encouraging but could be more comprehensive, according to on expert. Continue reading…

BT’s Home Hubs have proved to be an international success with the news that over three million of the devices have now been shipped overseas. Continue reading…

BT is seeking the help of the public sector in implementing its new £1.5 billion fibre-optic broadband network. Continue reading…

BT’s plans for a super-fast fibre-optic broadband network to be implemented across the UK have been downplayed by one IT research group. Continue reading…

BT’s plans for a UK-wide fibre-optic network could be aided by a unique copper cable removal technique. Continue reading…

BT’s plans to implement a super-fast fibre-optic broadband network across the whole of the UK contains an element of risk, according to one expert. Continue reading…

Broadband providers Tiscali and BT have entered into a row which has stemmed from BT’s apparent targeting of its rival firm’s customers. Continue reading…

BT has launched its new Home Hub, promising the device provides up to twice the wireless range of other UK broadband providers. Continue reading…

An advertising campaign for BT Total Broadband has been given the green light after winning the approval of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). Continue reading…

Orange has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) after it was decided that a comparison made between BT’s broadband services and its own was misleading. Continue reading…

Ofcom has welcomed BT’s planned £1.5 billion investment into a high-speed fibre-optic network in the UK. Continue reading…

BT has announced that its BT Vision packages are set to come with a free offering of Setanta Sports 1 included. Continue reading…

BT has announced plans for a major investment into a high-speed fibre-optic broadband network across the UK. Continue reading…

BT has set about connecting the Scotland’s Northern Isles to its 21st Century Network (21CN). Continue reading…

A complaint made by BT relating to an advertising campaign conducted by rival broadband provider Virgin Media has been upheld. Continue reading…

Naked DSL should be introduced in the UK, according to the managing director of one VoIP service provider. Continue reading…

BT has adopted a policy of threatening broadband customers who are found to illegally download music from the web with disconnection, according to reports. Continue reading…

BT Broadband’s Accelerator - the service the broadband provider offers to maximise customers broadband speeds - has come under criticism from some quarters. Continue reading…

BT has reassured residents of Northern Ireland that the country has 100 per cent broadband coverage. Continue reading…

Broadband provider BT has accepted responsibility for a network fault which left residents in Shetland without internet access. Continue reading…

Internet marketing firm Phorm neglected to mention to the Home Office that it had conducted secret software trials on BT users. Continue reading…

The first step to take for BT users struggling with slow speeds is to assess whether it is a company fault or an internal wiring issue. Continue reading…

BT’s upcoming fibre-optic trial in Ebbsfleet will not significantly test high-speed broadband infrastructure, it has been suggested. Continue reading…

A new service to tune-up consumers’ computers with a view to enhancing their broadband speed is being launched by BT, it has been reported. Continue reading…

BT has asked Ofcom for permission to offer customers in Ebbsfleet discount fibre-optic broadband services in order to complete trials. Continue reading…

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled out punitive action over BT and Phorm’s secret advertising trials in 2006. Continue reading…

More than 100,000 UK broadband users have signed up to BT Fon, which allows subscribers to share wireless connections with other users. Continue reading…

BT has announced the launch of wholesale ethernet services over its 21st Century Network (21CN) to improve business broadband. Continue reading…

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced a review of BT Openreach’s pricing policies in a move that may increase the cost of broadband. Continue reading…

BT has agreed to assist 3 Ireland in a new development to bring 7.2 Mbps mobile broadband services to customers across the country. Continue reading…

A couple who live just 15 miles outside of Aberdeen have been told they will probably never get home broadband access. Continue reading…

A new Ofcom report has concluded that BT’s Openreach division has significantly increased competition in the broadband marketplace. Continue reading…

For a limited period, BT is offering new customers its Option 1 Broadband package for £4.95 per month. Continue reading…

Following reports that its Home Hub routers were vulnerable to hackers, BT has denied that its customers are at an increased risk. Continue reading…

A partnership between BT and Fon has been commended at the Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards 2008. Continue reading…

With BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen leaving at the end of this month, the Guardian looks back at the progress he has made. Continue reading…

Telecoms provider BT has announced that its Wholesale division was responsible for connecting 12.7 million broadband customers up to March 31st. Continue reading…

Broadband providers BT and O2 have announced a five-year partnership to enhance network performance for O2’s mobile broadband customers. Continue reading…

BT has announced that it will now be offering customers an internet-capable smartphone as part of its Total Broadband Anywhere package. Continue reading…

Ben Verwaayen, hailed as the man responsible for bringing broadband to Britain, has left BT. Continue reading…

Following much recent speculation, BT has admitted trialing new advertising software on unknowing broadband customers. Continue reading…

Some of the first UK locations to benefit from BT’s new high-speed broadband services have been revealed. Continue reading…

BT is now offering customers its Total Broadband Option 1 package from £7.95 per month for the first three months. Continue reading…

Customers flying from the new Terminal 5 building at Heathrow will be able to access free Wi-Fi broadband services. Continue reading…

BT has chosen a former BBC policy advisor to assist in its development of new broadband offerings, it has been noted. Continue reading…

Telecoms supplier BT has urged internet service providers (ISPs) to adopt more transparent practices when it comes to advertising speeds. Continue reading…

An entire neighbourhood’s broadband connection problems have been fixed by BT after it supplied one household with a new TV. Continue reading…

BT has confirmed that it will no longer supply service to RedTen, which promised a free PC or laptop with its internet package. Continue reading…

Telecoms provider BT has announced the launch of new technology that it says will allow customers to use internet phone services easily. Continue reading…

Telecoms provider BT has announced that for the first time it will be backing a major music festival this summer. Continue reading…

BT media services supplied via broadband are being pitted against rival offerings from well-established industry competitors, according to media reports. Continue reading…

BT has announced that it will stop charging broadband and telephone subscribers when they call its customer support service. Continue reading…

BT has responded to claims that its business communications arm is struggling with a new package that will offer clients unlimited email access and internet calls. Continue reading…

A new study of internet service providers (ISPs) has found that BT provided the best broadband service in 2007. Continue reading…

BT and Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) have signed a new deal which will enable the utility supplier to provide voice and broadband services. Continue reading…

BT’s sales results for 2007 demonstrate that it is still the UK’s largest broadband provider. Continue reading…

BT could be allowed to set higher levies for broadband providers using its network, according to reports today. Continue reading…

BT has today announced that it will give away a free Home Hub with its Option 1 package when customers sign up online. Continue reading…

BT’s specialist broadband IT support service has provided ten million minutes of advice to subscribers since its launch 18 months ago. Continue reading…

BT has signed a deal with Disney-ABC to distribute their programmes on its new BT Vision service, it has been announced. Continue reading…

BT has continued to increase its share of the UK broadband market despite the slew of rival ISPs offering competitive deals, new data has revealed. Continue reading…

BT has acquired a wireless network designed to serve the needs of yacht owners, it has been announced. Continue reading…

BT has begun installing fibre optic cable as part of a trial of the network technology in Kent, it has been announced. Continue reading…

Xbox 360 owners who subscribe to BT’s broadband services will be able to watch movies and sports in high definition with the launch of a new service, it has been announced. Continue reading…

The lion’s share of calls to BT’s customer helplines over Christmas were concerned with wireless broadband connections, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

BT’s moves to open up the broadband market have been a success but more action is needed to foster even greater competition, the communications watchdog has said. Continue reading…

Film fans with broadband connections will be able to download movies for free with the launch of a new advertising-funded service of BT. Continue reading…

A row has erupted between BT and the government that could derail the domestic broadband revolution and the prospect of faster speeds in the UK, it has been reported. Continue reading…

Improved broadband access will come to the Faroe Islands after a deal was agreed between BT and local telephony provider Faroe Telecom. Continue reading…

Trials of a device which harnesses broadband connections to make houses more secure have been pronounced a success by BT and its partner Intamec. Continue reading…

BT has retained pole position in the UK broadband market, new figures from the company have confirmed. Continue reading…

Liverpool residents are being invited to try out wireless broadband services as part of a four-day event to launch BT’s Wireless City scheme. Continue reading…

BT has launched a range of Wi-Fi vouchers, which travellers will be able to use all over the world. Continue reading…

BT has launched a new scheme to help the UK’s 4.5 million small to medium-sized businesses get the best out of their broadband packages. Continue reading…

Broadband provider BT has announced it is taking steps to improve the security of its Home Hub router, following reports of its vulnerability to hackers. Continue reading…

BT has redesigned its wireless broadband router to make it the firm’s "most future-proofed hub yet". Continue reading…

BT is to launch a competition to find the most creative and innovative applications for Wi-Fi broadband-enabled devices. Continue reading…

BT Openreach is lagging behind on repair targets on unbundled broadband lines, it has been claimed. Continue reading…

BT has signed a deal with European Wi-Fi provider FON through which the telecommunications giant’s 3 million-plus broadband users will gain free use of hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots. Continue reading…

BT has acquired an IT company in a move intended to boost its presence in the business internet sector. Continue reading…

The UK’s biggest ISP, BT, has moved a step closer to providing super-high speed networks, with the launch of a new product which could potentially provide speeds of 100Mbps. Continue reading…

BT Wholesale and Orange have announced a major agreement that will see the former providing landline services for the latter. Continue reading…

BT has revealed that it is set to discuss the possibility of developing an ultra-fast broadband network with the government later this year. Continue reading…

The future of the UK’s networks has been in the news this week, with minister for competitiveness Stephen Timms announcing that greater government investment in high-speed services was on its way. Continue reading…

BT is to study the minority of people who have resisted the lure of the internet. Continue reading…

BT has extended its Wireless Cities programme, which provides Wi-Fi connectivity in outdoor locations in towns and cities around the UK. Continue reading…

BT is to headline an industry expo to discuss the future potential of fibre optic technology in broadband and communications applications. Continue reading…

BT’s broadband customer base now stands at over four million, making it the first provider to pass the figure. Continue reading…

BT and Sony are set to launch software to enable Playstation Portable owners with broadband connections to access telephone services, it has been reported. Continue reading…

BT could begin trialling super-fast fibre-optic networks as early as next year, it has been revealed. Continue reading…

BT has moved to distance itself from reports expressing disquiet over the effect the BBC’s iPlayer would have on broadband speeds. Continue reading…

BT internet is in preliminary talks about trialling broadband technology capable of delivering speeds of between 50 megabytes per second (Mbps) and 100Mbps, it has been reported. Continue reading…

BT confirmed this morning that they have met their targets and achieved a 3 per cent increase in first quarter core earnings and revenue, pushing them further ahead in the highly competitive broadband market.
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BT announced today that they are considering the case for an ultra-fast broadband network capable of achieving speeds of up to 50 Megabits per second (Mb/s).
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BT has once again been placed at the top of Epitiro’s Consumer ADSL Internet Performance Indicator Report for an astonishing fifth time in a row. The report examines a number of different aspects from a consumer ISP’s service including connection reliability, connection speed, download speed and ping rate (measures response rates to information requests). A fast ping time is generally desirable for online gamers.
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BT has announced today that they have agreed to acquire Madasafish with the purchase of the Brightview Group Limited which runs the ISP, Brightview plc have preliminarily accepted an offer from BT of £15.8 million.
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Possibly inspired by the hugely successful black Apple iPod, BT have today announced the launch of their limited-edition ‘black Home Hub’ free with Option 2 and Option 3 on BT Total Broadband packages (£30 extra on Option 1).
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BT has announced that they will be releasing a new credit card which will be linked to customer’s phone and broadband accounts. This means every time a customer makes a purchase on their credit card they will receive a reduction on their BT broadband and phone bill.
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Once again we here at Top 10 Broadband have been working our socks off to help provide you with the best broadband comparison site on the web, and without being too smug, we think we’re doing a pretty good job too.
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21CN is BT’s mysterious new next generation network – quoted as ‘an advanced communications network for the future’ according to their website.
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Sony has agreed a deal with BT to provide broadband access to the Sony PSP, which will transform the PSP into a mobile phone and internet appliance.
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As revealed last Friday on Top 10 Broadband, BT Wholesale and the Post Office have teamed up and signed a strategic agreement lasting four years and worth £750 million.

The agreement aims to expand the level of services the Post Office currently offers, and increase revenue though different avenues due to a loss in revenue in its traditional business.
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The ongoing saga of the Pipex sale entered a new stage today with rumours that Tiscali may buy the company.
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As reported at Top 10 on Monday, BT have released their figures for the year so far, and again as predicted BT are now the largest broadband provider in the UK, surpassing Virgin Media.
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Recently it was revealed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry that 99.8% of UK residents now “have access” to broadband – a figure which demonstrates the near-absolute reach of internet access across the country.
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BT is launching a multi-million TV ad campaign in order to launch their new digital TV service BT Vision. The £10 million plus campaign goes live this Saturday, uses the tag line of ‘TV on your terms’, and feature Kris Marshall and Esther Hall who currently play partners Adam and Jane in BT’s current advertising. Two new 60 second clips will develop their story as they race home to watch TV.
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BT are expected to announce by the end of the week that they have overtaken Virgin Media to once again be the largest supplier of broadband in Britain.
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The news by Epitiro is from their Q1 2007 Internet Performance Indicator Report, and also shows TalkTalk moving into the top 5 for the first time, joining Pipex, AOL, Demon and BT who have been at the top now for the forth consecutive quarter. The table (shown below) is based on technical performance, therefore customers with these providers should experience better connection and faster connection speeds. Orange and Virgin who in Q4 2006 were third and fifth respectively were not in the new top 5.
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BT was rapped by a County Court judge last week, after cutting off a broadband connection for a mortgage company, claiming they were unable to rectify the situation.
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Broadband services in the UK are severely lacking behind worldwide counterparts and huge investment is needed according to a report by the BSG (Broadband Stakeholder Group). Continue reading…

A new report published by the Centre for Telecoms Research believes that consumers will pay on average around £10 per month for high-speed broadband access as intense competition between ISPs lowers the price. Continue reading…

Plusnet have released a new broadband service aiming to be more personal for users, and may just change how other broadband providers supply their service. Continue reading…

When rumours of the Pipex takeover started, four major companies were said to be interested: BT, Carphone Warehouse, BSkyB and Virgin Media. All were reportedly very interested in procuring the sixth largest UK internet provider, however matters may have taken a turn for the worst for Pipex if they expected a bidding war. Continue reading…

BT announced today that from May 1st 2007, they will cut the price they charge other ISPs to use their lines by 9%, as they reiterate their commitment to a competitive market in UK broadband. Continue reading…

The length of time it takes to download something depends on the speed of your broadband connection.Obviously the faster the connection, the quicker the download will be. The time also varies depending on the size of the file, which may Continue reading…

At the end of the year, BT is set to remove Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) services from consumer use. ISDN enabled a pay-per-use service, similar to a telephone, and had identical upload and download speeds of 64 kilobits per second. It proved very successful in the early days as customers were restless with dial-up and needed faster speeds. Continue reading…

From May 1st 2007 a compulsory cease charge will be enforced to ISPs for ADSL lines cancelled from this date. The bad news is that customers will probably be made to pay this cost which will be £33.75 (£39.66 incl. VAT).

BT Wholesale (BTW) has introduced