News archive: Broadband coverage
With some areas of the UK still excluded from broadband coverage and others boasting a host of connection options, the broadband coverage news section looks at everything from regional differences, ISPs’ service obligations and the fibre-optic network roll-out.
Read our broadband coverage news articles to learn about all the latest developments in broadband coverage across the UK.
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Vtesse to bring wireless broadband to Hereford
Posted 12th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Network provider Vtesse plans to trial a new wireless broadband service in Hereford town centre.
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Digital Britain Minister slams Tory broadband manifesto
Posted 12th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Digital Britain Minister Stephen Timms has acted quickly to find faults in the Conservative Party manifesto for high-speed broadband.
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Conservatives unveil broadband-friendly technology manifesto
Posted 11th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
The Conservative party has revealed broadband is set to play a key role in its technology policies if it wins power at the next election.
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100Mb Fibre-to-the-Home broadband 'taking off in Europe'
Posted 11th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Market penetration levels of Fibre-to-the-Home broadband are rapidly increasing across Europe, although the UK continues to lag behind.
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Broadband 'seen as a fundamental right'
Posted 10th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
A new study has indicated that the majority of global citizens view broadband access as a fundamental right.
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70% of UK 'to receive high-speed broadband without public funding'
Posted 9th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Around 70 per cent of the UK will receive high-speed broadband by 2017, even if the 50p-a-month tax plan is scrapped, a new report indicates.
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Consumer Focus calls for equality of broadband provision
Posted 9th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
The market-led rollout of high-speed broadband services is largely ignoring less-densely populated areas, Consumer Focus says.
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740 million broadband users online 'within five years'
Posted 4th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Point Topic has predicted that 740 million broadband connections will be in existence globally by 2014.
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Broadband inequality 'pushing young people out of rural areas'
Posted 4th March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Many rural communities are suffering from resident attrition due to their lack of high-speed broadband, it has been claimed.
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Rural Wales 'desperately needs improved broadband access'
Posted 3rd March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Broadband connectivity is crucial for many isolated parts of rural Wales, it has been suggested.
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Revealed: Northern Ireland is unhappiest broadband region in the UK
Posted 3rd March 2010 by Jonathan Leggett
3rd March 2010 - London: People in Northern Ireland are the UK’s least satisfied broadband users, according to new data revealed by Top 10 Broadband, the UK’s most popular broadband comparison site.
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CLA proposes broadband grants scheme
Posted 1st March 2010 by Kimberley Howson
The government has been urged to release new funding to support the introduction of broadband in rural areas.
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DCKTN to host Digital Britain broadband debate
Posted 26th February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
The future of broadband in the UK is set to debated at an upcoming event in Surrey.
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Digital Britain broadband plan will boost UK economy
Posted 26th February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Faster broadband speeds will directly benefit the economy through increased online sales, a study has indicated.
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Bournemouth's fibre-optic broadband plans 'on track'
Posted 24th February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
The project to launch fibre-optic broadband in Bournemouth is on target to be completed at the start of 2011, according to reports.
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Next generation broadband capacity 'will not be unlimited'
Posted 24th February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
A new report from Ofcom has suggested fibre-optic broadband networks do not offer unlimited bandwidth to consumers.
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Broadband providers 'should be forced to serve rural areas'
Posted 24th February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
Private sector broadband providers should be legally obliged to invest in the rural internet infrastructure, it has been claimed.
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Consumers 'likely to be spared from broadband tax'
Posted 24th February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones says the government's broadband tax plan looks destined to fail in the Commons.
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Universal broadband offers no guarantees?
Posted 23rd February 2010 by Kimberley Howson
The government has reportedly been vague over its commitment to provide universal broadband across the UK.
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O2 and Vodafone mobile broadband services top study
Posted 23rd February 2010 by Jonathan Leggett
Special report: O2 and Vodafone mobile broadband services are the fastest around, an independent survey suggests.
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