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RSS britain adslBT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News BT CEO Ian Livingston said broadband is now an essential part of customers' lives and the plans mark the "beginning of a new chapter in Britain's broadband story". A is for ADSL The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with... [15 Jul 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars in rural areas', it proclaims. [23 May 2008]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News A is for ADSL The government has launched an independent review on barriers to rolling out high speed, next-generation broadband networks in the UK which it says are essential for the future economic success of the country. [22 Feb 2008]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News Broadband Britain has never had it so good with fat pipes cheaper and faster than ever. A is for ADSL Average broadband costs have dropped 36 per cent in the last four years, according to price comparison site uSwitch. [01 Feb 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News Another option for speeding up broadband Britain has reared its head of late. A is for ADSL Virgin described this as 'a significant speed advantage' over regular 8Mbps ADSL connections and said the free upgrade will roll out by region from late... [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News A is for ADSL Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the UK's sewers and into people's homes. Not a plague of rabid rats but superfast broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [23 Jan 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the end of next year, joined... [27 Nov 2007]
2010: UK dial-up's dying days
News Speed is more of an issue for broadband Britain. A is for ADSL And only around one million of those will be using dial-up to get online, it predicts. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [26 Nov 2007]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News That's the warning from Ian Fogg, research director at JupiterResearch Europe, who was speaking during a Westminster eForum debate on the future of broadband Britain. Another speaker - Andrew Heaney, director of strategy and regulation at The... [22 Nov 2007]
UK firms are broadband laggards
News A is for ADSL UK companies are lagging behind their continental rivals in the broadband stakes, according to European research. A survey by the European Statistical Office, Eurostat, found that 94 per cent of businesses questioned now have internet... [13 Nov 2006]
Leader: Lessons from Aramiska's failure
Leader We remember well the launch of the company, back in 2001 when swathes of rural Britain and many parts of other countries could only dream of fast, always-on connections through phone lines or cable TV networks. [01 Feb 2006]
BT's broadband officer moves on
Alison Ritchie, BT's chief broadband officer is leaving the company - an indication that the drive to build Broadband Britain has been replaced with a new set of challenges. There are now close to 6 million ADSL broadband users in the UK, compared... [17 Aug 2005]
Scotland to get blanket broadband coverage
Although Monday's announcement is good news for broadband have-nots north of the border, they may still find that they remain second-class citizens in Broadband Britain. Faced with this problem, the Executive is paying over £16m to BT in a five... [25 Apr 2005]
Britain gets a new broadband divide
Talk of a broadband divide used to be centred on the haves and the have-nots of high-speed access as a result of BT's feet dragging over rolling out ADSL to rural areas. Annison adds that local communities are still playing a vital role in... [19 Apr 2005]
BT wants an end to rivals' bickering
Speaking to journalists on Monday, Verwaayen said broadband take-up in Britain was now high enough to fuel a transformation in the way UK citizens work, learn and entertain themselves. Verwaayen also claimed that BT was giving Ofcom the chance to... [05 Apr 2005]
