bt britain broadband adsl
A BT boon for 'broadband Britain'
Comment BT has cut the cost of installing ADSL in the UK. What's more, we've heard good things about Telewest's customer service and internet-over-cable in general, even if these offerings are more limited in reach nationally than BT's ADSL. [18 Sep 2001]
Trailblazing rural customers get their broadband
News Broadband is being rolled out to local residents and businesses in Todmorden, the first place in Britain to be added to BT's broadband network thanks to public interest. BT announced on Monday that the local exchange at Todmorden, Yorkshire, has... [12 Nov 2002]
BT broadband plan slammed for ignoring rural folk
News Among the critics is Bob Jones, UK telecoms entrepreneur, who said BT is creating a two-speed Britain with fast ADSL in the cities and satellite broadband in the countryside, which he said is inferior to ADSL in speed and general ability - not to... [17 Apr 2002]
BT wireless trials offer rural broadband hope
News BT's decision to launch this trial backs up what community groups have been saying for some time - that there is a strategic role for wireless in Broadband Britain," said Wilson. However, BT has already warned that the product will be more... [17 Dec 2003]
BT hits two million broadband subscribers
News BT confirmed on Friday that Britain's broadband boom is alive and well, by announcing that it has signed up its two-millionth ADSL customer. Over the next few years we will all have to continue to work hard to maintain this momentum, but I have no... [20 Feb 2004]
Wanted: The 'best and brightest' broadband users in Britain
News I'm confident the Broadband Britain Challenge will play a key role in boosting knowledge and uptake of ADSL," Winterburn added. According to BT, the scheme should help Broadband Britain to grow at the grass roots level. [08 May 2003]
UK to escape EC telecoms wrath
News Sixty per cent of broadband connections are supplied by NTL and Telewest, and there are over 100 ISPs reselling BT's ADSL," a DTI spokeswoman said, adding that LLU has been generally disappointing across all of the EU, not just in Britain. [06 Dec 2002]
BT promises a new broadband exchange every day
News Over 200,000 people across Britain's broadband divide have already submitted their details in the hope of showing BT that there is enough demand for broadband in their area for the local exchange to be upgraded. [20 Nov 2002]
BT's broadband plans spark countryside revolt
News This week we have been inundated with responses to a story we ran on BT's refusal to roll out ADSL exchanges in large parts of rural Britain (http://www.silicon.com/a52754 ). I work for one of the University colleges in the centre of Cambridge and... [19 Apr 2002]
Demon ditches broadband sign-up fee
News UK ISP Demon is dropping the connection fee for its entire range of ADSL products for at least the next three months, a decision that parent company Thus says will help the creation of Broadband Britain. [06 Jan 2003]
Broadband barren lands cry foul
News News that BT has set criteria to determine whether it is worth its while rolling out DSL exchanges in parts of rural Britain has angered silicon.com readers. If the government really wants a Broadband Britain then it is the only way to go. [21 Jun 2002]
Broadband Britain teetering on brink of three million users
News BT also gave an upbeat assessment of the progress that has been made in building Broadband Britain over the last couple of years. Appearing before the committee late in the afternoon, BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen told the committee that by last... [13 Nov 2003]
Government 'interested' in universal broadband
News Widening the scope of these universal service obligations to include broadband could force BT to speed up its ADSL rollout. Speaking on Thursday at Building Broadband Britain, a conference organised by the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Claire Durkin... [22 Nov 2002]
BT pleads for lenient regulation
News These restrictions have helped to create a relatively open and competitive broadband market in the UK, in which around 150 internet service providers compete with BT to sell ADSL to homes and businesses. [11 Nov 2003]
Cable broadband nears the magic million
News BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen vowed last year that the telco would reach one million ADSL customers by the summer of 2003, and five million by 2006. Reaching a combined total of million broadband users would give both firms a fillip, especially... [01 Apr 2003]
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