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RSS bt britain the ukWanted: The 'best and brightest' broadband users in Britain
News According to BT, the scheme should help Broadband Britain to grow at the grass roots level. We're firmly committed to achieving the government's aim of Broadband Britain and having the most dynamic broadband market by the G8 by 2005," said Philippa... [08 May 2003]
BT pleads for lenient regulation
News BT is set to urge the UK government to relax the regulations that govern Britain's telecommunications market, in a move that the telco says would allow it to implement a major upgrade to its nationwide network. [11 Nov 2003]
BT shrugs off latest break-up speculation
News BT has rubbished the latest calls for it to be broken up to ensure it cannot dominate Broadband Britain through its ownership of the UK's local telephone network. Back in February, Cable & Wireless told a parliamentary select committee that... [04 Nov 2002]
BT 'to make millions' from SMEs
News But one small business representative lashed out, claiming the service is far too costly for Britain's 1.2m small firms. While sixty per cent of the Britain's small businesses are in broadband coverage areas, only 30,000 have signed up for the... [08 Oct 2001]
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. The telco announced on Tuesday that the technology will be trialled... [17 Dec 2003]
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 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]
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. The Trade and Industry Select Committee was told this week that take-up of broadband services by Britain's consumers... [13 Nov 2003]
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. For Broadband Britain to happen, it will need the support of the public. [12 Nov 2002]
Cable broadband nears the magic million
News Reaching a combined total of million broadband users would give both firms a fillip, especially given their recent financial turmoil, and would emphasise their key role in the creation of Broadband Britain. [01 Apr 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. Both initiatives boosted Britain's broadband market, and also underlined that the telco had been guilty of... [20 Feb 2004]
Cable players respond to BT ADSL move
News NTL's sentiments echoed Telewest's, with UK company MD Stephen Carter talking about BT having "finally found the accelerator in joining broadband Britain". In a statement Adam Singer, CEO of Telewest, said his company welcomes help in building... [26 Feb 2002]
Broadband Britain: It's war
News A group of telecoms operators have claimed that Britain's broadband market is being "stifled" because of BT's dominant position. BT, though, rejects BIG's claim that Broadband Britain is being stifled by a lack of competition. [26 Mar 2004]
Re:Viewing 2002 - A year in broadband (Part 2)
News BT challenged rural Britain to register interest in broadband and promised that once interest hit pre-determined levels it would roll out a DSL-enabled exchange. The absence of the UK from this list served as much as an embarrassment as it did as a... [19 Dec 2002]
UK to escape EC telecoms wrath
News The UK, though, is likely to face criticism for the failure of local-loop unbundling (LLU) to make an impact on BT's dominance of Britain's wholesale ADSL market. It allows other operators to install equipment in the local exchange of the incumbent... [06 Dec 2002]
