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posted on 14 January 2011
The internet service provider named Nantwich among one of the 41
market towns to be included in BT's next-generation broadband network.
Thanks to this initiative, more than 8, 700 of the town's
households and businesses will receive super-fast internet
connection of up to 40 Mb per second by the first quarter of
2012.
This is the first time ... [read more]
posted on 14 January 2011
The voting results of BT's broadband competition
emphasized the need for higher quality broadband in Cotswolds,
councillors of the town have claimed.
Even though none of the villages or towns in the area made it to
the winning positions of Race to Infinity, the amount of interest
expressed by the voters in the region receiving a network upgra... [read more]
posted on 13 January 2011
BT has recently
announced the launch of its newest broadband deal and this time
those seeking on-demand IPTV are in luck.
According to ISPreview, the telecommunications giant's broadband package features
20Mbps download speeds, unlimited UK weekend calls and a
subscription to BT Vision.
Additionally, the offer includes a 10GB monthly usage a... [read more]
posted on 12 January 2011
It seems Wales is going to get better broadband services after
numerous complaints and concerns about the region's weak internet
connectivity.
The Daily Post reported Ann Beynon, the Director of BT Wales, as saying that
area is set to take advantage of getting access to the company's
innovative and super-fast network, capable of providing up ... [read more]
posted on 12 January 2011
It seems all the towns that were fighting for broadband may
actually get what they asked for.
BT is set to
rollout its superfast internet to 41 towns with 300,000 businesses
and consumers to take advantage of fibre broadband.
The telecommunications giant said that towns such as Bishop
Auckland in the North East, Dalkeith in Scotland and Pont... [read more]
posted on 11 January 2011
It has recently been reported that discussions about net
neutrality and BT's
new data delivery system is just "fuss over nothing", according to
one leading industry commentator.
Chief Technology Officer at Timico, Trefor Davies, said that the
launch of the new system has resulted in some "consternation
amongst the net neutrality fraternity", ... [read more]
posted on 06 January 2011
The Internet service provider pledges that it will bear in mind
those communities who didn't win at the broadband race for future
network upgrades.
After the competition's conclusion last week, six areas were
guaranteed the fibre optic super-fast broadband service.
Those who couldn't make it may have to wait until 2015 or longer
to be grante... [read more]
posted on 06 January 2011
Malvern came very close to winning one of the first places in BT's Race to Infinity
competition.
In this three-month campaign, communities were encouraged to
cast their votes for those towns, which they thought most deserved
to receive the fibre optic super-fast broadband service.
In the beginning of the competition Malvern apparently held a... [read more]
posted on 05 January 2011
Sally Davis, the head of BT Wholesale, was reported as saying that the
UK government should not take the risk investing a substantial
amount of £530m in smaller suburban ISPs.
The government has set aside the earlier-mentioned amount of
money as a part of its plan to deliver nationwide broadband connection for
all, and the amount is set to ex... [read more]
posted on 04 January 2011
BT has introduced
a new service, Content Connect, which allows Internet Service
Providers to charge companies for delivering content such as
high-speed video.
So far traffic on the net has been treated equally but the
introduction of this service could mean that the competition for
consumers will be greatly reduced.
Jim Killock of the net fr... [read more]