Broadband News

BT Vision+ box free offer ends today

The free BT Vision +box offer ends today. However, BT Total broadband customers can get it for just £15 when they sign up online (it costs £30 more, when you buy offline). more »

Broadband helped Brits to work from home during festive holidays

Brits were found to be becoming addicts to broadband and spending more time online than with their friends and famility during the Christmas holidays. more »

Policy Exchange attacks next generation broadband tax plans

The centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange attacked on the the government’s proposals to introduce broadband tax to fund the next generation broadband networks in rural Britain. The report has asked if it is necessary at all for the government to make such a move that would burden UK landline users with an additional £6 levy annually. more »

UK broadband ranked 26th in global speed comparison survey

Latest global broadband report from the internet analysis firm, Akamai shows that nearly three-fourths of broadband connections in the UK (73%) provided 2Mbps speeds during Q3 2009, while just one-fifth of the total broadband lines could achieve top speeds above 5Mbps. more »

Cardiff homes and businesses getting ready for BT super-fast broadband

Faster broadband penetration is rapidly spreading in Wales and there will be over 64,000 fibre based broadband connections in the region within next six months.

Homes and businesses in Llanedeyrn and Llanishen in Cardiff will get access to 40Mbps super-fast broadband in mid-2010, it was reported. more »

Only a few change their broadband providers

When it comes to switching to better service or deals, broadband does not hold as much priority as other services like finance, energy, car insurance or even mobile phone, according to a latest study on consumers’ habits. more »