Fibrestream and Ofcom start process to get Hull more broadband services
UK telecom regulator Ofcom, fibre-optic broadband network provider Fibrestream and Hull North MP Diana Johnson had meetings with residents and businesses in Hull area to find the ways to open up broadband market in Hull to all ISPs.
Currently, Hull residents get their broadband from KCOM owned Karoo, the only broadband provider in this area. This has long been an issue for the Hull residents who had no alternative but found themselves stuck to one service provider.
Fibrestream, the ISP that has been involved with setting up 100Mbps broadband network in Great Thornton Street Estate in Hull said it ‘has no Commercial Confidentiality concerns and simply wants to see the market opened up for all competitors.’
“The comparative costs for wideband IP data services in Hull and surrounding areas are significantly higher than those available for similar sized cities elsewhere in the UK and this puts the city and wider community at a competitive disadvantage.”
However, Fibrestream added that the the Hull problem could be resolved with the help of Ofcom and the provider ‘would take an Open Letter approach to all relevant correspondence with the incumbent KCOM’.
Fibrestream has partnered with NextGenUs to deploy FTTH (fibre to the home) in the Hull area and other rural areas in the UK.
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