Telecoms

BT: Working from home? We can handle it

Communications

BT: Working from home? We can handle it

BT responds to media claims that the UK’s networks can’t handle the strain of millions of people suddenly working from home

clock 20 March 2020 •
New laws will make it mandatory for developers to hook-up new homes to fibre broadband

Communications

New laws will make it mandatory for developers to hook-up new homes to fibre broadband

New laws will force developers to ensure that all new homes are hooked-up to 1Gbps broadband

clock 17 March 2020 •
Broadband and mobile phone providers must now tell customers when their contract ends

Communications

Broadband and mobile phone providers must now tell customers when their contract ends

New rules from Ofcom require broadband, mobile phone and pay TV providers to notify residential and business customers when their deals are drawing to a close

clock 15 February 2020 •
Three reveals 5G roll-out plan but aims to focus on Home Broadband first

Communications

Three reveals 5G roll-out plan but aims to focus on Home Broadband first

Three UK's 5G plan includes speed boosts for existing 3G and 4G infrastructure as it replaces Samsung 4G radio-access technology with Huawei

clock 02 July 2019 •
Ofcom's ruling that Openreach must open up infrastructure to rivals approved by EC

Telecoms

Ofcom's ruling that Openreach must open up infrastructure to rivals approved by EC

Move would allow rivals to supply 5G services to the lucrative enterprise sector

clock 28 June 2019 •
KCOM dumps pension-fund backed buyout in favour of Macquarie bid

Communications

KCOM dumps pension-fund backed buyout in favour of Macquarie bid

Any advance on £563m?

clock 03 June 2019 •
Consumers to receive end-of-contract and best deals notifications under new Ofcom rules

Telecoms

Consumers to receive end-of-contract and best deals notifications under new Ofcom rules

Ofcom wants to encourage customers to take advantage of choice in broadband, phone and TV

clock 15 May 2019 •
National Infrastructure Commission calls for full fibre-to-the-premises, UK wide, by 2033

Communications

National Infrastructure Commission calls for full fibre-to-the-premises, UK wide, by 2033

Commission calls for government to rustle up a fibre-broadband plan by spring next year

clock 12 July 2018 •
Break-up threat over Openreach recedes for BT as Ofcom reports on separation progress

Communications

Break-up threat over Openreach recedes for BT as Ofcom reports on separation progress

Ofcom reports 'broadly satisfactory' progress over initiative to make Openreach operational independent from BT Group

clock 15 June 2018 •
Gavin Patterson to leave BT following adverse shareholder reaction to cost-cutting plan

Communications

Gavin Patterson to leave BT following adverse shareholder reaction to cost-cutting plan

BT CEO Patterson to remain in charge until successor is appointed

clock 08 June 2018 •
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