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LSE identifies £1.1bn broadband rollout shortfall

The UK's fast broadband rollout needs an extra billion pounds in private investment if government targets... Read more

7 May, 2012

EU aims to cut 'stupid costs' of broadband rollout

The European Commission wants to find out how it can reduce the cost of rolling out super-fast broadband by cutting out... Read more

27 April, 2012

BT speeds up fibre super-fast broadband rollout

...of 2014, a year earlier than originally planned. BT's super-fast broadband rollout has gone so well that company says it will hit its... Read more

31 October, 2011 by David Meyer

Cameron hints at imminent 100Mbps broadband rollout

Virgin Media could be launching its 100Mbps high-speed fibre-optic broadband service by the end of the week according to... Read more

26 October, 2010

BT speeds up its superfast broadband rollout: Britain to get fibre by 2014

...planned... Fibre broadband: BT is speeding up its superfast <endeca_term>broadband rollout</endeca_term>Read more

31 October, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

100Mbps fibre broadband rollout heads for Cornwall

Surf's up in Cornwall thanks to EU funding - but other UK notspots still wait to catch a fibre break... Read more

30 September, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

BT's fibre broadband recruits ex-military muscle

Ex-armed forces personnel hired to aid superfast broadband rollout... Read more

5 May, 2011 by Shelley Portet

Rural councils say fibre rollout is on track

...by the Countryside Alliance on the pace of the UK's rural broadband rollout, councils and development agencies running key pilot schemes say they are... Read more

9 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Kent village puts up funds for fibre broadband

...had no plans to include the rural area in its super-fast broadband rollout Read more

8 July, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

Hunt pours scorn on Geordie broadband plans

...pass. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has questioned North and South Tyneside's broadband rollout plans after the local authority chose not to apply for BDUK... Read more

9 March, 2012

Scotland aims for five-fold speed boost by 2015

...Highlands and Islands alone would require £300m for a proper super-fast broadband rollout. This week's strategy plan shows that the Scottish Government has... Read more

1 February, 2012 by David Meyer

BT: Nine in 10 homes will have fibre within six years

...others are merely talking about it."FTTC rollout BT's super-fast broadband rollout is mostly based on fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) technology, which... Read more

3 November, 2011 by David Meyer

Scotland unhappy with broadband cash

...of the expectations of the Scottish economy to the overall costs of broadband rollout in the remote and rural parts of Scotland," Neil said on... Read more

17 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

Government hands out first funds for rural broadband

...DCMS, the three areas that have won funding for their super-fast broadband rollout will now need to tender for contractors to carry out the... Read more

27 May, 2011 by David Meyer

BT FTTC broadband speeds to hit 80Mbps next year?

...to 100Mbps. FTTC is BT's preferred technology for its next-generation broadband rollout, with about 75 per cent of the planned footprint to consist... Read more

13 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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