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BT broadband goes down across the UK

...and other towns around the UK, suggesting the outage was widespread. "Major BT broadband fault happening in NI right now. Just seen ALL our BT... Read more

3 October, 2011

Power surge blamed for BT broadband outage

BT's big broadband outage on Monday was caused by a power surge, the telco has said. The outage, which affected... Read more

4 October, 2011

BT broadband up again after northern outage

BT customers in Northern Ireland, the north of England and parts of Scotland suffered a broadband outage on the... Read more

1 November, 2010

ASA bans misleading BT broadband ads

BT can no longer run a series of radio, TV and print advertisements that claim the ISP offers 'consistently faster broadband even at peak times' Read more

25 August, 2010 by David Meyer

O2 expands free Wi-Fi into Costa

...but its millions of current Wi-Fi hotspots includes services provided by BT Broadband home routers. O2 began life as BT Cellnet and was renamed... Read more

4 May, 2012

BT hit by national broadband issues

...BT broadband services across the country were disrupted on Friday morning by problems... Read more

21 October, 2011 by Jack Clark
BTFON Wi-Fi 2.5

BTFON Wi-Fi 2.5

...1. Download and open the app and then click on Im a BT broadband customer 2. Type in your @btinternet.com email address and password... Read more

9 September, 2011

England and Scotland land £363m broadband windfall

...of ScillyCornwall, Isles of Scilly232,361261,14389.0%£0 (presumed covered by BT broadband measure)7. CumbriaCumbria240,683250,08196.2%£17,130,0008. DerbyshireDerbyshire, Derby188... Read more

16 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

BT Wholesale chief Davis steps down

...BT Wholesale, which had revenues last year of £4.2bn, supplies BT broadband and telephony connectivity to other ISPs and telecoms resellers and provides... Read more

16 August, 2011

Gap between broadband you get vs broadband ISPs promise set to shrink

...of the estimated range and ISPs are unable to fix the issue. BT Broadband, O2, Sky and Virgin Media have already signed up to the... Read more

28 July, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

BT launches free iPad Wi-Fi app

...more than 400,000 times. Access to BT OpenZone hotspots for non-BT broadband customers' costs from £5.99 for a 90-minute voucher... Read more

21 January, 2011

BT to trial Wi-Fi on Tube platforms

...and Bakerloo line platforms at Charing Cross station. Openzone users including some BT Broadband, O2, Tesco Mobile, Vodafone and Orange customers will be able to... Read more

29 October, 2010

Ofcom tightens broadband advertising rules

The regulator wants ISPs to be more accurate in their predictions of broadband speeds, as research shows a widening gap between marketing and reality Read more

27 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Brighton broadband held up by 'monster cabinet' protest

...Local conservation groups have opposed plans to install new BT broadband boxes that would bring super-fast broadband connections to areas of... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Ben Woods

Superfast broadband: England gets £295m to fund fibre rollouts

...the Isles of Scilly Cornwall, Isles of Scilly: £0 (presumed covered by BT broadband measure) Cumbria Cumbria: £17,130,000 Derbyshire Derbyshire, Derby: £7,390... Read more

16 August, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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