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BT, broadband and electromagnetic noise
Blog Comment What BT Wholesale gets from it isn't sales money, but savings on engineer call-outs and helpdesk harrassment. Yeah, I have no doubt of the general thrust of their argument, but it was frustrating. In terms of pushing sales, I'm not so sure - they...
[March 13, 2008, 8:23]
BT slammed for 'ignoring' broadband interest
Talkback But for BT who deliver through a number of different providers, this would mean different wholesale prices dependent upon the location. I suspect that the billing issues for both BT and the ISPs would be a nightmare.
[September 24, 2003, 11:33]
BT cuts rural broadband fees
News BT has cut its rates for providing wholesale broadband access to rural Britain, a move which may encourage service providers to offer broadband in the most remote locations. The telco has cut the rates for its ADSL Exchange Activate product, which...
[January 2, 2004, 16:10]
BT 'not guilty' of broadband foul play
News Freeserve alleged back in April that BTopenworld had received advance notification of the broadband price cuts that BT Wholesale made in late March. Claims made by Freeserve last month that BT was engaging in a range of anti-competitive practices...
[June 5, 2002, 13:24]
BT trigger levels scupper community broadband
News This massive increase in the number of broadband trigger levels gives BT's wholesale broadband network a potential coverage of 99 percent of the population. Many of the community broadband schemes that have sprung up around Britain could be...
[November 25, 2003, 14:05]
BT fixes broadband glitch
News We're back on track now," a BT Wholesale spokeswoman told ZDNet UK News, explaining that affected users should now be able to enjoy broadband. BT believes it has fixed a technical problem that meant broadband was unavailable to many customers at...
[December 23, 2002, 11:15]
BT latest to announce broadband price cuts
News This follows BT Wholesale's decision last year to halve broadband activation costs from £60 to £30 for the first three months of 2003. Joining a long line of fellow Internet service providers, BT announced on Monday that it is cutting the cost of...
[January 13, 2003, 12:33]
BT offers SDSL broadband direct to small businesses
News BT previously offered SDSL as a wholesale product. BT has launched a symmetrical broadband service aimed at small businesses who need upload speeds as fast as their download speeds -- a feature usually associated with expensive leased-line...
[January 19, 2004, 12:25]
BT, broadband and electromagnetic noise
Blog Just been to a BT Wholesale showcase down near Gatwick, where they've been showing off some of the new tools for their ISP clients that will come along with 21CN. One interesting aside - apparently BT once found one of their end users had a faulty...
[March 12, 2008, 15:51]
BT's superfast broadband set for November launch
News The telco began trialling a wholesale 8Mbps ADSL service in parts of London and Strathclyde in April, and on Monday a BT spokeswoman confirmed that this trial is being expanded to cover more local exchanges in these areas.
[June 6, 2005, 17:50]
BT hits the broadband million
News According to some in the industry, the credit should also go to the many ISPs that resell BT Wholesale's ADSL products. After two rounds of price cuts, plus the introduction of BT's broadband pre-registration scheme, Verwaayen's confidence has been...
[June 9, 2003, 12:11]
BT targets four-fifths of UK for broadband
News It will act as a true barometer of demand," said Paul Reynolds, BT Wholesale chief executive, in a statement. BT confirmed on Tuesday that it is launching a service that will allowing businesses and consumers to register demand for broadband in a...
[June 18, 2002, 15:52]
BT promises truly universal broadband
News This is a decisive move from narrowband to broadband, and from PSTN to broadband," said Paul Reynolds, chief executive of BT Wholesale, at a press conference at the BT Centre in London on Wednesday. BT is planning to transform its UK...
[June 9, 2004, 13:05]
BT enlists broadband supporters with 'campaign in a box'
News The key to successful local broadband awareness campaigns has been the energy and drive of the individuals who can see what broadband will mean for them and their communities," said Philippa Winterburn, BT Wholesale's head of broadband marketing...
[April 15, 2003, 10:07]
BT glitch halts faster broadband
News This 1Mbps product, which was launched by BT Wholesale at the end of last year, is suitable for home workers and other types of power user. Thousands of UK broadband users have been hit by a software problem with BT's back-end systems that...
[September 10, 2004, 14:25]
BT promises a new broadband exchange a day
News BT Wholesale ran a four-week advertising campaign to promote the scheme in August and September this year. BT has committed to broadband-enable one British telephone exchange every day between now and March next year.
[November 20, 2002, 12:51]
BT expands broadband-trigger scheme
News If their numbers added up then we'd have done it (upgraded more exchanges)," insisted the BT Wholesale spokesman. BT announced details of a further swathe of broadband trigger levels on Monday, giving hope to 102 communities that currently aren't...
[March 31, 2003, 13:42]
BT suspends business broadband rollout
News BT hopes that its recent decision to cut wholesale SDSL prices by up to 30 percent will kickstart the SDSL market. BT has stopped rolling out its business broadband service until at least early 2006, citing lack of demand caused by high prices.
[August 19, 2005, 13:10]
BT offers broadband users software to rent
News BTopenworld charges £39.99 per month for an ADSL connection, while Freeserve recently pushed its ADSL service up to £49.99 a month, blaming the price charged by BT to use wholesale services for the hike.
[July 5, 2001, 12:57]
BT takes axe to business broadband prices
News The number of businesses using a broadband connection has doubled over the last year, due in part to hefty wholesale price cuts introduced earlier this year. BT has cut the prices of its business broadband packages, in the hope of taking advantage...
[September 2, 2003, 17:40]
