Hurrah! BT To Allow Rivals To Use Underground Network

Internet Regulator Ofcom has proposed that BT decreases the price of its subsidiary, BT Wholesale, charges to ISPs that use its broadband infrastructre in rural areas. Should BT follow Ofcom's decision, it could cause broadband...

UK communications regulator Ofcom plans to reduce the prices BT can charge Internet service providers (ISPs) in areas where it is the sole provider of wholesale broadband.The regulator plans to introduce price cuts of between...

Scammers impersonating as executives from phone service companies, such as BT, are contacting subscribers in the UK in a bid to trick their prospective victims into disclosing their credit card and other bank details under the...

Responding to a recent report which stated that most broadband users were not receiving the top download speeds touted by broadband providers, BT has categorically mentioned that it finds the report “out of date” as...

Mobile network operators O2 and Vodafone could be excluded from the auction process for buying additional spectrum when UK switches off its analogue network. Both mobile companies could therefore keep their spectrum but won't be...

In an unexpected twist, Virgin Media has welcomed Ofcom's decision to remove any regulatory roadblocks that might hamper BT's £1.5 billion investment in a high speed fibre-optic network. In a statement given to Techradar,...

Telecommunications watchdog Ofcom has confirmed that it will not prevent BT from developing its super-fast broadband infrastructure at the cost of roughly £1.5 billion. In the current economic situation, BT had voiced out...

Web users in UK could soon have access to the broadband speeds 20 times faster than the existing average services, as the UK telecom watchdog Ofcom seems all set to give approval to BT’s ambitious plans to roll-out faster...

The Code does not require the disclosure of average speeds, but Ofcom said that might change. Some 32 ISPs, covering over 90% of broadband customers, have already agreed to honour both the letter and the spirit of the Code to...

The UK broadband market is on the verge of market deregulation; Ofcom announced that the regulations governing the price of the BT wholesale services could be removed in 70 percent of the country. What the future holds will now...

Engineers at O2 must have worked extra hours after the Telefonica-owned company hit two important targets just as the financial year came to a close.Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, reported that O2 UK had complied with its 3G...

Optical fibre is ultimately the preferred technology for next generation UK broadband and works extremely well for the provision of services to large businesses in central London. However, there are considerable hurdles to...

Telecoms regulator Ofcom will consider whether next generation internet could be deployed faster and at a lesser cost by making use of existing utilities infrastructure like water pipes. The industry regulator might have been...

BT could "throttle" its commitment to roll out its 21CN brand new fiber optic network nationwide, according to the new BT chief executive, Ian Livingston. According to the Sunday Times, the incumbent BT head honcho...

Vnunet reveals that BT, Orange and T-Mobile are amongst the ten companies which have received licences for the 10GHz to 40GHHz UK frequency bandsThis fourth spectrum auction carried out by OFCOM will be used primarily for high...