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August 15, 2012

UK consumers are achieving average residential broadband speeds of 9.0Mbit/s, driven by the move to new ‘superfast’ services, Ofcom research reveals.

Keywords: Broadband, BT, Virgin

September 13, 2011

Ofcom today confirmed that rollover contracts, which tie landline and broadband customers into repeated minimum contract periods unless they opt out, will be banned from December this year.

Keywords: BT, Consumer, Contract

July 20, 2011

Millions of homes and businesses in rural parts of the UK could get better value broadband services by the end of this year.

Keywords: Broadcasting, BT

May 6, 2011

There are more than 7.6 million of them and they’ve helped transform communications in the UK - but what are unbundled lines and why are they such good news for consumers.

Keywords: Broadband, BT, Consumer, Landline, Telecoms

March 31, 2011

Ofcom today proposed new regulatory controls on the prices of wholesale broadband and telephone services provided by Openreach, the access division of BT.

Keywords: Broadband, BT, Phone

March 3, 2011

Landline phone contracts which automatically roll over unless you opt out are to be banned under proposals set out by Ofcom today.  

Keywords: Broadband, BT, Consumer, Landline

January 20, 2011

Rural parts of the UK could receive better value broadband services under proposals published by Ofcom today

Keywords: Broadband, BT, Internet, ISP

January 14, 2011

BT has today unveiled how other communications providers will be able to access its underground ducts and overhead telegraph poles to provide their own super-fast broadband networks.

Keywords: Broadband, BT

October 7, 2010

Ofcom today set out decisions designed to promote competition and investment in super-fast broadband services across the UK.

Keywords: Broadband, BT, Sky, Virgin