Latest UK broadband news

December 1, 2010

New Persimmon homes with Virgin Media broadband and TV

UK’s top builder Persimmon has revealed its plans to design selected new build homes integrated with Virgin Media fibre broadband and entertainment services.

June 18, 2010

Providers slash broadband and phone contract termination charges

Major UK broadband providers BT, Talk Talk and Virgin Media agree to cut their early contract termination fee by more than two-thirds for the customers who quit their broadband and home phone service within the minimum contract period.

June 1, 2010

Talk Talk launch 12 month FREE broadband offer

UK provider, Talk Talk launch 12 month FREE offer for the new customers who take its 24Mbps Essentials broadband bundle on a 18 month contract, between 1st June and 8th June 2010.

September 28, 2009

BT Wholesale to cut 24Mbps broadband prices

BT Wholesale announced price cuts on its 24Mb broadband products offered to UK broadband providers on wholesale basis. New line rental will be £5.88 per month as against the previous £7.66 while monthly bandwidth charges on its WBC platform have been reduced to £40.00 from £79.34.

September 22, 2009

Plusnet broadband reduced to 12 month contracts

Plusnet reduces the contract length of its broadband packages including Plusnet broadband only & home phone bundles from 18 to 12 months.

September 4, 2009

Ofcom releases guides to children online safety

Ofcom report on child on-line safety reveals that majority of youngsters need some sort of guidance to face the online threats like abuse and online bullying. The UK telecom watchdog has also published two guides to parental controls for mobile phones and game consoles and media players.