• Broadband tax condemned as 'unfair' by MPs
    Release date: 26 February 2010
    Broadband tax condemned as 'unfair' by MPs A government proposal to charge people with fixed phone lines 50p per month to help fund ultra-fast broadband has been condemned as "unfair" by MPs.
  • London 2012 - How your business may benefit
    Release date: 22 January 2010
    Could your business benefit from the opportunities London 2012 will bring?
  • Openreach pilot to take broadband the extra mile
    Release date: 10 November 2009
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    Openreach today announced a pilot of its Broadband Enabling Technology (BET), a new fixed-line solution for delivering broadband over much longer distances.....
  • At a Glance: Digital Britain
    Release date: 26 October 2009
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    On 17 October 2008, Lord Carter, minister for communications, technology and broadcasting, began work on a report dubbed Digital Britain. With it the government wanted to draw up an action plan to help Britain make the most of new media.
  • BT to roll-out faster Broadband
    Release date: 3 June 2009
    BT Broadband is boosting the speeds of millions of its customers to up to 20 megabits per second at no extra cost.
  • The face of future broadband
    Release date: 27 May 2009

    The UK is beginning to roll out next-generation broadband with BT committed to a £1.5bn spend on fibre optics and Virgin Media extending its cable network.

    Lord Carter is due to offer the government's vision of how super-fast broadband can be delivered to as many UK homes as possible.

    Find out more about the technologies that could one day deliver faster broaderband to your home.