BT sees relief for cable theft headache in scrapyard crackdown
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The theft of hundreds of metres of copper cable led to broadband outages in Middlesex and Sussex last year.
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330Mbps prices to fall as BT cuts fibre-to-the-premises wholesale fees
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File-sharing site Newzbin2 shuts down
P2P search engine Newzbin2 has been forced to shut down amid mounting financial pressures and moves by ISPs to block the site.
BT sees relief for cable theft headache in scrapyard crackdown
From next month, scrap metal dealers will no longer be able to deal in cash, under a legal crackdown aimed at combating thefts that regularly cause broadband and phone outages for BT customers.
BT brings forward fibre rollout end date again
The telco now says it will have covered two-thirds of the UK with fibre connectivity by the spring of 2014, not the end of 2014 as it said a year ago, and not the end of 2015 as was the original plan.
BT fibre rollout gets helping hand from 250 more squaddies
BT is recruiting up to 250 armed forces leavers to help with its fibre broadband rollout in the UK, having previously enlisted some 800 engineers from the military.
BT broadband customers hit by internet access double whammy
Third-party peering problems mean pages load at a snail's pace for some, while copper cable thefts shoot down internet and phone service for others.
One million homes to get super-fast broadband: BT reveals 163 new fibre exchanges
BT's £2.5bn rollout of fibre-based technology continues, with the addition of 163 exchanges that will soon be able to provide super-fast broadband to homes across the UK.
BT accused of inflating super-fast broadband costs to win state cash
A leaked Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) discussion document reportedly claims BT is trying to increase the amount of public funding it gets for delivering broadband to poorly served parts of the UK.
BT wins Cumbrian super-fast broadband contract
The communications provider's contract win was a near-certainty, as its only rival, Fujitsu, pulled out two months ago. BT is also poised to pick up the Norfolk contract.
Surrey signs with BT to become 'best-connected' UK county
The £33m deal will see almost every business and home in the county given access to high-speed broadband by the end of 2013.