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EE offers Welsh language customer service and gives Cardiff 4G boost
The company has also tripled the capacity of its network in Cardiff as the city prepares to host the Champions League final tomorrow. As part of its efforts to improve customer service, EE is...
0Read moreSky launches new service to tackle nuisance calls
Sky Talk Shield lets users choose to answer the calls they want and block the ones they don’t before they are connected. Automated calls will be blocked before the phone even rings and when a...
0Read moreGovernment's BDUK superfast broadband spending reaches £550m
An update on the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme shows that grants to local authorities and budget transfers to devolved administrations added up to £550,832,876 in cash terms. So far,...
0Read moreOpenreach pilots new broadband technology in remote Scottish villages
Around 60 premises in Clachan and Whitehouse on the Kintyre peninsula and on the island of Eriskay in the Hebrides are testing Long Range VDSL connections. Those connected to fibre...
0Read moreBT to show Champions League final for free on YouTube and in VR
The matches will also be available to watch for free on the BT website, on BT Sport channels and through the BT Sport app. The Champions League final will be shown in ultra HD, or 4K, on YouTube...
0Read moreOpenreach to consult broadband providers on future of fibre networks
The company, which manages Britain’s national broadband network, wants to explore the level of support for a large-scale ‘full fibre’ network. It also wants to look at ways of delivering...
0Read moreOfcom to investigate rising cost of 118 directory enquiries numbers
The telecoms regulator said the cost of calling 118 numbers has “risen significantly in recent months as fewer people use these services”. It said there are now more than 400 directory...
0Read moreBT cuts 4,000 jobs worldwide and slashes CEO's bonus
The job losses, which will save the company £300m over two years, will be in back-office and managerial sectors. BT chief executive Gavin Patterson and former finance director Tony Chanmugam...
0Read morePlusnet to 'reluctantly' increase price of line rental and call plans
The provider is putting up line rental by £1 – taking it from £17.99 to £18.99 and bringing it in line with the amount charged by parent company BT. Plusnet’s Line Rental Saver, which...
0Read morePure Broadband offers fibre services over GTC utility network
The open-access networks built by GTC already offer customers a choice of providers including Direct Save Telecom, Love Your Broadband, Seethelight and Vfast. GTC’s networks, which also carry...
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