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The Government Needs to Regulate High-Speed Broadband Networks
Apr 3, 2013The government needs to regulate high-speed broadband networks to end the dominance of BT, according to rival telecoms group TalkTalk. BT is currently responsible for rolling out the national broadband fibre network, which - according to ...
Tags: Computer Products, telecoms
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Russia Sees a Dramatic 42% Increase in FTTH Subscriptions,Europe Reports 15% Growth
Feb 28, 2013Russia sees a dramatic 42% increase in FTTH subscriptions, Europe reports “steady” 15% growth, where Lithuania and Sweden lead the way. European fiber to the home (FTTH) deployment continues to grow steadily, but the ...
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Fibre Deployment in Western Europe Continues to Grow But Lags Behind Other Countries
Feb 25, 2013Fibre deployment for homes in Western Europe continues to grow steadily but lags behind other countries. The FTTH Council Europe announced at a conference in London that Eastern Europe and Scandinavian countries have reinforced their ...
Tags: Fibre deployment, Western Europe, fibre
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Consumers Need to Reach out to Local MPs to Raise Awareness of FTTH
Feb 25, 2013Consumers need to reach out to local MPs to raise awareness of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), after the UK failed to even qualify for the FTTH Council's recent rankings. Government slammed for no-show at fibre-to-the-home conference Lack of ...
Tags: local MPs, fibre-to-the-home, home holding
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DCMS Was on The Leveson Inquiry and Not on Thinking About "The Growth Agenda"
Feb 21, 2013An MP has slammed Whitehall officials for not attending the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) Council's Conference 2013, claiming that the government "does not know enough". Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central and shadow minister for the ...
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Work on The Welsh Government's Superfast Cymru Programme Is Under Way
Jan 23, 2013Work on the Welsh government's Superfast Cymru programme is under way, the Welsh business minister Edwina Hart has announced. The project looks to deliver high-speed and "world class" broadband access to 96 per cent of Welsh homes and ...
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The Idea That Broadband Projects Face a Struggle to Find Finance Is a Myth
Jan 23, 2013The idea that broadband projects face a struggle to find finance is a myth, according to the director general of non-profit organisation FTTH Council Europe, Hartwig Tauber. "Because of the financial crisis, people say there is no money ...
Tags: broadband projects, FTTH Council Europe, fibre broadband
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The UK Does Not Have The Demand to Justify Rolling out a FTTH Product Nationally
Jan 22, 2013BT is wrong to claim that the UK does not have the demand to justify rolling out a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) product nationally, according to the director general of the non-profit organisation FTTH Council Europe, Hartwig Tauber. The ...
Tags: fibre-to-the-home, UK, BT
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Broadband Is No Toy for Early Adopters
Dec 27, 2012Broadband is no toy for early adopters.More citizens in the UK have access to the internet than ever before and those in the industry have had to move at a rate of knots to keep up with demand for better coverage,faster speeds and necessary ...
Tags: Broadband, UK, Virgin Media, BT, EU
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FTTH Council of Europe Blamed Tradition of One Large Incumbent Provider
Oct 10, 2012The FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) Council of Europe has blamed the tradition of one large incumbent provider and the lack of ambition from the government for the UK lagging behind when it comes to fibre broadband. This week sees the council ...
Tags: FTTH, fibre-to-the-home, fibre broadband, lagging behind