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DSIT, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LSBUD, Line Search Before U Dig, to help improve safe digging practices. The signing marks a joint commitment between the two to help reduce accidental damage to the UK’s critical underground infrastructure. DSIT run the NUAR, the National Underground […]

Age Verification for accessing adult content was a key part of the Online Safety Act 2023, and Ofcom who was given the powers to police this area for the United Kingdom has fined another porn website. The fine for hosting pornographic material and not implementing highly effective age assurance to determine if a visitor is […]

It has been a concern for a while and had the possibility of making installation of full fibre Gigabit capable broadband in flats and homes harder and more expensive, in terms of paperwork and time recording everything. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has today announced dispensation from building regulation controls for when […]

Ses Indy who has 25 years of experience working in the digital infrastructure and fixed telecommunications sector has joined nexfibre in the role of Chief Commercial Officer. Ses Indy joins from Openreach where he had worked for 17 years working closely with providers like Sky, Vodafone and PXC with a focus on wholesale strategy. “I […]

Broadband infrastructure builder Nexfibre (owned by the owners of Virgin Media O2) are in the process of acquiring Substantial Group, the holding company behind Altnet Netomnia. This is currently being investigated by the regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority. We previously did a deep dive on what this acquisition would mean for Virgin Media O2 […]

The UK Government has announced that 50 masts have now gone live in Scotland as part of the subsidised Shared Rural Network (SRN) which extends 4G mobile coverage to more rural communities to tackle mobile not-spots for mobile phon and data services. The SRN is a joint initiative between the Government and the mobile network […]

Research by OnePoll for Community Fibre of 2,000 adults shows lots of people they are tied into agreements that are not good value for money (38% of respondents) or the service they receive does not justify the price they pay (26%). Looking at where people said they are frustrated with household bills and long term […]

Ofcom has issued a large fine of £28 million to Virgin Media for the effort and hassle it made customers go through to switch to another broadband provider in the period of January 2022 to September 2024. The problems are pretty negated today in terms of volume because the One Touch Switching system that came […]