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Starlink Slashes UK Broadband Prices with Limited-Time Discount for New Customers

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service has dropped monthly prices by £10 across its UK residential plans, but only for new customers who sign...

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Virgin Media Unlocks Premium 4K Content for Easter Holiday Boost

Virgin Media customers with TV packages will gain free access to premium Ultra High Definition channels throughout the Easter holidays, as the broadband...

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UK Breaks Through 90% Barrier for Gigabit Internet Coverage Amid Nationwide Fibre Push

Britain has crossed a critical digital infrastructure threshold, with gigabit broadband now reaching 90.04% of premises across the country as of 25th February...

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Giffgaff Locks in Broadband Prices with New Two-Year Fixed Contracts

Mobile network operator Giffgaff has launched 24-month broadband contracts promising customers complete protection from price increases for the entire term, marking a significant...

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Virgin Media O2 reaches one million digitally excluded Britons through landmark inclusion programme

Sarah Mitchell never imagined she’d be ordering groceries online at 73 years old. The Blackpool pensioner was among thousands who struggled to access...

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Youth centres across UK receive lightning-fast 2Gbps internet in groundbreaking charity partnership

Brentswood Hub in Haywards Heath became the first youth centre in Britain to receive free 2 gigabit broadband this week, marking the launch...

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VodafoneThree Launches UK Satellite Mobile Trials This Summer as Space Race Intensifies

British mobile customers will get their first taste of satellite-powered phone service this summer when VodafoneThree begins trials of direct-to-device connectivity that works...

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Openreach Secures Major Fibre Contract After FreedomFibre’s Cheshire Exit

Openreach has landed a significant Project Gigabit contract to deliver full fibre broadband across Cheshire, stepping in eleven months after FreedomFibre’s controversial departure...