Zone Broadband UK ISP Users Complain About Loss of Service and Support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Concerns are growing for one of the UK market’s smaller providers of retail internet services, Zone Broadband, which since earlier this month seems to have been attracting a rising number of complaints from customers who appear to have lost connectivity and are struggling to get any support from the ISP. ISPreview first became aware of the issues over a week ago after some of our industry sources indicated that the ISP might be experiencing difficulties....
Customers of EE’s 1.6Gbps UK Broadband Package Suffer Sharp Speed Loss | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of mobile and broadband ISP EE (BT), specifically those on their top 1.6Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) package via Openreach’s national network, appear to have spent the weekend suffering from a significant reduction in download speed (some down to c.50-70Mbps), connectivity problems and a lack of effective support. At present, EE’s premium 1.6Gbps speed broadband package (includes 120Mbps uploads) doesn’t have a huge number of subscribers,...
Government Set to Restrict UK Children’s Use of Internet VPNs and Social Media | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, has today proposed last minute amendments to two Bills that will enable the Government to set a minimum age limit for social media (i.e. greater use of Age Verification), as well as options to age restrict or limit children’s use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN), where it “undermines safety protections and changing the age of digital consent“. As regular readers will already know, the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) – a...
AzurePCS Develops UK Community 4G Mobile Broadband Network in a Box | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fancy setting up your own private 4G mobile broadband network? A hobbyist club of UK mobile network enthusiasts has banded together to create AzurePCS, which enables individuals or small communities to legally deploy indoor 4G mobile data coverage using Ofcom’s Shared Access spectrum (LTE Band 40 – 2300MHz). The idea is partly to give people an alternative to relying on WiFi or unlicensed solutions. The network itself is said to be based around LTE [4G]...
Wiltshire UK Council Take Openreach to Court Over Broadband Permits | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Wiltshire Council in England has confirmed that it’s taking UK broadband and telecoms giant Openreach (BT) to the Swindon Magistrates Court over a dispute related to permits. The hearing is set to take place on 1st July 2026 and could potentially result in the network access provider being fined thousands of pounds. Openreach’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has already reached more than 215,000...
Survey Claims 41 Percent of UK People Believe They Pay Too Much for Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new Attest survey that was conducted on behalf of full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which questioned 1,000 “nationally representative” UK adults during February 2026, has claimed that 41% of respondents believe they are paying more for their home internet connection than they should and 47% have never checked whether a better deal is available. The survey, which should admittedly be viewed though Hyperoptic’s scope of vested interest and the...
UK Broadband ISP Vfast Launch New Customer Support Hub | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Kent-based independent internet provider Vfast (Orbital Net), which sells broadband packages to homes via a mix of wireless (FWA) and full fibre (CityFibre and OFNL etc.) networks, has today announced that they’ve launched a new Customer Support Hub – a dedicated online platform designed to “make finding answers faster, simpler, and more convenient“. The new hub seems like a more useful support page for the service, which provides access to nearly 100...
Broadband Altnets See Encouragement in UK Gov’s Statement of Strategic Priorities | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today welcomed the Government’s publication this week of their proposed Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for telecommunications – suggesting it aligns with their perspective on the market and future policy desires. The SSP typically reflects a legal mechanism that is underpinned by part of the Digital Economy Act 2017 and...
Community Wireless Broadband Network on Tiree in Scotland Set to Close | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network that serves the remote Inner Hebrides (Scotland) island of Tiree – Tiree Broadband – has today announced that it is to close on 1st June 2026 after operating for the best part of two decades. Put simply, the local service is said to be “no longer needed“. The provider was originally setup as a not-for-profit company that was established by the Tiree Community Development Trust (Tiree CDT), which is owned...
Quickline Connect 7 More East Yorkshire Communities to Gigabit Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has revealed that a further 7 communities in East Yorkshire (England) have now been connected as part of their associated Project Gigabit contract. Just to recap. The provider holds several contracts under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme, including the...