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Virgin Media Expands Gigabit Broadband to 11,000 More Homes in Huddersfield

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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced the expansion of its gigabit broadband services to an additional 11,000 homes in Huddersfield,

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Lichfield tops UK broadband speed rankings 

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News In a new study by UK broadband comparison site Broadband Genie, the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire has been crowned the UK’s fastest for broadband in 2024. This is well below the minimum speeds typically associated with basic superfast broadband packages. According to the study, 18.7 Get tickets here!

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Broadband Breakfast on September 4, 2024 - Kids and Social Media

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After much back-and-forth, the Senate overwhelmingly passed two bills aimed at protecting kids on social media. would require social media companies to implement more robust safeguards for young users, but critics warn they could end up stifling free speech and stirring up a nest of privacy issues. KOSA and COPPA 2.0

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Virgin Media O2 Teams Up with Perplexity to Offer Customers AI Search Engine Access

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British telecommunications operator Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has teamed up with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to offer its customers one

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Nexfibre, Virgin Media O2 Partner to Provide Free Fibre Broadband to UK Youth Centres

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Nexfibre partners with UK Youth to provide free high-speed full-fibre broadband to 1,000 youth centres across the UK, helping bridge the digital divide for disadvantaged young people.

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Broadband Breakfast on November 20, 2024 – What Happens to Homework and Wi-Fi Hot Spots?

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Sign up for BroadbandLive on Zoom Panelists Amina Fazlullah , Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense Media Noelle Ellerson Ng , Associate Executive Director, Advocacy & Governance, AASA, The School Superintendents Association John Windhausen Jr. What happens next? John Windhausen Jr.

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Openreach CEO Clive Selley Urges UK Government to Cut Broadband Red Tape

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These rules require property owners to give explicit permission for broadband upgrades, even when an existing line is already in place. Selley’s comments follow an announcement this week that Openreach will receive up to £800 million in funding to bring gigabit-capable broadband to 312,000 premises across the UK.

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