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Openreach engineers trial panic alarms as incidents of abuse and assault soar

Exclusive: UK company reports 450 incidents in a year, with workers spat at, shaken off ladders and pushed down stairs

The Guardian - UK

Fishing vessel damages subsea cable leaving 10,000 without broadband

A FISHING vessel is believed to have been the source to damages to the Shefa-2 subsea cable over the weekend, which left thousands without power

The National (Scotland)

Tanks of water shipped to Scottish island up to five times a week amid low reserves

TANKS of treated water are being shipped to a Scottish island up to five times a week to combat low reserve levels ...

The National (Scotland)

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Major outage leaves more than 10,000 islanders without internet and phone access

MORE than 10,000 islanders have been left without internet and phone access due to a major outage ...

The National (Scotland)

FTSE 100 Live 24 July: Results cheer for BT and Reckitt, record run continues

BT, Howden Joinery and Reckitt Benckiser were given top billing today as the FTSE 100 index maintained its record run during a packed session for results.

Evening Standard

Openreach plans to remove 100 tonnes of plastic from supply chain

The broadband giant is launching a range of new Optical Network Terminals with re-engineered casings made mainly from recycled plastic.

Evening Standard

Openreach challenger CityFibre secures £2.3bn financing deal

The fibre broadband specialist said the deal would include £500 million in new funding from existing shareholders.

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Openreach expands full fibre broadband rollout to another 21 locations

The company is reaching an average of 85,000 new premises every week.

Evening Standard

Full fibre broadband added to another 21 locations. Here’s where

The company plans to connect up to five million more homes and businesses by next March

The Independent UK

London business leaders back Standard campaign to keep C-charge exemption for EVs

TfL plans to increase the daily congestion charge for EVs from zero to £9 in the New Year

Evening Standard

BT CEO warns greater job cuts could be coming - and it's all AI's fault

BT already wants to cut 40,000-55,000 jobs by 2030, but artificial intelligence could lead to further redundancies.

TechRadar

Liverpool is crypto capital of UK, survey finds

Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than all other cities

The Guardian - UK

Survey reveals the UK city where residents spend the most time online

The data from Openreach suggests online shopping, gaming, and TV habits vary based on where people live

The Independent UK

AI could lead to more job cuts at BT, says chief executive

Allison Kirkby wants to streamline telecoms company, which is already planning to shed 55,000 workers

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Openreach declares aim to accelerate UK high-speed broadband rollout

Openreach says it'll have 25 million customers on its full fibre network by December 2026, and 30 million by 2030.

Evening Standard

BT sees earnings holding firm amid mammoth cost-cutting drive

The group reported underlying earnings up 1% to £8.21 billion in the year to March 31, as cost savings helped offset a 2% fall in revenues.

The Independent UK

Thousands of homes to receive faster broadband in Labour connection drive

The move is part of Labour’s “digital revolution,” tech minister says

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands in remote areas to receive faster broadband

The upgrade is part of work to tackle digital exclusion.

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Evening Standard

Red tape blocking broadband upgrades – Openreach

Around one million people risk being ‘digitally excluded’, a report warns.

The National (Scotland)

'Stunned': Scots Openreach staff left 'angry' at job cuts announced in video meeting

SCOTTISH Openreach workers were left “angry and stunned” after being told of major redundancies during a video call meeting.

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his village

In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lost

TechRadar

Nokia is bringing ridiculously fast 50Gbps broadband to the UK as the global race for hyperfast internet heats up

Nokia and Openreach bring ultra-fast 50Gbps broadband to the UK, setting the stage for next-generation internet speeds.

Evening Standard

New technology delivers ‘hyper-fast’ broadband speeds in trial – telecoms firms

Openreach and Nokia said the ‘revolutionary’ technology promised to deliver speeds 20 times faster than the fastest current service in the UK.

The Guardian - UK

This year, I want to say thank you more. Here’s why you should try it too

It’s easy to moan when the internet goes down or potholes blight our roads. But how about a bit of praise for the people whose job it is to fix stuff instead, writes Adrian Chiles

The National (Scotland)

Sacred island to receive ultrafast broadband in Scottish Government initiative

ENGINEERS are starting work to give the historic island of Iona an ultrafast broadband technology boost

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