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BT superfast community meeting read out

About 72 people attended the meeting in Russell’s Water village hall last week to hear from BT and Oxfordshire County Council on their plans for broadband roll out.  I am grateful to Craig, Mark and Stacey for coming along and … Continue reading

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OFCOM report – some help but let’s keep ploughing on

Ofcom has reported today on a range of BT issues.  There are  couple of things that may be helpful to us, but it is hard to tell and they will take a year or two to implement. Ofcom is belatedly … Continue reading

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Good broadband news for some, but at least 30% of Connect8 won’t get superfast

We have been told for over a year that the public subsidy to BT for modern broadband wouldn’t come to the Connect8 area.  In many meetings, phone calls, chats, emails etc it has been made clear that our patch is … Continue reading

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Unexpected new cabinet proposed for Lower Greenfield – a gift horse?

BT Openreach are planning an unexpected new fibre broadband cabinet for Lower Greefield outside Greenfield Manor – but we don’t know how it is being funded or when it will go live.  This cabinet has not been in any published … Continue reading

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Why BT broadband might never be the answer for some of us

For some of our communities in Connect8 standard BT broadband might never be the answer – no matter how long we wait.  Rural, sparsely populated areas like some of the Chiltern escarpment and outlying villages face physical challenges that BT’s … Continue reading

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BT and Openreach let us down on quote for broadband upgrade

We asked BT at Director level in October for a quote to upgrade the broadband infrastructure on Howe Hill to modern standards – both to describe the technical approach and how much it would cost.  This is really important to … Continue reading

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