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The latest available official UK updates on broadband, direct from the source.
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CompareDirect ·
One Touch Switch lets you change broadband provider by contacting only your new provider, with no paying for both services at once. Here is what it means for out-of-contract customers and how to compare deals.
Read the story →CompareDirect ·
UK advertising rules say a broadband ad’s headline speed must be the average at least half of customers actually get at the busiest time, 8pm to 10pm. Here is how to use that when you compare deals.
Read the story →Checked: 27 Oct 2026, 17:08 (UK time)
GOV.UK ·
Project Gigabit has brought full-fibre broadband to 3,880 rural North Oxfordshire premises, completing the rollout four months ahead of schedule.
GOV.UK ·
Lisa Nandy intervenes on public interest grounds in relation to major telecoms deal.
GOV.UK ·
Project Gigabit has created more than 3,000 jobs and apprenticeships in England while delivering faster, more reliable broadband to hard-to-reach communities.
GOV.UK ·
More reliable broadband on remote Scottish railways and affordable sensors which help farmers grow more food.
GOV.UK ·
Over 60,000 homes and businesses across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire now have access to faster broadband through Project Gigabit, improving connectivity for work, study and everyday life.
GOV.UK ·
9,500 more homes and businesses in Essex to receive faster, reliable internet as part of the government’s Project Gigabit roll out.
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