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News Archive

Headline	Date
Additional Scottish exchange upgrades	16th September 2007
New exchange online in Swindon	16th September 2007
Updated 21CN trial pricing	14th August 2007
Eighteen Scottish Exchange Activate exchanges to be upgraded	14th August 2007
21CN crash course	10th August 2007
A few website changes	5th August 2007
NewNet ADSL2+ LLU coverage	24th July 2007
Smallworld Media data incorporated in to the site	14th July 2007
Availability checker changes	18th June 2007
AOL launches new pricing based upon LLU availability	22nd May 2007
Virgin Media unveil cable broadband caps	6th May 2007
Carphone Warehouse rollout update	6th May 2007
Some LLU updates	6th March 2007
Site and provider updates	17th December 2006
Visualising the 21CN rollout plan	21st October 2006
BT 21st Century Network rollout information	19th October 2006
Edge Telecom planning further LLU rollout	14th September 2006
LLU provider update	24th August 2006
Pipex LLU data added and new Zen LLU exchanges added	10th August 2006
Major update to Bulldog LLU data	4th August 2006
Be Unlimited ramps up future LLU rollout	4th August 2006
Various LLU updates and site updates	23rd July 2006
Be bought by O2	20th June 2006
Bulldog pulls out of the retail market and returns to wholesale	8th June 2006
Restrictions on the Availability Checker API v2	5th June 2006
Wanadoo becomes Orange and launches its own free broadband	31st May 2006
Vodafone mulls LLU	30th May 2006
Exchange updates via email and RSS	29th May 2006
Fresh flurry of activity from LLU providers	16th May 2006
Maps of BT ADSL enablement (from 1999 to present)	9th May 2006
Bulldog unbundle more exchanges	9th May 2006
Easynet begin next stage of LLU rollout	1st May 2006
Bulldog launch their ADSL2+ service	30th April 2006
Tiscali LLU update	15th April 2006
Round-up of ADSL Max release	1st April 2006
Brief update on ADSL Max	31st March 2006
Availability checker updated with new providers	29th March 2006
PlusNet announces wholesale LLU broadband contract with Tiscali	24th March 2006
Surrey hits 100% broadband enablement	22nd March 2006
Future Easynet rollout planned	22nd March 2006
Four more Be exchanges now online	18th March 2006
ADSL Max progress update	16th March 2006
News now available via RSS	15th March 2006
Ofcom voices opinion on High Speed Net Access	14th March 2006
Be announces 2.5Mbps upstream trials	14th March 2006
Broadband Wales Programme brings ADSL to remaining 35 exchanges	14th March 2006
LLU Update	10th March 2006
Some small BT ADSL RFS changes	9th March 2006
Ofcom targets Next Generation Networks	7th March 2006
BT presses ahead with 21CN	6th March 2006
Further Be exchanges unbundled ahead of schedule	3rd March 2006
BT confirm the ADSL Max upgrades	2nd March 2006
Homechoice speed upgrades	1st March 2006
22 more exchanges enabled for ADSL Max	19th February 2006
UKVillages.co.uk donate samknows.co.uk domain name	19th February 2006
Welsh broadband uptake soars	16th February 2006
ADSL Max data added and XML availability checker updates	15th February 2006
Fusion Media Networks announce their ADSL Max services	14th February 2006
Advantage West Midlands contract Avanti to bring 100% broadband coverage to the region	14th February 2006
Availability maps and exchange pages updated	13th February 2006
Be pushes on with ADSL2+ rollout	13th February 2006
Bulldog RFS dates added	11th February 2006
Bulldog data updated, Be* data and Wanadoo data added	5th February 2006
Couple of updates and checker restrictions	29th January 2006
"Be" London Coverage	11th October 2005
24 meg, for �24, 24 hours per day	26th September 2005
More ISP's join the LLU bandwagon	8th September 2005
'Be' breaks UK broadband speed record with an 18.5 Meg connection	2nd September 2005
UKOnline Release 24Meg	1st September 2005
Be Unlimited open 24Meg trial	31st August 2005
Firefox extension update	17th August 2005
New team member	16th August 2005
Samknows Firefox Extension	11th August 2005
New BT charges	7th August 2005
I'm still here... honest!	6th July 2005
Lack of updates	12th March 2005
Further RFS date changes	26th February 2005
Two more RFS delays	15th February 2005
Site downtime next weekend	4th February 2005
BT's future broadband plans	3rd February 2005
Futher 500 SDSL exchanges from BT	1st February 2005
RFS date changes	20th January 2005
How much competition do you want?	20th January 2005
Bulldog produce further rollout	20th January 2005
Bulldog offering 4Mbps outside of M25.	18th January 2005
BT Launch IP Stream Home 2000	13th January 2005
Updated RFS dates	12th January 2005
Another batch of RFS date changes	22nd December 2004
RFS date changes	21st December 2004
Five exchanges enabled for SDSL early	21st December 2004
Easynet to offer LLUStream	16th December 2004
Bulldog quietly enable more exchanges	6th December 2004
BT release further SDSL RFS dates	6th December 2004
Three more RFS delays	30th November 2004
RFS dates updates	24th November 2004
BT to rollout SDSL to a further 1000 exchanges by April 06	24th November 2004
UKOnline announces 8Mbps ADSL	15th November 2004
Four more RFS delays	15th November 2004
Telewest boost users speeds for free - again!	11th November 2004
Six new BT SDSL ready for service dates	6th November 2004
Albrightons RFS date delayed again	6th November 2004
NTL and BT set to increase broadband speeds	29th October 2004
Delayed RFS date for Sambrook	21st October 2004
Delayed RFS date for Thurlaston	18th October 2004
Further RFS date changes	1st October 2004
More RFS slippages and improvements	28th September 2004
BT trims LLU costs even further	23rd September 2004
Great Smeaton RFS delay	23rd September 2004
LLU is the flavour of the month	20th September 2004
RFS slippages and improvements	13th September 2004
Availability checker web services documentation	8th September 2004
New ADSL limits take effect	6th September 2004
A word of caution about ordering for the new limits	5th September 2004
A couple more RFS date slippages	5th September 2004
UK-Bug's birthday competition	1st September 2004
BT shuffles a few more RFS dates	1st September 2004
Delays on recently enabled exchanges	24th August 2004
BT announce new extended reach limits	18th August 2004
NTL concludes the Milton Keynes wireless trials	12th August 2004
Bulldog to discontinue resale of Datastream and LLU products	8th August 2004
Availability checker revamp!	7th August 2004
LTT offers new ChoiceNet wireless broadband service	6th August 2004
IPStream Home 250 confirmed and pricing revealed	4th August 2004
Preliminary Milton Keynes extended reach trial results	3rd August 2004
Blagdon and West Harptree receive new dates	3rd August 2004
BT increase IPStream business prices	2nd August 2004
A further 4 RFS dates delayed	21st July 2004
Availability checker update	16th July 2004
NTL speed boost dates trickle out	15th July 2004
Another 2 exchanges have their RFS dates postponed	14th July 2004
Number of unbundled Easynet exchanges breaches 200	10th July 2004
Free ADSL for a year competition!	10th July 2004
Follow up to the SDSL news	3rd July 2004
150 new SDSL exchanges announced	2nd July 2004
'Plan and Build' RFS dates released	30th June 2004
Initial reports of the the broadband rollout announcement	30th June 2004
Reminder for tomorrow...	29th June 2004
Two more exchanges suffer RFS delays	23rd June 2004
TPON copper overlay update	22nd June 2004
Win half price ADSL for a year!	15th June 2004
BT cuts IPStream regrade prices	11th June 2004
Long reach trial extended to areas in Scotland	9th June 2004
Follow-up to the 21st century network article	9th June 2004
BT spell out plans for their 21st century network	9th June 2004
Liberia to launch 36Mbps wireless service in London	8th June 2004
Milton Keynes trial gets off to a flying start	7th June 2004
New Standon Rock and Tideswell RFS dates	3rd June 2004
NTL to invest �100 million in its Irish network	3rd June 2004
BT launches two-way satellite service	3rd June 2004
LTT expand wireless coverage	3rd June 2004
All Scottish communities to receive broadband by the end of 2005	1st June 2004
HomeChoice forced to cut service from 21 exchanges	1st June 2004
Eclipse Internet launch FLEX broadband	1st June 2004
LLU coverage grows further still	30th May 2004
Standon Rock RFS delayed	30th May 2004
PlusNet launches new capacity-charging based products	30th May 2004
Telewest Broadband provide coverage data	28th May 2004
Cable and Wireless acquires Bulldog Communications	28th May 2004
RFS dates for today (27th May 2004)	27th May 2004
Datastream price cuts and itemised broadband billing	27th May 2004
Athelstaneford RFS date delayed	26th May 2004
LTT launch 4Mbps symmetric service	24th May 2004
Update on the capacity information	19th May 2004
Northern Ireland and Scottish Islands RFS dates	18th May 2004
ISDN users in Milton Keynes given hope	17th May 2004
BT slips 3 more SDSL exchanges into the mix	16th May 2004
Easynet LLU coverage expands	15th May 2004
HomeChoice to increase LLU coverage	15th May 2004
Telewest complete their 50% faster upgrade	15th May 2004
Exchange capacity data issues	14th May 2004
RFS dates for today (14th May 2004)	14th May 2004
RFS dates for today (13th May 2004)	13th May 2004
Cable broadband coverage	13th May 2004
Site developments	13th May 2004
BT Wholesale slashes LLU charges	13th May 2004
List of ISP's particpating in the Milton Keynes trial released	11th May 2004
Update from the Milton Keynes trial	7th May 2004
RFS dates for today (7th May 2004)	7th May 2004
Exchange capacity information for enabled exchanges	7th May 2004
RFS dates for today (6th May 2004)	6th May 2004
PCCW launches 3.4Ghz wireless broadband service	6th May 2004
Further SDSL rollout?	6th May 2004
Brief update	5th May 2004
Scottish islands receive their date for broadband	28th April 2004
BT Wholesale slash ADSL migration charges	28th April 2004
RFS dates for April 28th 2004	28th April 2004
Summary of the pre-registration scheme	27th April 2004
BT says goodnight to preregistration scheme	27th April 2004
19 new Northern Ireland RFS dates (26/04/2004)	26th April 2004
Preliminary Blueyonder speed increase schedule emerges	26th April 2004
NTL join the speed boost party	26th April 2004
New technology demo videos from BT	26th April 2004
Blueyonder goes even faster - for free!	26th April 2004
RFS dates for April 24th 2004	24th April 2004
No RFS dates so far	23rd April 2004
More RFS delays	19th April 2004
BT to trial ADSL beyond the 60dB limit	19th April 2004
BT Wholesale releases version 7 of the ADSL checker to the masses	17th April 2004
Capacity charging and new IPStream offerings from BT	16th April 2004
Prettier exchange graphs now available	16th April 2004
RFS dates for April 15th 2004	15th April 2004
A few new developments	11th April 2004
Brief update on some of the longer lead times	9th April 2004
New RFS dates for 8th April 2004	8th April 2004
Phooking - Just say NO!	4th April 2004
Brief update on the registration system	3rd April 2004
April's fools day RFS dates!	1st April 2004
New real-time pre-registration system (well, almost)	31st March 2004
New partnership RFS dates	31st March 2004
BT provides more information on the long lead times	26th March 2004
RFS dates for today (25th March 2004)	25th March 2004
Update on copper overlay in TPON areas	22nd March 2004
London LLU coverage maps	22nd March 2004
RFS Dates at last!	18th March 2004
More ONE North East RFS dates	18th March 2004
BT Wholesale deployment team responds to cries for RFS dates	16th March 2004
The drought continues...	16th March 2004
Dude, where's my RFS date?	13th March 2004
Brief news - RFS dates delayed again (and again)	11th March 2004
Tiscali launch Pay-as-you-go broadband ADSL	11th March 2004
Snippets of news	10th March 2004
RFS additions	4th March 2004
25 new RFS dates for March 3rd	3rd March 2004
New broadband offerings from BT Retail and Telewest	1st March 2004
NTL begins trialling "Pay as you go" broadband	26th February 2004
New and improved data output methods	25th February 2004
RFS dates for today (25th Feb 2004)	25th February 2004
New server running (and you're on it!)	22nd February 2004
No more RFS dates this week	20th February 2004
Official RFS list for 18/02/2004	18th February 2004
New RFS dates starting to appear	18th February 2004
Clarification on the registration situation	17th February 2004
More RFS dates this week	17th February 2004
BT to install nationwide MegaStream Ethernet service	16th February 2004
New RFS dates (at last!)	16th February 2004
Still no RFS dates	16th February 2004
Register your interest in faster broadband services	13th February 2004
Overdue RFS dates	12th February 2004
Automated bulk registration submission	11th February 2004
BT set to launch SDSL pre-registration scheme	10th February 2004
Multiple exchange graphs	10th February 2004
Site updates	8th February 2004
Northern Ireland to get 100% broadband coverage	5th February 2004
BT to use wireless broadband for the triggerless 600	5th February 2004
Scheduled server maintenance	4th February 2004
Summary of the RFS dates	3rd February 2004
Mega-RFS release this evening!	3rd February 2004
Information on next weeks RFS dates	29th January 2004
Bits 'n' bobs	29th January 2004
A closer look at yesterdays RFS dates	29th January 2004
New RFS dates for 28th January 2004	28th January 2004
Couple more additions to the site	27th January 2004
Four RFS dates for the West Midlands parternship scheme	26th January 2004
Few site additons	26th January 2004
100% ADSL coverage in North East by March 2005	23rd January 2004
Gwynedd Partnership RFS date alterations	22nd January 2004
Next weeks expected RFS dates	21st January 2004
BT Wholesale to offer usage based broadband	21st January 2004
New RFS dates for 21/1/2004	21st January 2004
Email abuse	20th January 2004
Further update to the RFS situation	16th January 2004
RFS news and lack of updates	16th January 2004
Trends in the RFS dates	13th January 2004
New RFS dates for 12/1/2004	12th January 2004
Linear exchange graphs available	11th January 2004
10,000 pre-registrations via this site!	11th January 2004
Few more bits of news	8th January 2004
New RFS dates for today	7th January 2004
More news :)	7th January 2004
General news	7th January 2004
The registration drought is over	5th January 2004
Back to usual...	3rd January 2004
Festive RFS dates are here!	24th December 2003
Exchange data from your phone	19th December 2003
New site features	14th December 2003
Hosting is sorted (again!) :-D	12th December 2003
New RFS dates 12/12/03	12th December 2003
Website offline for most of Thursday - Sorry to everyone	11th December 2003
Major problem between 11am-Midday	9th December 2003
New RFS dates (04/12/03)	4th December 2003
Some more site updates and a RFS mailing list	1st December 2003
Campaign listings	30th November 2003
Various bits of news	29th November 2003
New RFS Dates	26th November 2003
New site features!	22nd November 2003
Scheduled site downtime (only very short!)	22nd November 2003
30 New RFS Dates Announced	18th November 2003
Complete list of yesterdays new triggers	18th November 2003
Mapping todays events...	17th November 2003
2300 New Triggers!	17th November 2003
It's alive!!	13th November 2003
Various updates	13th November 2003
New additions	8th November 2003
Hampshire Broadband website launches	7th November 2003
MSN Contact Details	6th November 2003
Site updates	4th November 2003
Updates to the graphing system	4th November 2003
New RFS dates	1st November 2003
Using exchange data and graphs	31st October 2003
A taste of things to come...	30th October 2003
This weeks RFS dates	29th October 2003
New site additions	28th October 2003
Various site updates	27th October 2003
Just some general news	24th October 2003
Incorrect status reporting	23rd October 2003
New additions	22nd October 2003
RFS Announcements	22nd October 2003
Triggering exchanges and some site updates	21st October 2003
A few tidbits of news	20th October 2003
Plea for more phone numbers :)	18th October 2003
Further updates to the recent problems	16th October 2003
Updates	15th October 2003
Feedback and suggestions	14th October 2003
Ready for service! (pun intended)	13th October 2003
Development news	13th October 2003
New features and bugfixes	11th October 2003
Additions	11th October 2003
Dirty Twenty-Seven	7th October 2003
Updates	7th October 2003
Development Notes	3rd October 2003
More testing	28th September 2003