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Wanadoo becomes Orange and launches its own free broadband

31 May 2006 | 13.16 Europe/London
It has been advertised for a couple of weeks now and common knowledge for even longer, but today it's official - Wanadoo are to rebrand to Orange as of tomorrow.

Vodafone mulls LLU

30 May 2006 | 15.28 Europe/London
Vodafone has today been discussing the companies future strategy with analysts following this mornings announcement of a £14.

Exchange updates via email and RSS

29 May 2006 | 20.41 Europe/London
As many of you have noticed already, we have added email notifications and RSS feeds for exchange updates.

Fresh flurry of activity from LLU providers

16 May 2006 | 17.15 Europe/London
Be, Bulldog, Easynet, Wanadoo and even HomeChoice have all been busy unbundling exchanges recently. There's too many exchanges to list here so, I'll just give a brief summary for each provider and refer you to the relevant provider page where you can see the full lists (ordered by enablement date).

Maps of BT ADSL enablement (from 1999 to present)

09 May 2006 | 18.44 Europe/London
If you haven't noticed, the map section has been updated. With so much press about LLU and the current state of broadband it is sometimes hard to remember how rapidly the face of broadband in the UK has changed.

Bulldog unbundle more exchanges

09 May 2006 | 01.15 Europe/London
Just under a year ago, Cable and Wireless announced their

Easynet begin next stage of LLU rollout

01 May 2006 | 15.08 Europe/London
Easynet announced some time ago that they would be rolling out their LLU service to 750 exchanges by the end of the year.