Tech Policy
Landline switch off date: Jan. 31, 2027, and 4 checks to do now
Openreach says the old copper phone network shuts on Jan. 31, 2027, with no further delay. About a million lines still need moving. Here's what to check.
BT
Tech Business
Does Virgin Media use Openreach? Soon, for some new customers
Britain's biggest cable rival may start renting BT's fibre lines in places it doesn't reach, and pause its own upgrades. Here's who that affects.
Internet & Social
Openreach DIY FTTP trial aims to speed upgrades without engineers
Around 200 UK homes moving to multi-gig full fibre could get a new fibre box in the post and fit it themselves, if Openreach's reported trial goes ahead.