broadband
Faster broadband for Kintore next summer
22/12/11 12:43 Filed in: News
Kintore is to get a faster broadband service by summer 2012. BT has made the announcement that Kintore will be among 47 communities in Scotland to receive the new service that promises speeds up to 20Mbps.
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Read More...Kintore broadband reaches around half global average
24/11/11 12:44 Filed in: News
So, after many phone calls and emails to BT, we finally seem to be seeing speeds return to where they were. But, it is galling that they are still barely half the global average.
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Read More...Broadband in Kintore slows to a crawl
05/11/11 16:54 Filed in: News
Well, the crunch has happened. Just as we predicted, the onset of winter has resulted in more broadband usage and, as a result, broadband in the town slows to a crawl each evening.
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Read More...As nights draw in broadband woes increase
06/10/11 14:50 Filed in: News
As the autumn chill takes over from last week’s Indian summer, more people are turning to the internet for their evening entertainment and that, in turn, means that Kintore’s broadband infrastructure comes under greater strain.
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Scottish Government says high-speed broadband is "key priority"
06/07/11 16:58 Filed in: News
The Scottish Government has said that access to the next generation of high-speed is a key priority. The government’s aim is to have “access for all” by 2020.
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Read More...MSP calls for urgent action on broadband
25/05/11 14:58 Filed in: News
Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for North East Scotland, has renewed her call for the Scottish Government to take action on rural broadband blackspots. Read More...
Broadband: Kintore stuck in the slow lane again?
22/05/11 17:14 Filed in: Comment
How’s your broadband speed? Living just about a mile outside Kintore our line is rated at 5mb of the supposed headline figure of 8mb quoted in BT’s adverts.
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Read More...Make NE broadband pilot, UK Government urged
25/11/10 18:32 Filed in: News
Following a report by the BBC which showed that parts of the Aberdeenshire had some of the lowest broadband speeds in the UK, North East Conservative MSP Nanette Milne has urged the UK Government to include Aberdeenshire as a pilot area for broadband improvements.
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Read More...MSP launches campaign for better broadband
19/11/10 10:42 Filed in: News
Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East has launched a campaign to secure better broadband for communities across the North East.
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Read More...Do you want faster broadband in Kintore?
05/10/10 17:43 Filed in: News
Fancy 40Mb broadband? Thought so! Well, between now and Hogmanay we have the chance to vote for Kintore to be among the first to have the new super-fast broadband.
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