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<title>New service newsletter is Making It Easier for copper and Ethernet customers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We've just launched Making It Easier, a monthly newsletter that aims to keep customers up to speed with the improvements we’re making to our copper and Ethernet service programmes. It’s part of our wider commitment to keep communications providers informed about all our service initiatives and the benefits they bring.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Introducing the Fibre for Business Zone</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For all the latest news on our Superfast Fibre Access, Ethernet and Optical services, visit our brand new Fibre for Business Zone from your PC, laptop, tablet or mobile. You’ll find information on fibre pricing, as well as our EAD price reductions, and special offers for WES/WEES to EAD 100 migrations and EAD 100 and FlexZone 1Gb connections.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Growing your business – the right help when you need it most</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=115]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Designing and building a network can be a real challenge. But a vital part of business planning is making sure your business has the building blocks in place to drive growth.  Infrastructure Solutions has everything you need from a single supplier.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fibre rollout hits 15,000,000 milestone – 18 months early</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Over half of UK homes and businesses can now access fibre broadband as the Openreach rollout has passed more than 15 million premises. That means we’re on target to reach 19 million by the end of spring 2014, about 18 months ahead of the original rollout schedule.
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ethernet price reductions announced!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ethernet prices slashed by up to 34%. A new half price connection offer.  Big reductions to Excess Construction charges and much, much more… It may all sound too good to be true, but it’s all here in black and white.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sharing to be caring… in a very ‘public’ way</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=107]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In order to help them slash costs and cut their carbon footprints, two UK local authorities opted to combine the administration functions they had in common. It meant moving from separate, dedicated applications running in isolated data centres to a truly shared model. Read about how they achieved all of this with our help.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No break changeover</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=106]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security priority in Distribution Point shift - When the facilities management company working for a Commonwealth embassy in London was contracted to refurbish the embassy's communications centre, the changes meant moving a Distribution Point (DP).


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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Why has the weather in 2012/13 been such a challenge?</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=105]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[2012 was an exceptional year in many ways!]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Expect Openreach</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=104]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Working in partnership is vital to ensure a great experience for your customers. Discover how, together, we can deliver the goods first time, every time.
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Openreach to trial 220Mbps broadband</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Openreach is to launch a technical trial next month of a new variant of its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband product.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>It’s mission critical - where money is concerned </title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=102]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[After acquiring another company, a major UK bank needed to integrate operations in order to reduce total IT costs. The challenge was finding a solution that achieved this and complied with tough data security and disaster recovery regulations.  Read about how these challenges were tackled with our help.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Community network sorted</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=101]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Project managing the installation of county-wide telephony - from simple network rearrangement to complex cabling conundrums, our local experts thrive on your challenges.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Taking care of business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Although total provision volumes have been higher than in previous years, the same is also true of fault volumes, which are 20 per cent higher than we’ve ever seen before, due to the worst summer and autumn weather in our history. But Openreach managing director, sales and customer experience, Tim Barclay believes projects already underway will help transform service performance for the long haul.

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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Providing broadcast capacity for a Royal event in the capital</title>
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<description><![CDATA[From a simple network rearrangement to providing broadcast capacity for a Royal event in the capital, our local experts thrive on your challenges.
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Helping enterprises to have it all...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It seems Optical Solutions are proving more popular than Turkey at Christmas time these days - especially for Enterprises needing to meet today’s fierce data demands. With our new ‘Assist’ option they are also more accessible than ever and we’re seeing a broader range of customers on-boarding as a result.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>There has never been a better time to upgrade</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=98]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In October we launched a superb upgrade offer which could earn a rebate of up to 75% on the connection fee for each 100Mbit/s to 1Gbit/s EAD upgrade order you place before 31 March 2013 inclusive.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>When disaster strikes</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=96]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Back to business in record time after fire guts retail store; when fire irreparably damaged a large supermarket, Openreach was on hand to recover what initially looked like a hopeless situation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Working with housing developers to promote the benefits of fibre broadband</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recent competition in the communications infrastructure market has prompted a dramatic change in the behaviour of developers – and we are striving to articulate clearly the benefits of our approach to new sites.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Openreach CEO Liv Garfield outlines importance of fibre broadband to UK at NextGen 12</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=93]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Now in its fifth year, NextGen brings together delegates from a wide range of organisations interested in improving the UK's digital infrastructure. And among the main speakers on the opening day of this year’s conference was Openreach CEO Liv Garfield, who shared our vision of a fibre future.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Case study: fibre to the premises in Canary Wharf</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=92]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A combination of people power and Openreach know-how has helped bring fibre broadband to Canary Wharf residents, as part of an innovative pilot project that has become the blueprint for apartment buildings up and down the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>On-call when it matters most</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=91]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[When an Openreach customer wanted more than just the normal order placement and fulfilment service for their customer's passive fibre network, the Customer Network Solutions team was the obvious choice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delivering off-net services with Project Services </title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=85]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Project Services a sound move for delivering a large corporate network to a range of locations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: Simon Hasted</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=88]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Simon wears two hats. He’s the Openreach General Manager for London, heading up a team of 1,200 engineers. He’s also the national lead for the London 2012 communications infrastructure delivery, reporting to the Openreach Steering Board.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: Nicole Wade</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=87]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Nicole’s London 2012 journey started in October 2009 when she began forming the Openreach plans for coordinating the delivery of infrastructure and services to support the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Line shifts to suit the customer, not the system</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=84]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Staying connected is a luxury for some.  But for others, it can be a lifeline. This is when a personal touch really counts; someone who is able to get to grips with what’s needed and be on hand to make sure nothing is left to chance.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: David Wilson</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=83]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In the UK’s largest multi-dwelling fibre installation to date, 2,818 flats in 67 blocks at the Athletes’ Village are being served by a fibre infrastructure. And all were delivered on time by fibre installation supervisor David Wilson and his team... ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: Steve Gregory</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=82]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Nothing fazes senior design delivery manager Steve Gregory. He's been working on the infrastructure to support the London 2012 Olympic Games since 2004, when he first started thinking about what it might look like and gathering initial costings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: Tom Brydon</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=81]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As head of operational readiness for London 2012, Tom Brydon was responsible for setting up the Openreach presence in the Olympics Technical Operations Centre, alongside other technology providers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: David Hawes</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=80]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Access solution and liaison engineer David Hawes had his work quite literally cut out at the Olympic Park. He was responsible for installing the ducting and cabling they contain up to the major venues and other buildings on the park, including the blocks of apartments at the Athletes’ Village. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>My London 2012 experience: Liv Garfield</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.news-openreach.co.uk/news.aspx?newsid=79]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In the first of a series of articles focusing on Openreach people and London 2012, Openreach CEO Liv Garfield describes the thrill of engineering the most connected Games in history.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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