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1. www.theregister.com › 2024/02/19 › virgin_mediaVirgin Media to open rival network operator to BT Openreach

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   Feb 19, 2024 · UK telco Virgin Media is opening up its fixed line broadband networks to other internet service providers (ISPs) for the first time, setting up a rival national infrastructure provider to BT's Openreach in the process. Virgin Media, full name Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), said it has initiated plans to create a national fixed network company (NetCo ...

2. www.gbnews.com › tech › virgin-media-wholesaleVirgin Media faces down Openreach with new broadband network

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   Feb 19, 2024 · Virgin Media O2 has announced plans to unlock its broadband infrastructure as a wholesale broadband provider for the first time. It could see brands such as Sky Broadband, BT, TalkTalk, and Plusnet, to name just a few, connecting customers with Virgin Media cables instead of BT-owned Openreach, which has a network that extends to 99% of UK homes

3. www.techradar.com › pro › big-changes-could-beBig changes could be coming to your broadband — Virgin Media ...

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   Feb 19, 2024 · The UK broadband market could be set for a significant shake-up after Virgin Media O2 announced the creation of a new body aiming to take on BT Openreach.

4. www.ispreview.co.uk › index › 2024Openreach Calls on Virgin Media to Open UK Cable Ducts to ...

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   The CEO of Openreach (), Clive Selley, has today set out their position with respect to Ofcom’s forthcoming Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which amongst other things sees the UK operator call for the regulator and Government to push Virgin Media and others into opening up access to their cable ducts to help reduce the number of broadband poles being built.

5. www.moneysavingexpert.com › news › 2021Virgin Media broadband customers will be able to switch more ...

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   Sep 28, 2021 · If you already have a connection, for example if you used to be with Virgin Media, switched to Openreach and then switched back again, moving can take as little as one day. However, if you don't have a connection and a visit from an engineer is required, it could take longer. You will probably need a new router.

6. www.msn.com › en-us › moneyVirgin Media to stand up rival network operator to BT Openreach

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   Virgin Media, full name Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), said it has initiated plans to create a national fixed network company (NetCo), backed by its shareholders Liberty Global and Telefónica.

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   Will Virgin Media O2 challenge BT Openreach?

   • Virgin Media O2 has said it will create a new dedicated fixed network company, the first of its kind to challenge BT Openreach in the UK. The new network company will sit within Virgin Media O2, but as a subsidiary consisting of its cable and fibre assets, purely focused on its fixed network – which includes areas such as broadband.

   Virgin Media O2 announces plans to create BT Openreach rival

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   Does Virgin Media have a rival Internet service provider?

   • UK telco Virgin Media is opening up its fixed line broadband networks to other internet service providers (ISPs) for the first time, setting up a rival national infrastructure provider to BT's Openreach in the process.

   Virgin Media to open rival network operator to BT Openreach

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   Could Virgin Media O2 merge with other broadband providers?

   • “Creating a new network company with a dedicated team could enable Virgin Media O2 to pursue merger and acquisition opportunities in the fixed-line broadband market. “With dozens of alternative providers, the UK is ripe for consolidation and such a move would bring Virgin Media O2 crucial scale benefits.

   Virgin Media O2 announces plans to create BT Openreach rival

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   Does Virgin Media O2 have a fixed network business?

   • Spearheaded by Virgin Media O2 and its shareholders Telefónica and Liberty Global, the move to create a dedicated fixed network business (or ‘NetCo’) is a major surprise, and a major statement of intent from Virgin Media O2.

   Big changes could be coming to your broadband — Virgin Media O2 is

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   How long does it take to move from Virgin Media to Openreach?

   • If you already have a connection, for example if you used to be with Virgin Media, switched to Openreach and then switched back again, moving can take as little as one day. However, if you don't have a connection and a visit from an engineer is required, it could take longer. You will probably need a new router.

   Virgin Media broadband customers will be able to switch more easily

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   What will Virgin Media O2 do?

   • The UK network provider said the new company would underpin its full fibre take-up and rollout as well as offering the first major alternative to BT Openreach. It said Virgin Media O2’s other business areas, including its consumer business and mobile network, will remain unchanged.

   Virgin Media O2 announces plans to create BT Openreach rival

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8. www.independent.co.uk › business › virgin-media-o2Virgin Media O2 announces plans to create BT Openreach rival

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   Feb 16, 2024 · The new network company will sit within Virgin Media O2, but as a subsidiary consisting of its cable and fibre assets, purely focused on its fixed network – which includes areas such as broadband.