Telephone switchover events to be held
Advice on the upcoming telecom switchover will be offered at two events in Lerwick this week. BT is hosting over 40 roadshows across the country…
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Police thank communities as subsea cable repaired
BT has said the Faroese Telecom subsea cable has been repaired following Thursday’s communications outage. A major incident was declared when the isles lost internet…
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Communications failure is due to work on subsea cable
Some Shetland residents have been left without internet or telephone services owing to work being carried out on the Shefa-2 subsea cable.
READ FULL STORYDigital Forum reveals success of superfast broadband roll-out
Superfast broadband can now be enjoyed by around 81% of homes, shops and offices in the isles as a nationwide drive to end slow speeds…
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Broadband troubles (James Sandison)
I read with interest Paul Meyer’s comments in The Shetland Times on his broadband speeds falling short of what had been promised by BT.
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Part of Esplanade to be closed tomorrow
Part of the road at Lerwick’s Esplanade will be closed between 9am and 4pm tomorow, Shetland Islands Council’s roads department has announced.
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BT hopes new network link will improve isles communication
BT today switched on a new 10-Gigabit network link to improve communication services used by thousands of Shetland households and businesses.
READ FULL STORYForum hears concerns over broadband coverage
Around 40 people attended a digital forum at the Skeld Hall this morning to hear updates on efforts to improve broadband in rural areas. But…
READ FULL STORYBroadband boost as 4G arrives in isles
A major new investment in high-speed communications technology has been started, bringing 4G mobile connectivity to Shetland for the first time. EE, which forms part…
READ FULL STORYBT investigates North Roe 999 fault
Parts of North Roe and Ollaberry were unable to make emergency calls in the early hours of this morning.
READ FULL STORYTelephone problems
The Shetland Times has been experiencing intermittent difficulties for the past few days with our telephone service.
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Broadband funding boost
Almost £18 million is being made available by BT to accelerate high speed broadband in Scotland’s rural communities, though it is unclear how much of…
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Scott continues to push BT for answers
Isles MSP Tavish Scott has been denied access to a BT internal investigation following a major phone blackout in the isles last month.
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BT says lightning may have caused phone blackout
BT has issued a statement in a bid to explain why a fault at one of its radio transmitters caused major disruption on Saturday.
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