A new tool has been released by broadband and telecoms regulator Ofcom in a bid to help consumers see what internet speeds and mobile reception they should typically receive in their area.

The government will not push through another national broadband roll-out programme, which would have ensured its universal service agreement of providing every person in Britain with access to 10Mbps connections by 2020, according to its consultation document.

An ultrafast broadband could be set up in Liverpool using ducts owned by the council, which would result in no expenses in digging up the roads and pavements to install the network. The council would offer the utilisation of the ducts in exchange for rental income and a share of the revenue.

A poll by YouGov for the Foundation for Information Society Policy (FISP) has found that there is widespread unhappiness among Londoners when it comes to broadband speeds and provisions in the capital. Over a million Londoners are unhappy with their broadband speed, according to the poll, and only a third believe that the city has the capacity to meet demands.

Rural broadband speeds are forcing businesses to move to urban areas, according to the Countryside and Landowners Association. A new report released by Ofcom has shown that the average speed for cities is 50.5Mpbs whereas in the countryside it is just 13.7Mbps. They have also shown that those that have a fixed broadband connection receive less than 10Mbps on average.

Britain's smallest city now has superfast fibre broadband as part of the Superfast Cymru project.

The county of Cambridgeshire is set to get a £5.3 million injection of cash into its superfast broadband programme. The aim is to get more fibre connections to more businesses and homes, and will be one of the highest take-ups of fibre broadband in the UK.

Monthly rental landline charges for householders could be scrapped if the landline isn't being used, according to proposals set out by the culture minister.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, didn't specifically mention the word broadband in his recent Budget speech. However, the government has promised to establish a new fund, called the Broadband Investment Fund, to support the establishment and growth of alternative broadband options.

Rural companies are missing out on business opportunities because of the failure to provide good broadband services, ministers have been told at a recent debate. The debate, led by Bishop Auckland MP Helen Goodman, was over the recently released Ofcom review and, in particular, over poor customer service.