Virgin Media rolls out 50MB broadband
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- Dec 15, 2008
Virgin Media has launched an ultra-fast 50MB broadband service for the UK.
The service will put Virgin at the top of the speed league for UK ISPs, followed by Be Broadband which offers at 24Mbps service for £17.50 per month.
The service costs £51 a month for the standalone service, or £35 a month if bought with a phone line costing £11 a month, with an additional one off charge for installation.
It says it offers unlimited downloads and no traffic management - the practice of lowering band widths at peak times.
By the end of this year, the firm plans to reach 40% of its customers - including areas in Scotland, the Midlands and South London with the new service.
Virgin Media’s fibre optic network covers 12.6 million homes, but currently only 10 per cent of their customers opt for the most expensive 20Mpbs product, with 71 per cent choosing the slower and cheaper 2Mbps option.
