Virgin Media had a flat Q3 managed to roll out gigabit internet to 3 million more premises across Northern Ireland and London
ISP reckons it can hit national coverage by end of next year Virgin Media added 125,000 premises to its network during the third quarter of 2020, a period for which the Liberty Global-owned telecoms giant posted weaker profits and marginal revenue growth.…
Date: 2020-11-05
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