May 7, 2008
NEWNET SUCCESSFULLY TEST 40MEG BONDED ADSL
Hot on the heels of NewNet’s 24Meg ADSL service in August 2007 with their expansion into Local Loop Unbundled (LLU) exchanges, a new super fast service has been successfully tested.
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April 15, 2008
NEWNET PLC NOMINATED AS COMMS BUSINESS AWARD FINALIST
NewNet plc, is delighted to announce that they have been nominated as a finalist for the category of ‘Most Innovative Channel Product’
in the Comms Business Awards 2008.
The Most Innovative Channel Product award recognises the company who introduced an innovative, cutting edge product or service in 2007, and can clearly demonstrate the impact the product has had on the channel market and its financial success.
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March 17, 2008
NEWNET WINS BEST BROADBAND PROVIDER
NewNet plc picked up the prestigious Best Consumer Broadband award at the ISPA event, held in London on Friday 14th March,
beating such well-known rivals as Virgin Media.
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February 19, 2008
NEWNET CHANNELS MARKETING EFFORT TOWARDS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PARTNERS
NewNet today announced the launch of their ‘new and improved’ reseller program.
This is part of a wider business growth strategy for NewNet; steady organic growth and significant
reinvestment has enabled NewNet to increase it’s coverage of local loop unbundling
services alongside the recent opening of an additional regional data centre.
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February 5, 2008
NEWNET RELEASE MORE LLU EXCHANGES FOR SERVICE
NewNet have unbundled three additional exchanges this month, adding Cosham, Havant and Gosport to Fareham, Portsmouth central and Portsmouth North which are already in service.
Coming soon will be Reading, Basingstoke and Bracknell, which are all on plan for delivery during March.
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January 18, 2008
NEWNET PLC NOMINATED AS FINALIST FOR 4 ISPA AWARDS
NewNet plc is delighted to announce that it has been nominated as a finalist for 4 categories in the 2008 ISPA awards. The categories are: Best Consumer Broadband, Best Business Broadband, Best Consumer Email and Best Business Email.
The prestigious ISPA Award ceremony, run by The Internet Services Providers' Association UK, now in its ninth year, is set up to herald the best of the Internet industry and to celebrate innovation and best practice.
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January 11, 2008
NEWNET PLC TO SPONSOR FORMULA PALMER AUDI
NewNet plc, the award winning internet services provider, is supporting British Motorsport by sponsoring the Formula Palmer Audi Championship in 2008.
The new deal is NewNet’s third – and largest – Motorsport sponsorship linkup to date. The company won the 2006 Formula Ford Championship with Nathan Freke, and also sponsored Michael Meadows in the 2007 Formula 3 National Championship.
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December 3, 2007
NEWNET APPOINTS NEW SALES DIRECTOR TO BUILD ON GROWING REVENUES
NewNet has appointed Paul Schneider as Sales Director to manage all aspects of the company's sales department across its key services; internet connectivity, colocation, reseller and hosting.
New Business Team Leader, David Williams, and Channel Sales Executive, Amy Moore have also been recruited to bolster the sales team.
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September 4, 2007
NEWNET TO HOST CONFERENCE AT HONDA F1 HEADQUARTERS
NewNet plc are hosting a 'boutique' conference at Honda F1's headquarters in Brackley on October 2nd 2007 with keynote speakers including Ray Stanton, Global head of business continuity for BT. This will be an
influential event for those business leaders wishing to be aware of best practice in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.
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August 30, 2007
NEWNET'S WINNERS AT THRUXTON
Family wins NewNet's competition on The Quay radio station in August for their chance walk the grid, enter the pits with VIP tickets for Formula 3 at Thruxton courtesy of NewNet plc.
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July 24, 2007
NEWNET COUNTS DOWN TO LAUNCH OF 24MEG
NewNet takes on the 'big players' with one of the fastest broadband services in the Country, with a 24Meg broadband service in the Portsmouth South area this August.
Customers will connect directly to NewNet's own core network; enabling faster upload and download speeds–up to 24Meg download and up to 1Meg upload. 24Meg service costs from £11.49 per month; all with the Award Winning NewNet support service provided by NewNet's own UK based helpdesk.
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May 25, 2007
NEWNET HOST TECHNOLOGY FORUM
Leading Internet Service Provider, NewNet, hosted an event for the Fareham Technology Forum at their Fareham headquarters.
The event was an exciting opportunity for local business leaders to hear about developments in telephone services and the next stages in web services from an acknowledged expert in the field - John Peacock from BT's Research and Development Laboratories.
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April 27, 2007
NEWNET'S WINNING FORMULA
NewNet sponsored Michael Meadows celebrated a win and a second place finish in the latest Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series race at Donington Park circuit near Derby.
"Michael has shown, you have to meet the challenges and improve your speed and performance to overcome the competition. Michael and the NewNet Master Motorsport team are now a proven winning combination." said Peter Coates-Buglear, CEO of sponsor, NewNet plc.
For more information please visit our micro-site at http://www.newnet.co.uk/formula3/
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April 9, 2007
NEWNET - MASTERING THE ART OF SPONSORSHIP
In 2007 NewNet step up to Formula 3. This signals a continued commitment to sponsorship as a key element in NewNet’s marketing program.
Peter Coates-Buglear, Founder and CEO of NewNet plc said today, “We have enjoyed unprecedented success over the past few years, in business and in sports. I can’t think of another sponsor who has won National Championships in consecutive years and we are looking forward to Michael making it three in a row for us!
For more information please visit our micro-site at http://www.newnet.co.uk/formula3/
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March 16, 2007
NEWNET - ON THE RIGHT TRACK
NewNet are delighted to be sponsoring the Master Motorsport Formula 3 team in the 2007 National Formula Three Championship.
NewNet are not new to sports marketing having sponsored the 2005 British Aerobatic Champion Mark Jefferies and, in 2006, the National Formula Ford Champion Nathan Freke.
For more information please visit our micro-site at http://www.newnet.co.uk/formula3/
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March 7, 2007
NEWNET INTRODUCE NEW VoIP PACKAGE
NewNet are pleased to announce the release of a new high quality VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service for customers subscribing to NewNet's award winning Broadband service.
With NewNet VoIP, user's can benefit from a FREE extra phone line and a FREE additional phone number with a host of other features included for FREE.
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January 26, 2007
NEWNET INTRODUCE NEW HOME 'M' PACKAGE
NewNet is pleased to announce the introduction of a new Home M ADSL package offering a monthly bandwidth usage allowance of 12GB - meeting the demand for a package midway between our LITE and S offerings.
As with all other NewNet Home packages, usage is entirely flexible. 12GB is prepaid within the standard monthly subscription or go beyond with options to 499GB plus.
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December 5, 2006
NEWNET CELEBRATE 11th SUCCESSFUL YEAR
NewNet plc, the leading independent Internet services company, treated staff and local VIPs to an evening of double celebration with spectacular views from the top of the unique Spinnaker Tower, right on the waters edge at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth. For the evening the Tower was floodlit in NewNet corporate orange, visible across Portsmouth, Gosport and the Solent.
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December 1, 2006
NEWNET PREPARES FOR BROADBAND SALES SURGE
NewNet announce that they have received a large number of calls from ex-V21 customers to their broadband sales lines.
In response to this increase in sales activity, NewNet are extending the £10 discount offer on the standard set up charge to new broadband customers.
NewNet's extended offer is the result of the positive response the original promotion received from customers and ends on the 31st December 2006.
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November 8, 2006
NEWNET ADVISE CUSTOMERS OF DELAYS IN FAULT RESOLUTION
Over the next few weeks, customers with BT PSTN circuits will become Openreach LLU (local loop unbundled) customers, this will cause a delay in the fault resolution process.
NewNet very much regrets this delay which could inconvenience our customers. To overcome this, NewNet has improved the Helpdesk performance by appointing new staff to assist its customers.
At present NewNet is seeing problems similar to the initial phase of ADSL MAX and is warning customers that it anticipates problems getting worse before they get better.
In common with its commitment to customer support, NewNet is pressing BT management with its concerns and experiences at this time.
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October 23, 2006
NEWNET HOME LITE USERS CAN NOW ENJOY FLEXIBLE BANDWIDTH
Broadband users with a NewNet Home LITE package will benefit from flexible bandwidth allowing them to increase their monthly quota from 3GB up to 15GB.
Customers that choose a NewNet Home LITE package with 3GB monthly bandwidth allowance can now extend their usage up to 7GB, 11GB or 15GB on a monthly basis depending on their usage requirements, without pre-booking or pre-paying.
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October 17, 2006
NEWNET ANNOUNCE THE PERFECT GIFT FOR XMAS - DELIVERED IN AN INSTANT
You can now order a NewNet Broadband gift voucher in £10, £25, £50 and £100 denominations, available right up to the eleventh hour on Christmas Eve, perfect for that last minute gift idea.
NewNet vouchers can be used as payment against any NewNet Broadband service, be it a new order or any recurring charges if you already enjoy NewNet services.
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October 10, 2006
NEWNET'S NEW LOW COST, HI SPEED SUPPORT DESK
NewNet have shown the lead to other Internet Service Providers and have reduced the cost of calling their Helpdesk.
NewNet have taken the unprecedented step of changing the Helpdesk telephone call number from 0870 to 0845, more than halving the cost to users from National Rate to Lo-call rate. At the same time NewNet are implementing a revised phone answering system that will ensure no-one is on hold for more than 10 minutes.
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September 26, 2006
NEWNET AND NATHAN FREKE WIN UK MOTOR RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
Fareham based Internet Service Provider NewNet plc, sponsors of young racing driver Nathan Freke would like to extend their congratulations to Nathan upon winning the UK Formula Ford Championship 2006.
The 23-year-old was able to secure the Championship title this weekend in the best possible style, winning at Silverstone behind the wheel of his NewNet-backed race car.
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August 30, 2006
FREE MIGRATION OFFER
NewNet is offering free migration and a reduced setup fee of £30 +VAT for any customers affected by recent ISP service terminations.
NewNet's Broadband packages start from just £11.95 per month and offer high speed unrestricted broadband with no port blocking or traffic shaping.
The offer will be open until 30th September. For full details see http://www.newnet.co.uk/broadband/offer.php or call NewNet on 08700 590 590.
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July 21, 2006
NEWNET LAUNCHES TOTALLY UNLIMITED OFFICE BROADBAND
Available now, NewNet's new Office Broadband suite with speeds up to 8Mbps features 'Totally Unlimited' usage enabling business users to cost-effectively address their connectivity requirements.
The new Business Broadband suite in 40GB, 80GB and 120GB monthly download limits, priced from just £21 per month (ex VAT), is designed for business users wanting a high-speed, reliable connection.
With NewNet Business and Office packages there is no packet shaping or port blocking making us the provider of choice for Business Broadband users
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July 5, 2006
NEWNET BROADBAND JULY OFFER
NewNet is delighted to announce free migrations or a reduction in set up charges for all new ADSL broadband customers during July 2006.
With immediate effect, NewNet has removed the charge for users to migrate their Broadband service from an existing provider to NewNet. There has never been a better time to make the move to NewNet.
And - for first time users, NewNet has now reduced the initial set up cost, taking the activation charge down to just £30.
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May 26, 2006
NEWNET HOST AWARD WINNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE
NewNet plc, as hosting service provider, are delighted to offer congratulations to Portsmouth City Council on their achievement in winning the prestigious 'Hantsweb 2006' award for the Best Public Service Website in Hampshire.
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May 8, 2006
SHADOW FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY VISITS INTERNET SUCCESS STORY
Mark Hoban MP, Member of Parliament for Fareham and Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury visited NewNet plc on a 10th year anniversary tour of NewNet's facilities, on the Cams Estate, Fareham.
"I was impressed with the scale of the operations at NewNet" commented Mark Hoban MP. "It is good to see an established successful company make use of the excellent pool of talented employees who live in the Fareham locality."
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April 11, 2006
NEWNET 8Mb BROADBAND FOR £4.95
NewNet are now supplying a Phone line and Broadband package which enables customers to obtain a Broadband service from £4.95 inc VAT per month.
Customer's broadband service is reduced by £1 for every £10 they spend on telephone call charges with NewNet's phone service. To qualify for £4.95 Broadband, customers must spend £70 on phone calls with NewNet per month.
There is a one off set up of £4.95 but no monthly fixed charge and all call charges are less than standard BT rates.
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March 27, 2006
KEYFORT NAMED AS NEWNET CHANNEL PARTNER OF THE YEAR
NewNet are delighted to announce Keyfort Ltd as the recipient of its 'Channel Partner of the Year' award.
Keyfort Ltd were presented with the award at NewNet's Channel Partner Conference.
The annual event which takes place at the end of each financial year, highlighted the many developments and new services NewNet has rolled out during the year, as well as recognising the significant contribution made by all of the partners that resell NewNet services.
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March 21, 2006
FORGET LONDON - NO POWER CRISIS IN FAREHAM!
Power shortages at many London data centres is a major cause for concern for London based colocation services.
The extra power required for new high performance servers is simply not available.
"We are now seeing a market shifting from physical rack space pricing to pure power pricing as servers become smaller, more powerful and generate more heat. Data centre floor space is no longer the issue; it is how many kilowatts are available in the building. NewNet are able to support customers who cannot obtain additional power within their current facilities in London." John Mobley, MD, NewNet plc commented.
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February 16, 2006
NEWNET ACHIEVES INVESTORS IN PEOPLE AWARD
NewNet's long-term investment in staff development has been recognised by the Investors in People Award.
NewNet now joins other IIP recognised organisations such as Sainsburys, WH Smith and Lloyds TSB. The IIP assessment commented: "the organisation has engendered a culture of positive attitudes - people said they felt NewNet was a good place to work; the structure, processes and systems support the considerable growth in the business and are implementing good practices"
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January 24, 2006
UK'S 'BEST WEB HOST' 2005: NEWNET.CO.UK
Facing stiff competition from web hosting providers 1&1 and Rackspace - NewNet scooped 'Best Web Host 2005' in the UK's most important 'annual people's choice' website awards.
"NewNet.co.uk was chosen as 'Best Web Host' by the UK voters because of its Content and Navigation. No other website in this category received higher ratings for these two criteria. NewNet.co.uk achieved an average rating of 4.74 out of 5." - Frans-Anton van Gils - Project Manager - websiteoftheyear.co.uk
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December 9, 2005
NEWNET RENEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH CHALLENGE BUSINESS
NewNet, has signed a deal to renew its status as a Business Club Sponsor of the world's toughest yacht race 'The Global Challenge' until 2009.
Paul Thompson, Sales Director, Challenge Business commented: "Challenge Business is delighted to announce the renewal of NewNet's sponsorship of the Global Challenge 2008/9. NewNet's previous involvement with the Global Challenge saw them exploit the race finale at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth in some of the most exciting and innovative ways we have seen"
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November 16, 2005
PETER MILFORD OF NEWNET CHOSEN AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
NewNet plc today announced that their Regulatory Affairs Manager 'Peter Milford' will deliver a series of keynote addresses at the upcoming Hampshire Broadband advice clinics.
Chartered Physicist - Peter Milford will give his expert advice on security issues that affect small to medium business users.
Hosted by Hampshire Broadband and Business Link Wessex the advice clinics offer businesses the opportunity to learn more about the advantages of broadband together with the opportunity to discuss common business issues such as security, anti virus solutions and business continuity.
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November 14, 2005
NEWNET TRIALS MAX BROADBAND TO 8MB
NewNet will be participating in 8 Mb MAX trials of high speed broadband services from 30th November. The 'trial' is designed to fine tune the 8Mb service before full commercial launch early next year.
"Existing NewNet customers, who would like to participate in the trial, will be able to upgrade to the maximum available DSL speed at no additional charge providing their local exchange has been enabled for the MAX services. New customers will have the option to join the trial immediately, signing up to our award winning broadband service with the option for high speed service at the standard cost." - John Mobley, MD, NewNet plc.
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November 7, 2005
NEWNET 10th YEAR CELEBRATIONS
The Mayor of Fareham, Councillor Leslie Keeble and Mayoress of Fareham, Christine Keeble, were guests of honour at NewNet's 10th anniversary celebrations on Thursday 3rd November 2005 at Cams Estate, Fareham.
To mark the celebration and in the teeth of extremely strong winds on the day, NewNet sponsored British Aerobatic Champion 'Mark Jefferies' ignited NewNet's anniversary with his award winning display.
The 10th anniversary aerobatic display took place above the 220 acre estate surrounding NewNet's headquarters and went ahead on schedule despite the gale force winds at the time!
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November 1, 2005
NEWNET CUTS BROADBAND SDSL PRICE
NewNet has announced price reductions for its SDSL business broadband services. The 2Mbps SDSL connection has been cut from £166 to £141 per month. Connection charges have also been reduced from £495 to £249.
"Our new SDSL price plan offers businesses a less expensive and more convenient way to enjoy NewNet's Award Winning Internet services. NewNet's portfolio of SDSL based connections are available throughout the UK and offer unlimited Internet data transfer at incredibly fast speeds for both upload and download.
"This announcement coupled with our recent Home ADSL Broadband pricing reductions shows our commitment to offering unbeatable products and services at an even lower price, for everyone. Customers can also purchase our pre-configured routers, available with all services to help get their Internet service up and running with minimum hassle" said John Mobley, MD NewNet plc.
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October 26, 2005
NEWNET CUTS BROADBAND ADSL PRICE
NewNet has reduced the price of its 'Home U' broadband ADSL service (unlimited data usage) to £19.95 inc. VAT per month. The package is based off a 1 month contract and includes a static IP and 750MB webspace.
John Mobley – NewNet MD said - "NewNet are committed to providing value for money so we’ve further reduced the cost of our Home U and S services.
These price reductions will benefit both existing customers who already enjoy these services and also new customers signing up from today."
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| October 17, 2005 |
| CONTINUED GROWTH PROMPTS NEW SENIOR APPOINTMENTS |
Internet service provider NewNet plc has announced the promotion of Commercial Director John Mobley to be the company's new Managing Director.
Former MD and company founder Peter V Coates Buglear moves to take up a new role as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
A key element of NewNet's growth plan also is the appointment of Darren Merrett as Sales Manager. Darren is an Internet enthusiast and has clearly already made his mark with sales management skills.
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| October 3, 2005 |
| NEWNET'S SUB-£400 LEASED LINES |
| NewNet has cut the cost of its business Leased Line service, known as DataStream Metro 2Mbps, to £399.50 +vat per month.
The DataStream Metro 2Mbps leased line service offers one of the most powerful dedicated Internet connections in the industry. With dedicated access there is no sharing an Internet connection with others (guaranteed 1:1 contention) and users can expect full performance upload and download speeds to reach 2Mbps, up to fifty times faster than a 2Mbps consumer DSL connection and vastly superior to SDSL service levels.
DataStream Metro 2Mbps is priced at £399.50 per month (ex VAT) and is currently offered with a managed router and a massive £2000 saving.
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August 3, 2005
NEWNET CUTS PRICE OF ITS 2Mbps SDSL BROADBAND
NewNet has announced large cuts in the price of its SDSL services. The 0.5Mbps service starts at £132 per month, 1Mbps from £149 and 2Mbps at £165 per month. This works out at a saving of £155 per month on the old 2Mbps pricing.
Symmetric DSL (SDSL) may not be affordable to the average home user, but for small businesses the option of a 2Mbps symmetric link for just £165 per month will seem very attractive.
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| April 15, 2005 |
| NEWNET LAUNCH NEW LOW COST HOME BROADBAND |
| NewNet has launched a new range of low cost HOME Broadband ADSL packages with services up to 2 Mb starting from a staggering just £11.95 per month!
NewNet services provide a range of options to suit all requirements and budgets and this new announcement means that there has never been a better time to order fast always on service from NewNet and to take advantage of low cost high speed access wherever ADSL is available.
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| March 14, 2005 |
| NEWNET TO PROVIDE CORE INTERNET SERVICES FOR FAREHAM INFORMATION PROJECT |
| NewNet is to work in partnership with Fareham Borough Council and Apollo Cinemas to develop interactive information panels to be located in and around Fareham town centre. The panels, to feature a protected LCD screen with touch sensitive surround, will provide up to date information about facilities and events in Fareham.
NewNet will provide core Internet connectivity and server housing for the project which will be designed by Creative Touch for Apollo Cinemas and Fareham Borough Council.
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| February 25, 2005 |
| NEWNET PLC WINS BROADBAND AWARD AT ISPAs |
NewNet is delighted to have won the ISPA award for Best Light Consumer
Broadband at this year's prestigious industry awards.
Judges chose NewNet based on performance tests & customer support. |
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| January 6, 2005 |
| UK DOMAINS SIGN MAJOR CONTRACT WITH NEWNET |
| UK Domains took the opportunity of signing a long-term contract,
worth a significant figure, when attending the launch of NewNet's
sponsorship deal with British race champion Nathan Freke for 2005.
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