Report Shows ISP's still over stating Broadband Speeds

Up to three-quarters of UK households are still not getting the top broadband speeds promised by advertisements, according to consumer watchdog Which?

Its tests also suggested that only 17% of homes were achieving the average advertised speed, with even fewer during peak evening times.


The problem was particularly bad in rural areas where 98% of homes were unable to get the advertised headline speed of the broadband service they had chosen.

Its tests indicated that only 4% of customers on TalkTalk's 17Mbps package were getting the top advertised speed and just 1% of those on BT's 76Mbps deals could achieve that speed.

The BBC report is dated 18 June 2015