Dave Millett

Helping businesses improve their strategies and planning

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@mattletiss7 As delivered by mike basset or Ricky tomlinson

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@TiceRichard Pleased to see you tackling problems in telecoms much bigger issues is that of dodgy leases to small companies Lincolnshire company hiicom highlighted on bbc rip off Britain this week. I have been helping investigator & can provide many examples of companies doing the same

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@prodnose Bit mild compared to pride Park today

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@Kev_the_Ram @IKEAUK @hivescake And I had you as an ABBA fan

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@Kev_the_Ram @DERBYPAUL3 @JMThras Never had you as a poetry lover kev

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@phillowe1 @dcfcofficial Met him once after he retired in a restaurant in marbella very generous with his time and a true gent

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@RealTimVine Since September it is not possible to order a new landlines. All analogues lines will end in 2025

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@ATRightMovies Volver spanish

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@Kev_the_Ram @casualsub_ Hope they paid you for the endorsement

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BT announce that CEO is due to leave at some point in next 12 months which suggests it is as soon as they can find some one. During his tenure the share price has halved, there has been the first BT strike in over 35 years and ups…https://t.co/eZmpo5UeQa https://t.co/aeIMBZvueB

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New survey report shows that only 15% of people have heard of Alt-Nets when it comes to choosing a broadband provider. Part of the problem is the comparison websites which only tend to include the larger national providers.

Cons…https://t.co/kJuAtJ6GZF https://t.co/PHbPU261a0

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The House of Lords in one it more sensible moments has highlighted the need to do more to tackle the impact in poorer families of lacking access to the internet.

They are suggesting removing VAT for those using social tariffs. Th…https://t.co/LNrzynu5nK https://t.co/mnVT5EoS9z

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Ofcom has opened an investigation in Openreach's failure to meet its targets relating to connectivity products. Now the misses are relatively marginal but the question that should be asked are are the targets tough enough.

For e…https://t.co/zUNiPN6qpR https://t.co/CIqzilo2Q8

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Helping a new client today looking at moving offices - once again it showed how often business parks - especially industrial based ones - are often neglected when it comes to internet access.

As to be expected - no FTTP and FTTC was c 10 mbps down. Wen…https://t.co/1cejnPlbly

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The changes to our infrastructure continue. I wrote earlier in the week about analogue services being ceased in the Midlands. Now openreach have announced the next 100+ exchanges that will close all together.

Not quite so imm…https://t.co/rZCDM4m8UM https://t.co/XEErE5Au1f

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Heading out today to see a client which is always a nice opportunity to get away from doing a zoom or teams call. Nice drive out into the Kent countryside to see a small charity that had been done over by an unscrupulous provider. The owners of that c…https://t.co/GIvVvVdY04

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BT pushing ahead with rollout of IP only services. This time it is in the East Midlands - that will be end for Paul Warne trying to get any last minute signings into the FA over fax.

On a more serious note it will impact alarms,…https://t.co/Ywf2hqbjfi https://t.co/9dMT9Zx4YH

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The UK Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) have set out guidance to telecoms companies on how mid contract price rises should be communicated in adverts to customers.

In theory for small businesses and residential customers i…https://t.co/I9d2NQbCUx https://t.co/ptsVLkmHX7

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Vodafone and 3 announce plans to merge to create the largest operator in the UK. I think was inevitable with their two major competitors already part of larger organisations.

The question is whether it will approved. In 2016 O2'…https://t.co/KvLGFcK3NB https://t.co/tvkn1WKuhp

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Another example of ongoing change in the industry as Shell Energy puts up its broadband division for sale. They have obviously decided it is not a market worth continuing. They have continually been the most complained about provider in Ofcom's quarter…https://t.co/1UtalZfyOz