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Lauren Smith
Lauren Smith

Lauren Smith has worked as a journalist and copywriter for most of the last decade, covering technology, energy, and consumer rights, in the US and UK.

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Openreach Saw Broadband Traffic Double Across 2020
Broadband
04. 01. 2021 | Lauren Smith

Somewhat unsurprisingly after our year of Zoom meetings and Netflix...

Push for Green Hydrogen in Scotland
Energy
31. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

The Scottish government will publish a hydrogen action plan next...

A pre-Christmas data breach at supplier People’s Energy has exposed...

Free EU Roaming to Stay (For Now), Mobile Operators Say
Mobile
29. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

All four UK’s mobile operators have confirmed that, at least...

1 in 5 Households Struggling to Afford Telecoms Services
Broadband
28. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Nearly one-fifth (19%) of UK households struggle to afford their...

Blustery Weather Propels Wind Power to New Record
Energy
23. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Wind power reached new heights on Friday, 18 December, with...

TalkTalk Reports Broadband Traffic Surged 50% in 2020
Broadband
22. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

Broadband provider TalkTalk has reported that average household internet usage...

EE's 4G Covers 94% of Roads in Great Britain
Mobile
21. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

EEs 4G mobile network is now available on 322,000 miles...

2m Households in Debt to Their Energy Suppliers
Energy
17. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

600,000 households have fallen behind on their energy bills since...

The government has suggested that up 120GW of solar power...

Competition Watchdog to Investigate O2-Virgin Media Merger
Broadband
15. 12. 2020 | Lauren Smith

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will probe the proposed...

112,000 households with broadband and landline phone services from Shell...