Broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and 5G powered fixed wireless access (FWA) network across rural and semi-rural parts of the North East and Midlands of England, will this morning significantly cut the prices on some of their packages and introduce symmetric speeds on their full fibre plans.
Just to recap. The network operator is currently being supported by funding of c.£500m from Northleaf Capital Partners, as well as c.£296.4m of public subsidy from Project Gigabit (here, here and here), £225m in term loans and debt guarantees from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) and a £25m term loan from NatWest.
Quickline ultimately holds an aspiration to cover around 500,000 premises in rural and semi-rural areas across Northern England and beyond with “ultrafast broadband” – via both FTTP and wireless technologies – “by 2025” (here). Some 200,000 of those rural premises will be tackled by their wireless network, with the rest coming from FTTP.
The main development today is that the provider will be making some updates to their product offerings. For the first 12 months of a 24-month contract, all their packages will be 50% off, with the standard price resuming for the second half of the contract.
For example, customers in FTTP areas can get 200Mbps for £14.50 per month for the first year, while wireless customers can get 100Mbps for £14 per month for the same period. Additionally, they’ve introduced symmetrical upload and download speeds for their full fibre packages and increased the overall speeds available.
Ben O’Leary, Head of Product and Proposition at Quickline, said:
“Quickline is one of the UK’s fastest-growing broadband providers, offering an award-winning service that customers can trust.
At Quickline, we promise faster speeds, reliable connectivity, and year-long broadband savings, as well as our pledge not to hike prices midway through your contract.
Plus, if you’re not completely satisfied within the first 30 days, you can cancel without any hassle, guaranteeing you nothing but satisfaction.
With Quickline, you’re not just getting better internet, you’re getting better value, better service, and a better experience overall.”
Wireless Changes
Package name: airConnect
Download Speed: 100Mbps
Upload Speed: 20Mbps
Intro price: £14 a month for 12 months
After intro: £28 a month
Package Name: airUltra
Download Speed: 200Mbps
Upload Speed: 30Mbps
Intro price: £14.50 a month for 12 months
After intro: £29 a month
FTTP Changes
Package Name: Connect
Download Speed: 200Mbps
Upload Speed: 200Mbps
Intro price: £14.50 a month for 12 months
After intro: £29 a month
Package Name: Extra
Download Speed: 500Mbps
Upload Speed: 500Mbps
Intro price: £19.50 a month for 12 months
After intro: £39 a month
Package Name: Complete
Download Speed: 1000Mbps
Upload Speed: 1000Mbps
Intro price: £24.50 a month for 12 months
After intro: £49 a month