Rutland Telecom
speed you can believe in!
Rutland's own Telecoms Company
Major investment in gigabit infrastructure

We offer broadband services using ADSL2+, VDSL, SDSL, wireless and fibre-optics. We have implemented an IP-based network for voice & data in Rutland, previously a technologically-isolated rural community suffering from poor broadband speeds. We have invested in a gigabit network infrastructure which will satisfy Rutland's future demands for bandwidth such as BBC I-player. We offer the fastest upload and download speeds in the County and our bonded ADSL2+ residential service is the fastest in the UK. Our services are available to 50% of the population of Rutland and we aim for 100% coverage within 1 year. We are recognised in industry as the first UK Communications Provider to develop Fibre To The Cabinet (FTTC) with full access to copper lines to premises. Our specialist area is delivering fast broadband services to rural areas using subloop unbundling and we welcome enquiries from other communities around the UK looking for a solution to poor broadband speeds.


Rutland Telecom ranked no.1 in Oakham
Speeds 3x faster than other ISPs
Speedtest.net ISP rankings for Oakham, Rutland Results by independent analyst Speedtest.Net demonstrate our broadband speeds are over 3x faster than all other ISPs. Coupled with our low contention ratios, we are the obvious choice for high bandwidth services in Rutland See more details showing our average speed is faster than the UKs fastest region!

Morcott-Seaton-Barrowden-Harringworth
Pre-registration open for fast broadband
Rutland Telecom has announced its intention to deliver Next Generation Broadband to 4 more Rutland villages near Oakham, achieving speeds up to 24Mbps (or 48Mbps with line bonding) We are looking for 100 no-obligation registrations of interest to proceed out of the 586 premises covered by this expansion of our rural broadband network.
Harringworth Viaduct near Morcott, Rutland

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Phone service - call charges
Carrier class calls + low cost line rental £10/month
Destination number Cost p/min (peak) incl VAT
UK Landline National (01, 02, 03 & 0870)
Free as part of your bundle then 1.3p/min see other UK numbers & off-peak charges
UK mobile (average) 13.2 mobiles in detail
0845 3.9
0870 1.3 (from 1/8/09)
USA & Canada landline/mobile 1.98
Most European countries landlines + many outside Europe 1.98
all countries at this rate
full International list
Caller ID FREE
Voicemail FREE incl email sound attachments
Prices include VAT. Terms and conditions & Fair Usage Policy apply to all services.
VoIP handsets

Lyddington in the news
Rutland Telecom sets precedent with subloop unbundling giving Lyddington the fastest broadband of any UK village
Lyddington where Rutland Telecom is to offer symmetrical services in the subloop
Lyddington: more details & media coverage

Other communities across the UK wanting a solution - see here

Rutland Telecom shortlisted for Kent notspot tender
Bandwidth-hungry Kent village calls in subloop experts

Selling - Kent Rutland Telecom has been shortlisted to provide a broadband solution for the notspot village of Selling. At the invitation of the Parish Council, the company made an initial presentation to the local community on Sunday 25th October.

Rutland Telecom official launch
Smallest County - Biggest Broadband!
Mark Melluish & David Lewis at the launch of Rutland's first ISP
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Next Generation Broadband
£30/month including line rental
  • Up to 24meg download speed
  • Upgrade to 48meg for £30/month
  • 10GB usage allowance
  • Low contention (our own private gigabit network)
  • True digital voice calls backed by Quality of Service
  • Local service and support - offices in Oakham & Uppingham
  • New phone line £75
  • Port your number into our network for £25 or take a new free number
Available now in Uppingham, Ridlington, Ayston, Glaston, Lyddington, Stockerston, Oakham, Langham, Barleythorpe, Braunstone, Burley, Brooke, Hambleton. Ultra-fast VDSL up to 40meg via subloop in Lyddington, Stoke Dry & Thorpe-by-Water. Other Rutland exchanges & subloop villages to follow soon. We also supply ultra-fast services to Gretton across the border in Northamptonshire and SDSL from £99/month from 1000 exchanges across the UK.
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Rural Broadband Speed/Quality results
Broadband speeds on our network in Rutland
Speed Tests (Maidenhead 100 miles)
Average speed: 14.48 Mbsp

Average in Rutland for other ISPs: 3.55 Mbps
Average for UK ISPs: 5.56 Mbps
Example result ADSL2+

Data taken from speedtest.net. Data includes SDSL services limited to 5Mbps which lower the average but also VDSL up to 40Mbps which increases it. The majority of connections are ADSL2+
ADSL2+ single line test 1km from exchange

Ping Tests (Maidenhead 100 miles)
Average packet loss: <1%
Average ping speed: <25ms
Average jitter: <2%
Example result ADSL2+
Data from pingtest.net

Burley-on-the Hill Mansion receives fast broadband
Speeds triple and contention ratio falls
Rutland Telecom has delivered Next Generation Broadband to Burley-on-the Hill House near Oakham, achieving speeds at this rural location of 6.5Mbps. Trials of line bonding to deliver speeds up to 13Mbps are taking place. 20 residents have indicated interest in our new service with the possibility of delivering speeds up to 40Mbps in future using a private backhaul circuit.
Burley-on-the-Hill

Overlooking Rutland Water, and formerly the opulent residence of Asil Nadir, the mansion and associated buildings has been divided into 38 high quality private residences. Occupants have suffered from poor broadband speeds due to its rural location and the old technology used by other providers. Speeds were around 1Mbps with high contention ratios typical of the mass-market ISPs. Rutland Telecom has stepped in to deliver high speed broadband at low contention ratios backed up by local service and support.
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Welsh notspots - here we come!
Boudicca Rutland Telecom has received approaches to deliver subloop solutions in rural Wales following a presentation to WLGA rural broadband conference
by our MD.

Message from Lord Carter (Digital Britain)
BERR endorses Rutland Telecom

"The availability of broadband is increasingly important to UK businesses and citizens and it's crucial we ensure that rural communities aren't left behind as the rest of the country enjoys the benefits of a 21st Century Digital Britain. Local infrastructure projects - such as the work that Rutland Telecom is doing - have a key role to play in the roll-out of next generation broadband; helping speed up the availability of new services in remote areas. We congratulate Rutland Telecom on what has been achieved so far and will be watching their future projects with interest."
Stephen Carter: Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 15/5/09



Major award for Rutland Telecom
David Lewis and Mark Melluish "inspiring leaders"
Rutland Telecom has received the "Inspiring Leaders 2009" Business Achievement Award for the East Midlands from the Chartered Management Institute for their outstanding achievement in bringing next generation broadband to a rural community and specifically for their unique work on rural subloop unbundling.
David Parsons CBE presents the award to Rutland Telecom
Mark Melluish, David Parsons, David Lewis
Photo: Nico Morgan


The award was presented by Cllr David Parsons CBE at a dinner hosted by Uppingham First and held at Don Paddy's wine bar in Uppingham on 8th September. David Parsons is leader of Leicestershire County Council, Chairman of the Regional Assembly and a Member of the Commission for Economic and Social Policy. David has been appointed to the Regional Economic Council by HM Government, which brings together representatives from all the Regional Economic Cabinets (on which he represents the East Midlands). It is chaired by the Chancellor the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for BERR.
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