10.05.07

UK Online responds to the nation's small business needs with a business strength broadband service

Leading broadband provider emerges as small business broadband provider

UK Online today unveils a new focus for its award winning broadband service with the launch of a new broadband service that will give the four million businesses between one and ten employees a business strength option at a competitive monthly charge. UK Online Business Broadband is available from £19.99 (excluding VAT) per month.*

The unlimited service with UK based, 24/7 Freephone support, comes with download speeds of up to 8Mb and 768k upload speeds**, free McAfee security worth £49.99, and free domain with 20 email addresses and webmail. ***

Chris Stening, Managing Director, UK Online explained: "Small businesses are currently choosing from either low priced consumer services or high priced business packages designed for the larger SME. They are desperate for a well supported but reasonably priced professional broadband service from someone that understands their unique needs."

UK Online appreciates that small businesses need to be online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which is why it is including 24/7 freephone technical support and free McAfee Internet Security. With a reputation for customer service, all UK Online support is provided in the UK. With extended weekday and weekend hours of operation for customer service, it is providing customers with quick access to knowledgeable and experienced professionals.

There are an established 4.1m small businesses in the UK, one million of which are companies with less than ten employees, while the remaining three million are sole traders and home based businesses.

Existing UK Online consumer customers will continue to benefit from the same range of consumer products and services as before.