O2 has been named the fastest broadband provider in the UK, after recent research from one comparison site.

Moneysupermarket.com conducted a study focusing on comparing the broadband speeds customers are promised with the speed they actually receive.

While firms offer packages with speeds of 'up to 8 Mbps' the speed customers will actually enjoy - especially those who live far away from telephone exchanges - can be much less.

It was found that the actual speed consumers who signed up to O2's 8Mpbs package were receiving was over 5Mpbs - the best of any provider tested in the study.

Head of moneysupermarket.com, Rob Barnes, commented: "O2 has sped its way to the top of the broadband league offering a great package. However, broadband in Britain is still lagging, especially when the second best connection is only half the advertised speed."

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