Kingston Communications is an established UK communications company. The Group's national business-to-business capabilities encompass the provision of fully integrated and managed network solutions, complemented by the delivery of voice, data and call handling services in the towns and cities served by the Kingston Communications network. This infrastructure comprises twenty-five metropolitan fibre networks and a long distance broadband network, which was initiated for service in May 2001. Kingston's new media activities include the DSL-based interactive television service, KIT, and satellite broadband content, storage and distribution arm, Kingston inmedia. The Group's East Yorkshire network operation has served business and residential customers since 1904.

New high @101.50p

Another high earlier @102.30p - Interims on the 26th November.

New high today.

New high again with volume @105.50p.

New high 106 - interims tomorrow.

Should be interesting.

Half Yearly Report

Highlights

· Results in line with our expectations
· Group increasingly competitive in chosen markets
· Number of areas showing growth, despite modest overall revenue decline
· Growth in KC consumer revenue, particularly in broadband
· Continued success in fibre deployment
· Increase in Kcom segment multi-year order backlog
· Strong revenue growth in Eclipse and Smart421
· Preferred supplier status on significant government contract
· Increase in interim dividend as previously stated.

Directorate Change

Finncap Corporate 105.00 105.00 - 120.00 Retains

From forwardloop on iii,

JP Morgan upgrade

Kcom Group Overweight new target price 115p 10.2%

And down 6% at open!

Yes, I think its down to investors expecting increase in profits.

Oh well - I'm happy to hold for the (increasing) dividend.

Added a few more @just shy of a quid.

Espirito Santo Execution Noble Neutral 102.05 105.00 100.00 100.00 Downgrades

Barclays Capital Overweight 98.95 98.35 100.00 115.00 Reiterates

Hi Skinny,


I have just gone onto 'youview' via KC.

The installer came rom Barnsley to the Beverley area where I live.

He and several other installers have been sub contracted for most if not all of the youview installations as most of KC's own employees are busy with full broadband installations and youview new customers are increasing at some speed.

Whilst I appreciate that KC have always used sub contractors, speaking to our installer I did get the impression that they have never been so busy and that many of their new customers are coming over from SKY.

Also fibre optic is slowly but surely gaining ground in the KC area with our area still on the waiting list.

Sometimes you can find out interesting info from talking to those on the ground.

Regards and all the best for Xmas.

Greek

Thanks for the info Greekman - sounds promising.

All the best to you too.

Trading statement 31st January.

Heavy volume ahead of Tomorrow's update.

Yes and funny how as the sells volume mounted up the offer increased with it.

Never seen such a sign that the mms want your shares, just waiting for those large late buy trades.

I expect the update figures to be over expectations with a small increase in the next dividend as per my post 501.