There are 83 articles posted by Chris Williams
posted on 09 May 2012
According to recent reports, the ASA heard
BT's complaints regarding Virgin Media's adverts
in a tech mag, thought that the concerns made sense and thus
decided to ban the promos.
In the ad Virgin Media claimed that it was
supplying "UK's fastest broadband", a statement which
BT saw as misleading with the ASA nodding in
agreement on this occ... [read more]
posted on 15 March 2012
According to CLA, (also known as the
Country Land and Business Association which looks
after the interests of landowners in England and
Wales), the government should set up a
Universal Service Obligation to provide at least
basic broadband in rural locations that currently suffer from
meagre speeds, that is if they were fortunate enough... [read more]
posted on 27 February 2012
O2 has revealed that after significant customer
leaks, it has managed to minimise the amount of customers making a
mass exodus.
The period between Q3 to Q4 O2 saw a -5,000
customer decline, which looks like a complete and utter victory
compared to -27,600 in the previous quarter.
Currently the subscriber base stands at
620,300.
It... [read more]
posted on 15 February 2012
According to recent reports, the House of Lords
has asked to launch an inquiry to see how feasible the UK
government's superfast broadband plans really are.
As a quick reminder, the country's treasure chest strictly for
broadband rollouts reaches £530m (£830m by 2017) and it is hoped
that 90 per cent in every county would have access t... [read more]
posted on 13 February 2012
Good news comes from Jersey Telecom as the firm
has now confirmed that the first 24 homes have now been connected
to its FTTH services. And even better news is that
500 other homes are expected to follow.
The move is a part of Jersey Telecom's £40m
Gigabit Isles scheme which is open to all internet
service providers on the islands and... [read more]