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posted on 21 January 2011
BT and Three are the top
providers of broadband and mobile
internet services in the UK, an opinion-based chart has
revealed.
Comparison website 'Broadband Genie' conducted a chart among its
viewers asking them which was their favourite provider with results
showing BT as most favoured for fixed broadband services, followed
by Plusnet.
Top fi... [read more]
posted on 21 January 2011
Record investments from the European Commission in updating the
broadband connectivity in
Europe are set to boost job opportunities and the economy in the
region.
The funding will see €1.8 billion rushing to fulfill the
ambitious goals of the 2020 Digital Agenda. An EC official
confirmed that the funding was meant to put Europe in a leading
p... [read more]
posted on 21 January 2011
A Parish Councillor in Sundridge has been urging the government
for an update on Kent's broadband services.
According to Michael Stokes, the internet connection in the area
was so "awful" that the locals have come to refer to it as the
"broadband Bermuda Triangle".
The parish broadband subscribers have had to work with average
speeds of 0.5M... [read more]
posted on 19 January 2011
Internet service provider, TalkTalk, has launched a new
advertising campaign of its latest deals on the sides of taxis in
UK's largest cities.
The company will be highlighting its broadband services by
placing ads on hundreds of cabs travelling in London, Manchester,
Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Communications Director, Mark Schmid, wr... [read more]
posted on 18 January 2011
Councils are expected to spend over £600, 000 in super-fast
broadband trial as part of the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK)
initiative.
County Councils in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire will be
investing £300, 000 each in support of the national initiative,
which is expected to see government and commercial broadband providers
spending up to £... [read more]
posted on 18 January 2011
The debut of the TV-on-demand service is set to be delayed to
late 2011 or early 2012 due to technical issues, the Daily Mail has
revealed.
Project partners, BT and TalkTalk, were hoping to launch the
YouView set-top boxes early in 2011, but the venture is set to be
delayed by six months or more.
The new enterprise was meant to further devel... [read more]
posted on 18 January 2011
Want to get cheap broadband without
paying for a landline? If you don't need a home phone, opt for an
internet service that doesn't require line rental and you could
save money on your bills.
What kind of internet service can I get without a
landline?
If you rely on your mobile to make calls and don't need a home
phone, it stands to ... [read more]
posted on 17 January 2011
The Welsh Assembly has been increasing its efforts in attracting
internet service providers (ISPs) to invest in better broadband for
the region, recent reports have revealed.
ISPs from all over the UK have been invited to join talks with
government authorities about expanding the broadband infrastructure
in Wales.
These meetings are said to ... [read more]
posted on 14 January 2011
Bad broadband services are not
only an issue for those residing and working in remote areas, it
has recently been said.
Alan Moseley, Chair of the Shropshire Council Scrutiny
Committee, has voiced his views that many towns throughout the UK
have insufficient speeds as well as inadequate broadband
connections.
He said to the BBC that there we... [read more]
posted on 14 January 2011
BT Openreach,
whose aim is to provide all rival UK ISPs with equal access to BT's
broadband network, has
revealed the first draft of its duct and telegraph pole sharing
prices.
This is an important move in the broadband world because it will
allow other providers to expand BT's fibre optic super-fast service
across the more rural parts of the... [read more]