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article BSG looks at broaband's future
A spokesperson for the Broadband Stakeholders' Group (BSG) has stated that the future of...

2-20-2008   
article Online pirates could face ban
A new government green paper to be unveiled next week will propose a "three strike"...

2-20-2008   
article BT phone tariffs 'incomprehensible'
The current pricing schemes for BT's phone tariffs are far more difficult to evaluate than they...

2-20-2008   
article UK broadband could be deregulated
The UK broadband market could be in for a period of upheaval following a recent European...

2-20-2008   
article MPs 'failing to capitalise on' internet comms
UK politicians are failing to adopt new technologies to stay connected with their constituents, a...

2-20-2008   
article Selby woman slams BT
A BT customer has expressed outrage after she was left without a telephone service for more than...

2-21-2008   
article Broadband speeds 'too low'
A new survey has found that UK broadband customers receive average speeds of just 2.95Mbits per...

2-21-2008   
article Welsh business broadband announced
Severn Digital is launching a new ADSL broadband service on March 1st, it has emerged. The IT...

2-21-2008   
article Weather balloons 'could provide broadband'
A new broadband project could bring high-speed internet access to rural parts of the UK, it has...

2-22-2008   
article 50Mbps broadband 'not realistic'
Ultra-fast broadband services will not be a reality for most UK residents in the near future, an...

2-22-2008   
article Security firms 'adapting' to tackle threats
Online security firms are increasingly looking to flexible approaches for combating the rise in...

2-22-2008   
article Three broadband providers compared
A recent review has compared the services provided by three of the UK's biggest telecoms...

2-26-2008   
article Babies online 'within minutes'
A new study has revealed that around 20 per cent of newborn babies in the UK may have an online...

2-29-2008   
article Phone broadband customer lands £11,000 bill
A couple who sought to take advantage of an "unlimited download" offer by watching...

3-3-2008   
article Broadband customers defend ISPs
A number of UK broadband customers have defended their internet service providers (ISPs) against...

3-3-2008   
article Customers to 'opt-out' of data share
An industry analyst has claimed that a recent advertising deal struck between BT, Virgin and...

3-3-2008   
article Internet TV take-up slow
The number of people opting to use internet-based television services has been slow despite...

3-4-2008   
article Fibre-based broadband on the up
A new report has found that the number of people with fibre to the home (FTTH) broadband services...

3-4-2008   
article Internet 'accounts for most fake goods'
An industry commentator has said that the internet is now the biggest source of counterfeit good...

3-4-2008   
article A third of Brits making big downloads
A new user poll has found that almost a third of Britons download over 40 GB of data per...

3-5-2008   
article Web users need to stay safe
Consumers using the internet to make payments and access bank account details need to be informed...

3-6-2008   
article Free wireless 'for disenfranchised'
Residents in the London borough of Islington are being offered free wireless broadband services...

3-6-2008   
article Global broadband prices 'rising'
A recently published global survey of consumer broadband services found that the average cost for...

3-6-2008   
article Broadband services at hyper-speed
A new technological breakthrough promises to deliver internet services at around 100 times the...

3-7-2008   
article Villages set for high speeds
Two small Suffolk villages are on the verge of a deal that will look to address the digital...

3-7-2008   
article Customers 'trust other buyers'
When it comes to buying products and services online, customers place "incredible"...

3-12-2008   
article Britons are 'download addicts'
A new study has found that in the past year, over 80 per cent of UK residents have downloaded...

3-12-2008   
article ISPs 'should be transparent'
A new study has found that broadband users can benefit when internet service providers (ISPs) act...

3-12-2008   
article Virgin fastest UK provider
Virgin Media has regained the top spot in the provision of high speed broadband services,...

3-12-2008   
article Bandwidth 'doesn't come cheap'
A spokesperson from a leading internet service provider (ISP) has explained that bandwidth usage...

3-13-2008   
article Consumers 'lack faith in broadband'
With a limited amount of competition in the UK market, a number of consumers feel they are...

3-13-2008   
article BT calls for clearer guidelines on speeds
UK broadband provider BT has announced that internet service providers ISPs need to give clearer...

3-18-2008   
article What 8Mbps really means
Following much recent discussion of the discrepancies between advertised broadband speeds and the...

3-18-2008   
article Music 'to save ISPs'
Speaking at the recent Internet Service Providers' Association Awards (ISPA) 2008, one industry...

3-20-2008   
article Door-to-door sales 'the future' of broadband
As high-speed fibre optics technology becomes more of a reality, many consumers and resellers...

3-20-2008   
article EU broadband to reach 30%
Following a recent report by the EU into the provision of high-speed broadband services...

3-20-2008   
article Slow internet "down to physics"
Following a number of recent studies examining the disparity between advertised speeds and...

3-20-2008   
article Virgin Media to drop premium call charges
Broadband provider Virgin Media is to drop premium rate call charges for broadband customers...

3-25-2008   
article Cash-strapped Brits shorten holidays
New research has suggested that Britons may look to take shorter holidays to cheaper destinations...

3-27-2008   
article UK kids 'being raised online'
A new study has suggested that many children in the UK are effectively being raised online.The...

3-27-2008   
article Advice for broadband blackspots
For those living in remote areas experiencing difficulty obtaining high-speed broadband services,...

3-28-2008   
article Housebuyers 'should think small'
People looking to get on to the property market should not automatically go to the big providers...

3-28-2008   
article Cooperation 'could improve broadband'
In news that may interest those looking to use internet phone services, it has been suggested...

3-28-2008   
article On-demand proving popular
The number of people using TV-on-demand services on the internet is on the increase, new research...

3-28-2008   
article Credit crunch 'helps online sales'
More people have been choosing to shop online in the worsening economic climate, it has been...

3-28-2008   
article How to beat inflation
In a worsening economic environment, the Times has looked at the spending of four consumer groups...

4-1-2008   
article Broadband providers in data-share deal
Following from prominent interest in the way that high-bandwidth services are managed in the UK,...

4-1-2008   
article iPlayer 'brings high-end services to the masses'
The BBC's iPlayer, which allows users to download live streaming video has brought high-end...

4-1-2008   
article Ofcom to target telecoms
UK telecoms industry regulator Ofcom has announced that it is launching a clampdown on telephone...

4-2-2008   
article West Midlands to get 24Mbps broadband
The locations of some of the first areas to get access to a new 24Mbps broadband service have...

4-2-2008   
article Kids 'need to be secure' online
Children in the UK may be leaving themselves vulnerable by publishing publicly-accessible...

4-3-2008   
article Internet bits and bytes
For those confused by broadband speeds, advice has been given to clear up the matter.Responding...

4-4-2008   
article BBC calls for video charter
Following much recent discussion of the manner in which the rise in popularity of online video...

4-7-2008   
article Switching 'still difficult' for some
Switching broadband, telephone and utility companies is still a difficult process for some...

4-9-2008   
article Faster payment systems 'coming soon'
A new online payment system that will make it easier to purchase goods on the web will be...

4-9-2008   
article 'Strong demand' for high-speed broadband
There is strong demand for 20Mbps broadband services in the UK according to a recently released...

4-9-2008   
article Making switching easier
For those looking to switch broadband provider to take advantage of a better deal or because of...

4-9-2008   
article Broadband users 'demanding more'
UK broadband users are now requiring more from the internet than suppliers would have ever...

4-11-2008   
article Online video 'a part of life'
Improvements in the quality of video content available online has meant that sites such as...

4-11-2008   
article Mobile broadband under strain
The dramatic increase in the number of people using mobile broadband services is raising concerns...

4-11-2008   
article Eclipse offers 'tax-busting' deal
For those looking to save money on broadband, internet service provider (ISP) Eclipse has...

4-11-2008   
article Mobile-controlled robots on the horizon
At a recent trade show highlighting the future use of broadband and internet technologies, robots...

4-11-2008   
article Internet on the Moov
Customers travelling on Isle of Wight ferry services could soon have access to high-speed...

4-15-2008   
article Saving money on broadband
After having problems with BT, one customer has discovered he will be £240 better off by...

4-15-2008   
article BT's 'illegal' trials affected 38,000
UK telecoms giant BT's secret testing of advertising software on its customers has reportedly...

4-15-2008   
article More people choosing broadband
The number of people using broadband services is on the increase, a new study has...

4-15-2008   
article Brits 'unaware of extra mortgage fees'
Thousands of British consumers have entered into a mortgage arrangement without realising that...

4-18-2008   
article Small firms see fibre setbacks
Small firms are being hindered by regulatory confusion in their efforts to establish some of the...

4-18-2008   
article Youngsters 'should be allowed online'
Young people in the UK should be allowed to use the internet but appropriate barriers should be...

4-18-2008   
article Geo sees high-speed problems
Communications firm Geo has suggested that there could be some significant difficulties in...

4-22-2008   
article Briton's land inaccurate bills
With household budgets coming under greater strain than ever before, many consumers are being hit...

4-22-2008   
article 250 million Europeans online
The number of people in Europe connected to the internet has soared to over a quarter of a...

4-22-2008   
article Council plans broadband debate
After a number of BT business customers in the Burton area complained to the local council about...

4-22-2008   
article Provider takes issue with advertising
Relative newcomer to the broadband market 3 has lodged a complaint to the Advertising Standards...

4-23-2008   
article Bundled broadband driving growth
Bundled broadband, phone and TV packages are driving growth in the broadband market in the UK and...

4-23-2008   
article Ofcom 'wants action on speeds'
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has said that voluntary compliance to new standards for the...

4-23-2008   
article Broadband customers 'need to read contract'
Many broadband customers are being landed with additional charges because they did not take the...

4-23-2008   
article 'Too many Europeans' still offline
Although recent statistics from the European Commission suggest that the continent is performing...

4-24-2008   
article Broadband costs 'could rise'
Changing internet habits could result in an increase in the costs of broadband, an expert has...

4-24-2008   
article Second life founder: We need high-speed
For the development of new web-based technologies to be successful, it is vital that the UK...

4-30-2008   
article Broadband Expert reveals mobile upload speeds
Research conducted by internet industry analyst Broadband Expert reveals the average upload speed...

4-30-2008   
article BT 'hoping to avoid cookies with Phorm'
BT has announced that it will be trialling new technology in a bid to remove the use of cookies...

5-1-2008   
article Mobile communications 'future of the internet'
The future growth of the internet is likely to see functionality such as mobile communication...

5-1-2008   


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