Pierre Louette, the general secretary of France Telecom, who own Orange, has said that broadband prices are likely to rise. He says that increased customer demand for faster networks necessitates …
Internet Service Providers
TalkTalk to offer site blocking service
TalkTalk is to allow its customers to block websites at a server level. Customers will be able to have malicious and offensive sites filtered out without having to make any …
Written warnings and speed restrictions for internet piracy likely
A judicial review of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) has seen the dismissal of claims by BT and TalkTalk that it is unlawful. This means that it is now highly …
Virgin Media to trial 1.5Gbps internet service
Virgin Media has said that it will begin testing a new 1.5Gbps internet service near Old Street in London – an area often referred to as ‘Silicon Roundabout’. Virgin claim …
Superfast broadband plans threatened by BT charges
The communications minister, Ed Vaizey, has outlined plans to bring superfast broadband to rural areas via rural areas. However, these plans are threatened as the company’s responsible for putting in …
BT will not be prosecuted for tracking internet behaviour
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will not prosecute BT or Phorm for the secret tracking of 18,000 users in 2006 and 2007. The two companies had been testing out software …
The best UK broadband providers
Broadbandchoices.co.uk has carried out a survey of 11,000 broadband users in the UK and found that Be Broadband and O2 Broadband are the highest rated. O2 will be familiar to …
Broadband speeds – ISPs to explain traffic management
The largest broadband providers in the UK are to provide users with more information about how they slow down internet speeds. The traffic management policies of BT, Virgin Media and …
WiFi can slow broadband according to survey
A survey of 14,000 European broadband customers has found that speeds can be cut by up to 40 per cent through the use of WiFi and are being cut by …
