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February 10

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Virgin Media 50Mb broadband subscribers jump 81% (26-02-10)

More than 41,000 customers now take Virgin Media’s 50Mb broadband - following a jump of 81% since the previous quarter.

O2 slashes out of bundle costs in mobile broadband refresh (26-02-10)

O2 Mobile Broadband has cut the cost out excess downloads from a massive 20p per MB to just 2.4p per MB.

T-Mobile launches Euro Broadband Boosters (26-02-10)

T-Mobile Broadband has introduced new cut-price roaming packages that let you go online in Europe from just £1.

Virgin Media to roll-out 100Mb broadband (25-02-10)

The superfast broadband race moves up a notch as Virgin Media says 100Mb broadband is on its way.

Orange Broadband launches iPhone bundle (25-02-10)

Orange Broadband customers can now get a free 32GB iPhone when they sign up to the provider’s new Home Max and mobile phone bundle.

MPs brand 50p landline tax unfair (24-02-10)

Ministers have said the government’s proposed monthly tax on fixed home phone line would be regressive and poorly targeted.

O2 claims top spot for mobile broadband speeds (24-02-10)

O2 Mobile Broadband customers enjoy average download speeds 30% faster than their slowest rival, according to a new study.

Broadband users ‘at risk of fair usage penalty fines’ (23-02-10)

As online habits change, consumers are downloading more than ever, putting them at risk of excess fines for going over their fair usage download allowances, new research has warned.

Broadband speed satisfaction drops 10% (23-02-10)

Broadband providers have improved in every area, except download speeds and the clarity of their bills, according to the latest Broadbandchoices.co.uk satisfaction survey.

Virgin Media launches mobile broadband Travel Passes (22-02-10)

Virgin Media has cut the cost of going online in Europe with a new range of Travel Passes.

Eclipse to launch 40Mb fibre optic broadband packages (22-02-10)

Eclipse Broadband has announced two fibre optic broadband packages to be launched in April, with speeds of up to 40Mb.

£30 gift voucher for new Eclipse Broadband customers (19-02-10)

Eclipse Broadband is offering all new customers a £30 one4all voucher when they sign up by 24 February.

TalkTalk offers pensioners a chance to chat (18-02-10)

Pensioners will be able to sign-up for a free weekly phone call from a TalkTalk volunteer from today, to chat about anything they want...

BT cuts prices and refreshes broadband bundle packages (18-02-10)

BT Broadband has cut the price of its broadband bundle packages as well as renaming it home phone, BT Vision and broadband deals.

A third of laptops are stolen from homes (17-02-10)

More laptops are stolen from homes than on public transport, in coffee shops or at airports, according to new research from YouGov.

On-demand TV service SeeSaw launched (17-02-10)

The new online on-demand TV service SeeSaw has launched today, giving consumers access to over 3,000 hours of catch-up TV from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5...

Nearly 40% of Brits ready to ditch their landlines (16-02-10)

Over a third of consumers said they would stop using their home phone to make calls if their mobile phone had better reception indoors, according to a new survey...

‘Tell low-income Brits of landline tax exemption’: consumer group (16-02-10)

A consumer group is urging the government to make sure households on a social phone tariff are told they are exempt from the 50p landline tax...

Orange Mobile Broadband drops data roaming charges (16-02-10)

Orange Mobile Broadband has launched a new data roaming bundle to make it cheaper to go online abroad.

3 Mobile Broadband boosts one month contracts to 5GB (15-02-10)

3 Mobile Broadband has boosted the monthly download allowance on its one month deals from 3GB to 5GB a month.

Four months free Plusnet Broadband (15-02-10)

Plusnet Broadband is offering a massive four months free broadband when you sign up online.

Virgin Media launches business broadband packages (11-02-10)

Virgin Media has rebranded ntl: Telewest Business to launch its own Virgin Media Business broadband packages.

Ericsson trials 84Mb mobile broadband (11-02-10)

New high-speed mobile broadband is being trialled by Ericsson, offering speeds of up to 84Mb.

Mobile broadband speeds still disappointing consumers (10-02-10)

Average mobile broadband speeds stood at just over 1Mb in 2009 - despite providers advertising ever-faster top speeds.

BT Openzone hits one million wifi hotspots (09-02-10)

BT Broadband has reached its target of building a million-strong wifi network, with users on track to spend a billion wifi minutes online this year, the provider has announced.

BT to open up fibre optic broadband network to rivals (09-02-10)

BT Broadband has announced plans to open up its fibre broadband ducts to rival internet providers.

Human rights concerns over Digital Economy Bill (08-02-10)

A group of MPs and peers has voiced concerns over the government’s plans to disconnect illegal filesharers from the internet.

O2 extends two months free broadband offer (05-02-10)

O2 Broadband has extended its two months free broadband offer for another month.

Virgin Media top for January broadband speeds (04-02-10)

Cable giant Virgin Media customers received an average download speed of 7.5Mb last month, new statistics have revealed.

Small businesses not taking full advantage of the net (03-02-10)

More than 45% of small and medium businesses do not have a website, and are not taking full advantage of the web, according to a new study.

Lack of internet understanding putting children at risk (02-02-10)

Parents’ lack of awareness is allowing children to get away with risky behaviour online, according to TalkTalk Broadband.

TalkTalk to honour Tiscali contracts (01-02-10)

TalkTalk Broadband has made a u-turn and announced that it will honour old Tiscali contracts.

Orange top for mobile broadband reliability (01-02-10)

Orange Mobile Broadband has rated top for both customer service and reliability in the latest YouGov Dongle Tracker survey.

Tories promise 100Mb superfast broadband by 2017 (01-02-10)

The Conservatives have pledged to deliver 100Mb fibre optic broadband to the majority of the country by 2017.

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