Broadband News

March 2008

(31-03-08) - Virgin Media to tackle illegal downloads - Virgin Media looks set to become the first UK broadband provider to publicly share responsibility for illegal content downloaded over its network, it has been reported.

(28-03-08) - Online privacy a concern for consumers - UK consumers are worried about the way that their personal data could be accessed over the internet according to the Ofcom Consumer Panel, which advises the telecoms regulator, Ofcom.

(27-03-08) - The real cost of internet television - Downloading movies and TV programmes from the internet could cost consumers as much as £20 a month extra, experts have warned.

(26-03-08) - Young people being ‘raised online’ - Spending more than 20 hours a week on the internet, many young people are effectively being “raised online”, warned the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

(25-03-08) - Eight EU countries ahead of the US in broadband - Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden were all reported as world broadband leaders with more than 30 per cent broadband penetration, according to a new report.

(20-03-08) - Almost half of consumers don’t know their broadband speed - Forty-four per cent of broadband users are unable to identify their actual download speed, according to new research.

(19-03-08) - Half of broadband users unhappy with their provider - New research has shown that although broadband is now at its fastest and cheapest, 50 per cent of users are still not happy with the customer service that they receive.

(18-03-08) - ISPA Award Winners Named - The 2008 ISPA awards took place at the weekend, with Plusnet emerging victorious in the race for the best consumer ISP gong.

(14-03-08) - BT in call for Broadband Advertising Regulation - BT, the UK’s largest broadband provider, has called for the industry to be transparent in its broadband speed advertising.

(12-03-08) - We Tested, You Reacted - Monday’s publishing of the BroadbandChoices.co.uk monthly speed test league table prompted a deluge of responses from broadband users up and down the country.

(10-03-08) - Virgin Media regains the top spot - Cable provider Virgin Media has taken back the top spot on the BroadbandChoices.co.uk monthly speed test league table, after falling to second place in January.

(07-03-08) - LLU exceeds 4m lines - Local Loop Unbundling reached another milestone in February, passing four million lines, according to new figures released today.

(06-03-08) - AOL launches ‘no contract’ broadband package - AOL has launched a new broadband package with no minimum term contract.

(05-03-08) - Broadband Customer Satisfaction Survey Results - BroadbandChoices.co.uk today announces its customer satisfaction results across the top ten ISP brands.

(04-03-08) - IPTV take-up still slow - Consumers remain unwilling to adopt internet television, despite the apparent popularity of the BBC’s iPlayer download service, according to new research.

(03-03-08) - Phone broadband user charged £11,000 for TV downloads - A couple have received a bill from Vodafone for more than £11,000 after downloading four episodes of Friends on their mobile phone.

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