Broadband News
June 2009
Broadband News Archive
3 mobile broadband cuts roaming rates (30-06-09)
Mobile broadband provider 3 has announced new cut-price EU roaming rates, coming into force today.
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Virgin Media to offer new £5 HD movie service (29-06-09)
Virgin Media has teamed up with Universal Pictures to offer customers a new movie-on-demand service featuring both standard and HD films.
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Six month mobile broadband contracts from Vodafone (29-06-09)
Vodafone has become the first supplier to offer six month mobile broadband contracts.
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Free Openzone access for O2 customers (29-06-09)
O2 mobile broadband customers will have access to thousands of new wireless hotspots for the first time, under a new deal announced today.
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Half-price mobile broadband dongle from O2 (26-06-09)
O2 is offering customers a half price dongle when they sign up to one of its pay as you go mobile broadband packages.
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Money off Virgin Media as Be Broadband ups its Amazon offer (25-06-09)
Be Broadband and Virgin Media have both refreshed their recent broadband offers.
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Rural areas risk playing digital catch-up (24-06-09)
People in rural England are at risk of constantly playing digital ‘catch up’ unless action is taken to bridge the gap on next generation broadband access, a new report has warned.
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Setanta Sports enters administration (23-06-09)
Struggling Irish sports broadcaster Setanta has been put into administration following the collapse of its business in Britain.
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ESPN wins rights to Premiership League (23-06-09)
US broadcaster ESPN has won a £90million contract to show 46 live Premier League games next season after Setanta Sports lost the rights.
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BT turns cash machines into wireless hotspots (23-06-09)
BT has teamed up with ATM provider Cashbox to turn the company’s cashpoints into wireless hotspots.
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BT Vision stops selling Setanta Sports (22-06-09)
The future of Setanta Sports still hangs in the balance after BT Vision suspends sales of the digital TV sports channel.
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Save £50 online with Virgin Media (22-06-09)
Cable broadband provider is offering all customers a £50 online discount when they sign up to any broadband, home phone and digital TV package.
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Sky to boost broadband speeds and cut download allowances (19-06-09)
Sky is set to increase download speeds on its Max package from 16Mb to 20Mb, while cutting download limits for its Mid package customers.
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Getting the UK online (18-06-09)
Fifteen million adults in the UK still do not have the internet at home and the Government has set out its plans to get them online.
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The Government takes on illegal file sharers (17-06-09)
The Government has set out new measures to tackle internet piracy in its Digital Britain report, published yesterday.
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Digital Britain: Mobile broadband will be used for rural not-spots (16-06-09)
Even if you live in a rural not-spot, your chances of being able to get a mobile broadband service are set to improve dramatically, according to plans outlined in today’s Digital Britain report.
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Landline levy will fund ‘superfast broadband for all’ (16-06-09)
Brits will be hit by a 50p a month tax on their fixed landlines to fund Digital Britain’s plans for superfast broadband.
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Virgin Media to launch music download service (16-06-09)
Virgin Media has joined forces with Universal Music to announce a new download subscription service.
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Three months free Be Broadband for students (16-06-09)
Be Broadband is offering three months free internet connection to students signing up by 30 June.
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Average mobile broadband speeds are less than 1Mb (15-06-09)
Mobile broadband users get just 24 per cent of their advertised headline speed, according to a recent study.
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Be Broadband nominated for second ISPA award (12-06-09)
Be Broadband has been nominated for a second ISPA award - and is now in the running for the Best Consumer Fixed Broadband award.
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The internet isn’t for everyone (11-06-09)
Some 43 per cent of adults who do not have the internet at home have said that it is down to a lack of interest or need, new research has revealed.
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Setanta sports cut from BT Vision (10-06-09)
BT Vision has announced that as of today it will no longer be offering Setanta Sports to customers.
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Free TalkTalk connection (10-06-09)
Cheap broadband provider TalkTalk is offering free connection for new customers signing up to its Essentials package.
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Brits love their landlines (09-06-09)
Britain is a nation of ‘landline lovers’ according to TalkTalk, which found that the home phone is still the number one tool for calling friends and family.
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T-Mobile named Best Mobile Broadband provider (08-06-09)
T-Mobile has taken home the Best Mobile Broadband award at this year’s Mobile Industry Awards.
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Tesco to offer mobile broadband with free laptops (05-06-09)
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it is to offer mobile broadband packages for the first time - as well as some free laptop packages.
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Broadband is ‘essential’ say Brits (04-06-09)
Nearly three-quarters of UK consumers believe that a broadband connection is as important as water or electricity, according to the Communications Consumer Panel.
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BT Broadband - 20Mb broadband speed upgrade (03-06-09)
Millions of homes and businesses across the UK are set to benefit from a free broadband boost from BT, the ISP has announced.
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Mobile broadband providers sign transparency agreement (03-06-09)
The UK’s mobile broadband providers have signed a new deal to promote greater transparency for customers.
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New laptop offer from 3 Broadband (02-06-09)
Mobile broadband provider 3 has announced a new addition to its laptop range.
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Three months free Vodafone business (02-06-09)
Vodafone is offering three months free on selected business contracts taken out before the end of June.
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£24 Amazon voucher for new Be customers (02-06-09)
Be is offering a £24 Amazon.co.uk voucher to all new customers signing a 12 month contract.
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