Broadband News

News archive - 2007

(31-12-07) - Christmas doesn’t stall the internet - Bargain hunters went online this Christmas in a bid to snap up the best of the January sale bargains according to ISP PlusNet.

(28-12-07) - Ofcom to investigate broadband 'hidden charges' - Having recoded an increase in complaints over “hidden charges” applied to broadband and mobile phone packages, Ofcom has decided to launch an investigation next year.

(24-12-07) - French company chosen to develop 50Mb broadband network - A French company has been chosen to provide a fibre broadband network to 600,000 homes in South Yorkshire, in a project that could precede a nationwide next generation fibre network.

(21-12-07) - 2007s fastest ISPs are named - Sky has been named the most reliable broadband provider overall, as the fastest and most consistent ISPs of 2007 have been named by BroadbandChoices.co.uk.

(17-12-07) - The interest is there will customers pay more for 100Mb? - Internet users are interested in next generation applications that super fast broadband connections would enable, but are divided as to whether or not they would actually want to pay extra for them, according to new research.

(13-12-07) - Rural customers ‘languishing on expensive deals’ - Despite more than three million LLU connections now live in the UK, millions of people living in rural areas are being charged a premium for their broadband service.

(10-12-07) - Tiscali ranks top as broadband satisfaction falls - Tiscali has ranked highest for customer service according to a new report, even as overall satisfaction with broadband providers sees a continued downturn.

(07-12-07) - VoIP providers must allow 999 calls - Ofcom has announced that internet telephony providers must connect 99 calls to the emergency services - though not until September 2008.

(06-12-07) - BT to offer free movie downloads - Movies punctuated with targeted advertisements will be available to download for free from BT’s BT Vision Download Store, in a trial starting this month.

(04-12-07) - Big six need to do more about speed - Virgin Media has been knocked back off the top spot by Tesco Broadband, with its average reliability falling two per cent according to the latest BroadbandChoices.co.uk Speed Tester results.

(03-12-07) - Doubt cast on need for next generation broadband - Both Ofcom and BT have questioned the current need for a fibre network in the UK, following the Government’s summit on next generation broadband last week.

(30-11-07) - Far-reaching broadband project falls behind - A £70 million flagship project to bring fast broadband connections to the furthest outposts of the UK has fallen behind schedule and is running £1.6 million over budget.

(29-11-07) - More people downloading than ever before - but is it legal? - Increasing numbers of people are streaming and downloading music and video content according to new research.

(27-11-07) - Free Sony PlayStation 3 with AOL - Following the success of its “free laptop” offer, customers signing up to AOL Broadband Wireless Plus can now get their hands on a “free” Sony PlayStation 3.

(26-11-07) - Minister pushes for super-fast broadband - Industry leaders are meeting with the Government today to discuss how to go about developing a next generation broadband network in the UK.

(22-11-07) - Ofcom Consumer Panel sets focus for 2008 - The Ofcom Consumer Panel (OCP), which advises the regulator itself, has called on Ofcom to focus on three main areas in 2008.

(21-11-07) - Ofcom reports on consumer experience - Although broadband costs are falling, the number of satisfied consumers is actually falling according to Ofcom’s Consumer Experience report, published yesterday.

(19-11-07) - Switching headaches continue - An alarming 46 per cent of call centre operators gave the wrong advice on the LLU switching process, according to new figures.

(16-11-07) - 50% admit to stealing broadband - More than half of computer users have admitted to illegally accessing someone else’s wifi connection according to new research.

(15-11-07) - Regulators accused of ‘cosying up’ with ISPs - Following up on new EU proposals to create a single telecoms market for the 500 million European consumers, Viviane Reding, EU Telecoms Commissioner issued a warning to national regulators such as Ofcom.

(14-11-07) - Tiscali passes 2m mark but loses TV customers - Italian broadband giant Tiscali announced yesterday that its UK arm has now exceeded two million broadband customers, with 55 per cent connected to one of its 800 unbundled exchanges.

(13-11-07) - Users not doing enough to protect themselves online - A lack of internet security awareness is leaving millions open to online fraud and identity theft according to new research.

(12-11-07) - Brits top for online shopping - Online shoppers in the UK will spend more than double the French or German online Christmas shopper combined, breaking the £500 barrier for the first time.

(09-10-07) - The state of spam - Spam emails continue to rise, now accounting for 70 per cent of total emails according to a Symantec report released today.

(08-10-07) - Providers ‘struggle’ to deal with line tags - Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) numbers are growing, but tags on lines continue to be a problem according to the latest report from the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA).

(05-10-07) - Share your broadband for free Wi-Fi access - BT, the country’s biggest broadband provider, has teamed up with Spanish firm Fon to create a UK-wide wireless network built up of home broadband connections.

(04-10-07) - O2 aims to be a “breath of fresh air” for broadband market - Mobile phone provider O2 has finally announced details of its upcoming broadband service, due to be launched on 15 October.

(03-10-07) - Demon nominated in MacUser awards - Demon broadband has been nominated as the “ISP of the year award” in the annual MacUser awards.

(02-10-07) - It’s a Picnic for Sky - Details of Sky’s new “Picnic” brand, offering standalone broadband, TV and home phone have been officially released.

(01-10-07) - UK rated 9th for broadband speeds - The UK has ranked behind Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to come ninth for broadband speed across Europe.

(01-10-07) - One step closer to 100Mb - Street Access - a new service that could offer speeds of up to 100Mb to the street has gone live today.

(28-09-07) - Broadband use up to six hours a week - Almost 90 per cent of home internet users now spend at least six hours on the internet each week according to new research.

(27-09-07) - O2 launches new mobile broadband bolt-on - Two new data packages will be available from Monday, and a third, BlackBerry dedicated package, will also go live the company announced today.

(26-09-07) -Fibre mooted for next generation broadband - Ofcom has today published a consultation paper on the development of next generation broadband access in the UK.

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(25-09-07) - More needed to protect children online - Parents rely too heavily on children doing as they are asked to keep them safe online, according to new research.

(25-09-07) - Orange sets its sights on quadplay bundles - Mobile phone giant Orange has revealed plans to move into the digital TV market, as it announced its new home phone service.

(24-09-07) - BT warms to next generation broadband - Opposition to a fibre network that could provide speeds of up to 100Mb seems to be waning as BT considers Government talks.

(21-09-07) - Broadband campaign gathers pace - More than 1,000 signatures have already been gathered in support of the Crystal Clear Broadband campaign, fighting to get a fairer deal for consumers.

(20-09-07) - PlusNet launches Gamer’s tariff - A new broadband package that uses positive traffic shaping, offers low ping rates and even a free computer game has been launched by PlusNet.

(19-09-07) - Next generation broadband essential to UK - The Government is considering public funding to pave the way for next generation broadband that would bring the UK up to speed with its European neighbours, but seems unclear as to why we really need it.

(18-09-07) - Cable beating ADSL in speed reliability - Overall cable connections are outperforming ADSL according to the latest results from our new Speed Tester software.

(17-09-07) - Crystal Clear Campaign goes live - A movement to force ISPs to advertise a typical speed rather than a maximum speed for broadband packages has gone live, calling for unhappy consumers to rally together.

(14-09-07) - Tiscali reaches 1.5m broadband customers - Italian broadband provider Tiscali has published its results for the first half of the year, announcing a customer boost to over 1.5 million broadband lines.

(13-09-07) - The internet should be censored for security - Internet service providers should block searches for bomb-making instructions, according to the EU’s top security official.

(12-09-07) - Cuts at premium rate call centre - Rumours that Virgin Media has cut staff from its UK-based technical support line, that recently became a premium rate number, have yet to be denied by the company.

(10-09-07) - Unbundling reaches 3m - Local loop unbundling (LLU) has reached three million lines, but the number of dead-on-arrival lines is still far too high, according to new figures.

(07-09-07) - AOL’s reshuffle - AOL has replaced its old broadband packages with two simplified offers and revealed it will be focusing on local loop unbundling (LLU).

(06-09-07) - Online crime every 10 seconds - Around 3.24million cybercrimes were committed last year - the equivalent of one every 10 seconds - according to new research.

(05-09-07) - Broadband users clued up on wireless security - An impressive 78.5 per cent of you are taking security precautions while using wireless broadband (WiFi) at home according to the latest BroadbandChoices.co.uk survey.

(04-09-07) - Tiscali TV goes nationwide - Broadband provider Tiscali yesterday announced that its digital TV service Tiscali TV has rolled out across the country, making it available to almost five million homes across the UK.

(03-09-07) - BT passes 4m mark - BT this weekend connected its four millionth customer, with the last million added in only ten months.

(31-08-07) - Build your own broadband - A new wave of broadband that essentially allow consumers to customise their packages have been introduced by Namesco.

(30-08-07) - Standalone broadband from Sky - Sky is rumoured to be launching a rebranded version of its broadband service as a standalone product for non-TV customers later this year.

(29-08-07) - July speeds are in - The results are in from our July speed tests and Madasafish is the biggest climber, jumping three places into fifth position.

(28-08-07) - TalkTalk improves customer satisfaction - A recent poll has put TalkTalk at the top for customer satisfaction. Point Topic, who ran the research, found that more than 73 per cent of TalkTalk’s customers were planning on retaining their broadband service once their contracts had expired.

(24-08-07) - Women rule the broadband roost - Women have taken the lead in internet use for the first time according to a new report.

(23-08-07) - Broadband costs falling - Broadband is becoming “embedded” in our daily lives, according to a report released today by Ofcom.

(22-08-07) - Broadband thieves face arrest - A man was arrested yesterday for stealing someone’s broadband connection as he sat outside their house using their unsecured wireless signal.

(21-08-07) - Slow 20Mb from Virgin Media - A growing number of Virgin Media customers who have been “upgraded” to 20Mb broadband are finding that their speeds are actually slowing down.

(20-08-07) - Broadband for Gamers - Broadband provider Freedom2Surf has launched a new packaged aimed specifically at gamers that claims to reduce ping by “up to 50 per cent”.

(17-08-07) - Speed drops for the biggest players - The UK’s two biggest broadband providers have both added substantial numbers to their customer bases this year, but as their customers - and revenue - have grown; their delivered speeds have actually fallen.

(16-08-07) - New technologies needed to meet net demands - New ways of increasing broadband capacity so that networks can cope with ever-increasing bandwidth demands must be explored Ofcom has said.

(15-08-07) - Tiscali scores with Setanta - Tiscali this week became the fourth broadband provider to strike a deal with Setanta Sports allowing it to air Premier League football matches.

(14-08-07) - Hidden cost of LLU - The number of unexpected charges faced by customers who sign up to broadband deals based on their headline rates alone, are growing thanks to new technology.

(13-08-07) - ISPs take on BBC iPlayer - Internet Service Providers have called on the BBC to contribute towards funding the extra bandwidth usage that its new iPlayer catch-up service will use.

(10-08-07) - ISPs should police the internet says select committee - Amid growing fears of online fraud, identity theft and internet “grooming” a House of Lords select committee has called on internet service providers to take more responsibility when it comes to internet safety.

(09-08-07) - Ofcom to allow new wireless technologies - Customers wanting to turn their home into a media centre will soon be able to do so without trailing wires around the house.

(08-08-07) - Virgin Media announces 3.5m broadband customers - In a better-than-expected second quarter, Virgin Media has added 51,000 new broadband customers, bringing its total to 3.5 million.

(07-08-07) - Mobile broadband will pass 1bn - Despite new research predicting that mobile broadband users will top one billion by 2012, analysts said that take-up would depend on the technology available.

(06-08-07) - Laptops limited to 100,000 by AOL - AOL has said that demand for its free Dell laptop offer, in conjunction with Carphone Warehouse, “has been huge” but also said it is limited to the first 100,000 customers who pre-register online.

(03-08-07) - TalkTalk and Setanta partner up - TalkTalk has become the latest broadband provider to sign a deal with Setanta in a bid to tempt yet more customers away from Sky.

(02-08-07) - Which? slams broadband speed claims - A leading consumer group today criticised broadband providers after finding a “huge” gap between publicised broadband speeds and what most users get.

(01-08-07) - Speed demons - Tesco Broadband was the shock winner of the BroadbandChoices.co.uk June speed test, while BT didn't do so well, results have shown.

(31-07-07) - TV downloads criticised - New TV download services could eat away at download limits and leave users struggling with slow connections experts have warned.

(30-07-07) - Virgin Media cements Setanta partnership - Virgin Media launched a new sports portal for fans today, in a deal with Setanta Sports.

(27-07-07) - The results are in - BT released the results of its first financial quarter yesterday, showing a growth in its broadband market share, increased profits and a strengthened position as the UK’s largest ISP.

(26-07-07) - VoIP providers must allow 999 access - Ofcom has voiced concerns that VoIP users could suffer because they can’t call 999 in an emergency and has called on the industry to change this policy by 2008.

(25-07-07) - The rise of the silver surfers - Older web users dispelled any myths that they’re not tech savvy as new research showed that broadband adoption was growing at a faster rate in the over 55 group than the average internet user.

(24-07-07) - AOL teams up with Carphone Warehouse to rival Orange - A free DELL laptop worth over £500 is being offered to AOL customers who sign a two year contract in Carphone Warehouse stores to rival Orange’s similar promotion.

(23-07-07) - Orange offers free laptops - Orange is offering free laptops to customers willing to sign up to a mammoth two year contract in PC World stores.

(20-07-07) - Global tops Which? survey - Global Internet tops the customer satisfaction polls according to consumer watchdog Which? who published the results of its broadband survey this month.

(19-07-07) - Tiscali enters Top 5 - Tiscali, the broadband, home phone and digital TV provider has made it into Epitiro’s top five consumer ADSL broadband providers for the first time.

(18-07-07) - BT's grass roots football - BT Vision is adding a new subscription to its array of services, offering Premier League football matches for only £4 a month.

(17-07-07) - Tiscali’s new money maker - Tiscali has received complaints from customers following the introduction of a new “enhanced error page”.

(16-07-07)- Tiscali in Pipex takeover - Italian broadband giant Tiscali has bought Pipex for £210 million, acquiring its customer base of one million customers, the company has announced.

(13-07-07)- Dial-up’s last stand - Dial-up really is on the way out according to new research which estimates that the dated internet connections could be down to as little as 700,000 by the end of 2008.

(12-07-07)- The online video boom - The internet video market will reach a staggering 1 billion people by 2012 according to a new report, compared with today’s estimated 300 million users.

(11-07-07) - Sky’s Broadband Boom - Sky has announced impressive figures showing that the telecommunications giant gained a huge 259,000 new broadband customers in the last quarter.

(10-07-07) - Bandwidth Guzzlers - The increased popularity of online video content, high-bandwidth applications and telecommunication convergence is stretching existing providers to breaking point industry experts have warned.

(09-07-07) - Sports fans get football on-the-go from Virgin Media - Football fanatics will be able to catch up on the highlights using at new Virgin Media mobile phone and broadband platforms.

(06-07-07) - BT to take over Madasafish - BT has announced that it is to acquire Brightview, the company that owns Madasafish, Global Internet and Waitrose ISP.

(05-07-07) - BSkyB agrees deal with Microsoft - Digital TV broadcaster Sky has teamed up with software giant Microsoft to launch a video-on-demand (VoD) service for Sky Broadband users.

(04-07-07) - Free digital storage - BT has announced that it will be offering customers 5GB of storage on its Digital Vault system for free.

(03-07-07) - Not a happy customer - Hundreds of thousands of broadband customers across the country are left dissatisfied by their broadband providers according to new research published today.

(02-07-07) - High price, slow speed - The UK is paying up to 17 times more for broadband than some of its European neighbours according to a new survey.

(02-07-07) - Zen Internet wins Mac-friendly award - MacWorld magazine has awarded Zen Internet its “Best Mac-Friendly ISP” award - as nominated by MacWorld readers - for its dedication to providing Mac compatible advice and support.

(29-06-07) - Satisfaction Guaranteed - PlusNet is offering new customers a 90 day guarantee allowing them to switch their broadband without the risk of being stuck with a service they’re not happy with for a whole year.

(28-06-07) - Paying for access to you? - We could be heading for a two-tier broadband market where broadband providers increase profits by charging both customers and individual websites according to research published this week.

(27-06-07) - BT Launches Credit Card - BT has announced a new credit card that will let customers save on their broadband and home phone the more they use it.

(26-06-07) - Eclipse goes Green - Broadband provider Eclipse has announced that it is now carbon neutral in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of its broadband business and attract green consumers.

(25-06-07) - Polish Broadband from PlusNet - PlusNet has introduced a Polish language broadband service in a bid to become the provider of choice for the country’s growing Polish community.

(22-06-07) - Mobile VoIP Blocked - Mobile phone companies are trying to deter customers from making calls through internet telephony numbers by blocking numbers and increasing data charges.

(21-06-07) - Mobile Broadband Set to Boom - UK mobile broadband services are about to see massive growth according to the latest research.

(20-06-07) - Tiscali Price Cuts - Tiscali has announced a reduction in the cost of its 1Mb broadband, only a fortnight after telling LLU customers that they could get free line rental on Tiscali bundled packages.

(19-06-07) - Mistaken Migrations? - PlusNet has accused rival ISP TalkTalk of breaking industry rules by “hijacking” customers, and has reportedly called on Ofcom to investigate the issue.

(18-06-07) - Post Office Broadband - Post Office goes into partnership with BT but the announcement is marred by a critical Ofcom report into HomePhone service.

(14-06-07) - London is WiFi Capital - The British capital has pushed ahead of New York to take the title as the “wireless capital of the world” according to a survey published yesterday.

(14-06-07) - The Rise of the Digital Mum - 73 per cent of “digital mums” saying that they can save valuable time by using the internet for daily chores such as shopping and banking.

(13-06-07) - Orange rapped for “unlimited” ads - Orange has been criticised for advertising “unlimited” broadband and home phone calls without mentioning their fair usage policy.

(12-06-07) - Virgin Media ups call costs - Virgin Media has announced that its technical support helpline will become a premium rate line from 1 July with calls going up to 25p a minute.

(12-06-07) - Free Madasafish WiFi Kits - New customers signing up to Madasafish will now receive not only a free wireless (WiFi) router but also a USB dongle allowing them to connect desktops and laptops.

(11-06-07) - Wasting money on the wrong broadband - More than half of UK broadband users are wasting money on high-end internet packages that they just don’t need according to new research by BroadbandChoices.co.uk.

(10-06-07) - Vodafone and Sky News claim VoIP is ‘unsafe’ - Vodafone is telling customers that VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is insecure, according to a report published by The Register.

(06-06-07) - Successful year for TalkTalk? - TalkTalk, the consumer phone and broadband arm of the Carphone Warehouse, has had a successful year according to figures released this week.

(04-06-07) - Complaints soar after Tiscali email crisis - The internet providers’ trade association, ISPA, has registered an increase in consumer complaints about Tiscali, after a technical hitch left some customers unable to send emails for up to two weeks. An ISPA spokesman said the rise in complaints was “not little”.

(01-06-07) - The Diminishing Digital Divide - Gaps in the take-up of digital services that have been dividing the UK nations and regions are closing according to new research by Ofcom.

(29-05-07) - TalkTalk offers free modems with broadband service - TalkTalk, the home phone and broadband arm of Carphone Warehouse, launched a free modem offer for new broadband customers, effective from today.

(25-05-07) - New AOL customers face increased prices - As many as 30% of new AOL broadband customers will face an increased subscription fee in the near future.

(22-05-07) - Post Office to deliver BT broadband - The Post Office is to be BT’s first big customer for its white label managed services, and will be selling its own broadband tariffs in the near future.

(22-05-07) - Silver surfers to be largest group online - So-called ‘silver surfers’ – internet users aged 55 and over – are to become the largest group of web-users, according to a recent report from Hitwise.

(19-05-07) - Pipex in the dog house as Bulldog call centres close - Pipex has announced that it is closing the UK call centres for Bulldog, the broadband provider it bought last year.

(16-05-07) - ADSL speeds up - BT Wholesale is tweaking the settings for customers with broadband at speeds of 250Kbps to 2Mbps, which should lead to speedier downloads. According to a report on ThinkBroadband.com.

(14-05-07) - BT launches Vision campaign - BT is launching a multi-million pound national advertising campaign for its digital TV service, BT Vision.

(10-05-07) - Broadband supplier leaves router open to hacking - A www.BroadbandChoices.co.uk investigation has discovered that remote router maintenance work is leaving the customers of a major broadband supplier exposed to major security risks.

(05-05-07) - Improve labelling of download limits, says ISPA - A survey by Ofcom (2006) showed that 77 per cent of users are unaware of any limits on their package, with many having signed up for an “unlimited” service, or not read their terms and conditions.

(03-05-07) - ITV launching broadband TV - ITV has announced that it will be launching an on-demand broadband TV service to compete with Channel 4 and the BBC.

(01-05-07) - TalkTalk in top five for consumer ADSL - TalkTalk has entered the top five UK performing consumer ADSL providers, according to a new report.

(30-04-07) - BT Direct Debt Charges Hit Broadband Users - ADSL broadband customers could lose out this week, when new BT charges for customers who pay by cash or cheque are introduced on May 1st.

(25-04-07) - Stolen Wireless Arrests - Two people have been arrested in the past month for wireless ‘piggy-backing’. Using someone else's wireless internet connection without permission.

(24-04-07) - Carphone Warehouse set for major expansion - The Carphone Warehouse network is now reaching a record number of households, and is preparing for further global expansion over the next year, according to plans released today.

(20-04-07) - Internet networks will be too slow by 2012 - “Internet networks will be too slow by 2012” warned a new report by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) this week.

(18-04-07) - Broadband to average £10 a month by 2011 - UK consumers will spend as little as £10 a month on broadband in four years’ time, according to a new study by the Centre for Telecoms Research (CTR).

(16-04-07) - Bundling becoming more important - Around 40 per cent of UK broadband households now take their internet connection with another telecommunications service according to a new report released by Ofcom (2007).

(10-04-07) - BT reducing wholesale broadband prices - BT has confirmed that it will reduce the price of its broadband wholesale products from May 1st 2007.

(06-04-07) - BT Vision - A Vision of the Future? - Updated Article - Bridging the gap between Freeview and paid-for digital TV comes BT Vision, the new video-on-demand service from BT, rumoured to launch nationwide in May.

(03-04-07) - Carphone Warehouse investing in customer service - Carphone Warehouse, the parent company of TalkTalk, has announced that it will be ploughing between £10 million and £15 million into customer service before March 2008.

(30-03-07) - BT drops prices for new customers - BT is dropping introductory prices for its broadband subscriptions, from Thursday March 29th.

(27-03-07) - One in ten web users are victims of fraud - Online fraud has affected one in ten internet users, with victims losing an average of £875 over the last twelve months.

(22-03-07) - BT tops broadband survey results - BT is the UK’s best broadband provider, according to BBC Watchdog’s broadband survey results, released on Wednesday.

(16-03-07) - Virgin Media boosts top speed - Virgin Media has announced that it will be doubling the top speed of its cable broadband service later this year. The speed of its flagship ‘XL’ service will double to 20 Mbps from May.

(13-03-07) - Pipex for Sale? - Pipex Communications, the home phone and internet provider, has hired UBS to sell the company, according to reports. According to this weekend’s Sunday Express, Pipex chairman Peter Dubens is hoping to sell the firm for an equivalent of between 16 and 22 pence per share.

(12-03-07) - Consumers making free calls via broadband - Research released this week has shown that consumers are using their broadband connections to make phone calls, and most of them are doing it for free!

(11-03-07) - Biscit Goes into Administration - Customers of Biscit Broadband were left reeling after the ISP announced that it had been forced to enter into administration after severe financial problems.

(13-03-07) - Consumer Anger at Sky / Virgin War - Customers of BroadbandChoices have voiced their anger after popular Sky channels stopped airing on Virgin Media (formerly ntl:Telewest) at midnight on February 28th after weeks of acrimony between the two companies.

(26-02-07) - Tiscali launches TV service - Tiscali TV, a new TV service from the broadband ISP, launches on March 1st 2007, when over 40,000 current Homechoice subscribers will become Tiscali TV customers.

(20-02-07) -ISPA Awards announced - The annual Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) Awards were held in London on February 15th, with big wins for Eclipse Internet, ntl: Telewest (now Virgin Media) and Madasafish.

(14-02-07) - Be Roll Out - Be, provider of the UK’s fastest internet service, unbundled its 500th exchange this week, extending its coverage to a third of UK households.

(10-02-07) - 1.5 Million lines unbundled - BT’s local loop unbundling (LLU) service BT Openreach reached 1.5 million unbundled loops this week, allowing more competitor service providers to offer cheaper broadband packages.

(19-01-07) - Sky Launches phone, broadband and tv bundle - Sky has launched a bundle to rival BT’s new digital TV service and the upcoming relaunch of ntl:Telewest as Virgin Media.

(11-01-07) - At Home With Vodafone Broadband - Vodafone has made its bid for a slice of the lucrative UK broadband pie, with its new “At Home” deal for Vodafone mobile customers.

(10-01-07) - VoIP On The Rise - BT has announced its one millionth Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) customer six months ahead of target, indicating a sharp rise in the number of people using the innovative technology to make calls over the internet.

(09-01-07) - BT’s Wi-Fi Takeover - BT has announced plans to bring BT Fusion to the High Street this spring in a move that will see the broadband provider expand its Wi-Fi capabilities.

(05-01-07) - Breaking Broadband Sign up Barriers - BT has announced that it will break the barrier of 10 million customers this week, far outreaching its target of five million customers by the end of 2006.

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