Broadband

TalkTalk Revises Speed Checker After ASA Smackdown

TalkTalk is ordered to change its broadband speed checker after the ASA said it was misleading customers over line speeds

13 years ago

Ofcom Urges ISPs To Up Speed Transparency

Less than half of TalkTalk and BT sales agents reveal speed estimations without being prompted

13 years ago

TalkTalk Customers Want Smut-Cutting Porn Filter

One third of new TalkTalk customers opt for censorship, 80 percent approve of the offer

13 years ago

Nokia Pulls Out Of Free London Wi-Fi Project

Former partners set to continue and expand free London Wi-Fi network

13 years ago

BT Reaches Fibre Rollout Target Ahead Of Schedule

BT brings fibre to 10m premises in the UK as it adds more subscribers

13 years ago

ASA Bans ‘Misleading’ Virgin Broadband Ads

The advertising watchdog has upheld complaints that Virgin broadband adverts included misleading price and speed claims

13 years ago

Defra Opens Applications For £20m Rural Broadband Fund

Rural communities have until 6 July to submit proposals for ultra-fast broadband projects in the nation's 10 percent hardest-to-reach areas

13 years ago

Government Announces Shortlist For Super-Fast Broadband Funds

The government has announced a list of 27 cities eligible to apply for £50m in funding for super-fast broadband

13 years ago

Government Faces £1.1 Billion Broadband Funding Shortfall

Report states economic and social case for superfast broadband but says more funding is needed to meet targets

13 years ago

BSkyB Posts Record Profit Amidst Hacking Turmoil

Broadband growth drives up BSkyB profits as the company battles with negative attention over the hacking scandal

13 years ago

UK Average Broadband Speeds Fall in Q4

Speeds decline worldwide but remain high in Asia

13 years ago

EC Seeks Ways To Roll Out Cheaper Broadband

The European Commission opens a public consultation over how to reduce the costs associated with deploying fibre broadband

13 years ago

Sky And TalkTalkTalk Up Their Fibre

The new 80 Mbps service is coming to a cabinet near you, while TalkTalk lays off some staff

13 years ago

Lords Publishes Damning Responses To Government Broadband Plans

The House of Lords has revealed a wide range of expert views on the Government's broadband strategy

13 years ago

BT to Double Infinity Broadband Speeds This Week

BT will upgrade Infinity speeds this week, meaning some will be able to enjoy 76Mbps

13 years ago

Lancashire Volunteers Dig For 1Gbps Broadband Victory

Hundreds of residents fed up with waiting for fibre broadband have begun digging their own fibre trench

13 years ago

Belfast Gets Ready For Ultrafast 1Gbps Broadband Network

Belfast is reportedly using its broadband cash from George Osborne to build a broadband network apparently capable of speeds of…

13 years ago

Broadband Promises Green Future Says UN Report

Broadband allows for flexible working practices, but it's also a boon for the environment, says a UN report

13 years ago

Virgin Defends Updated Broadband Throttling Policy

Virgin says its policy change will reduce the impact on heavy users

13 years ago

‘Up To’ Broadband Advertising Guidelines Come Into Force

The CAP guidelines look to stop ISPs and mobile vendors making outrageous claims in their ads

13 years ago

Virgin Completes 100Mbps Rollout, Claims 30Mbps Baseline

After completing its 100Mbps rollout, Virgin introduces some new packages.

13 years ago

Neul And Carlson Target Rural Broadband With White Space Launch

Neul and Carlson have launched the first commercial radio system that uses the 'white space' within the TV broadcast spectrum

13 years ago

Former BT Exec Warns Fibre Cabinets At Risk Of Battery Theft

Fibre to the cabinet is "one of the biggest mistakes humanity has made" former BT exec tells the House of…

13 years ago

O2 Must Hand Over Details Of Alleged Porn Users

O2 Broadband must give details of over 9,000 alleged filesharers to pornographer Ben Dover - but it doesn't mean they…

13 years ago

Budget 2012: Osborne Forgets The Needs Of Tech

It's not what George Osborne said that was disappointing, it's what he left out, says Tom Brewster

13 years ago

UK At ‘Back Of Pack’ For Broadband

BT's ex CTO says the UK is being left behind in the next global industrial revolution

13 years ago

Budget 2012: Goodbye To the CRC Green Tax?

George Osborne may be right to call the CRC cumbersome, but he needs to create something to take its place,…

13 years ago

Budget 2012: Osborne Sets Out Ultrafast Broadband Plans

Chancellor of the Exchequer emphasises UK's need for world-beating broadband infrastructure

13 years ago

Cumbria Community Fibre Company Seeks Investment

Broadband cooperative offers community chance to invest in local fibre rollout

13 years ago

BT ‘Race To Infinity’ Winners Won’t All Go Superfast

BT admits some premises that won fibre in the Race to Infinity won't get superfast broadband

13 years ago