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Britain’s Anti-Piracy Act Delayed By Cost Dispute
The DEA is hit by another delay, as secondary legislation needs to be approved following the BT and TalkTalk appeal
Interview: White Space Beats Fibre for Rural Broadband
Broadband Delivery UK should give £40 million to white space radio to connect the last ten percent of the population, says TTP's head of wireless Richard Walker
Infosec: The UK Drops FUD Bombs On BYOD
The UK is afraid of BYOD, whilst others plough ahead. But it needn't be this way, says Tom Brewster
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
BT Ads Banned After Virgin Complaint
BT has been banned from showing adverts that promise 'unbeatable' Infinity broadband speeds
BT to Double Infinity Broadband Speeds This Week
BT will upgrade Infinity speeds this week, meaning some will be able to enjoy 76Mbps
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 1Gbps
BT Nabs First BDUK Funds to Cover Lancashire in Fibre
BT wins the first BDUK allocation as Lancashire looks towards a fibre future
BT Boss Set To Receive Bonus Of £5 Million
Ian Livingstone expected to get 2.13 million shares for his role in BT's recovery
Police Looking Into Allegations Phorm Wined and Dined Officer
TechWeekEurope learns the police are investigating claims one of its officers was taken to lunch by Phorm in 2010
Virgin Completes 100Mbps Rollout, Claims 30Mbps Baseline
After completing its 100Mbps rollout, Virgin introduces some new packages.
BT Selects Lucky Oxfordshire Village For All-Fibre-Network
An Oxfordshire village has become the envy of rural Britain after being selected for a all-fibre network
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 Lords
BT Fights Copper Thieves With RABIT
Telecoms giant BT introduces a new alarm system to fight metal theft and keep its network running
UK At ‘Back Of Pack’ For Broadband
BT's ex CTO says the UK is being left behind in the next global industrial revolution
BT Announces More Exchanges To Be Blessed With FTTC
BT has revealed the details of 73 telephone exchanges in the UK set to be wired up to fibre to the cabinet
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
BT Nets £39m NATO Networking Deal
BT's Global Services division scores a major deal with NATO for communications services
BT To Double FTTC Openreach Speeds In April
Speeds set to jump to 80Mbps downstream and 20Mbps upstream by April
BT Takes White Space Trial To Cornwall
BT expands testing of white space technology after confirming it will hold a trial in Cornwall
BT May Appeal Against Line Rentals Set By Ofcom
Ofcom has set the price that BT can charge rivals for access to its network, but the carrier is considering an appeal
BT And TalkTalk Appeal Against Digital Economy Act Fails
Major UK ISPs lose challenge against controversial anti-piracy law
Germans Reveal 512Gbps Data Transmission Breakthrough
The fastest fibre transmission in the world, sent data at 512Gbps from Berlin to Hanover and back
UK Misses Out In World Fibre Rankings
The UK has still not entered the worldwide rankings for fibre-optic broadband deployments, while Asia and the US surge ahead
Calling From Landlines To Mobiles Will Be 85 Percent Cheaper
Appeal tribunal rules that the price of ringing a mobile phone from a landline should fall faster and further
Tesco Launches £2.50 A Month Broadband Deal
Subscribers to supermarket chains low-price deal will have to contend with additional line rental and fair usage policy
BT And Verizon Team Up To Expand Telepresence Services
Partnership between the two telecommunications giants will broaden the reach of their face-to-face video conferencing
BT Reaches 3.5m Wi-Fi Hotspot Milestone
BT also releases BT FON app for BlackBerry users to locate nearest hotspot
Virgin Media 100Mbps Rollout Hits 10m Homes
Virgin Media is ahead of schedule for its 100Mbps rollout, which now reaches up to ten million homes