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News As a result, we will be appealing this decision to the Competition Appeal Tribunal and have every expectation that we will succeed in demonstrating that BTOpenworld has been engaged in predatory pricing over a... [23 Dec 2003]
BT Openworld launches free 'safe surfing' trial
News For more information, see http://www.btopenworld.com/safersurfing. BT Openworld is giving parents the opportunity to trial some content filtering software for free. The ISP hopes the new service, based on CyberPatrol's... [12 Nov 2002]
Freeserve sparks investigation into BT's broadband marketing
News Freeserve filed two complaints, one against BT Retail, the other against BT Wholesale and BTopenworld. Freeserve's gripes included allegations that BTopenworld - the telco's ISP division - was given... [11 Nov 2002]
Rural broadband rollout hits roadblock
News Worryingly, neither BT Wholesale - which operates BT's fixed line network - nor ISPs such as AOL and BTopenworld can explain this disappointing response. BTopenworld insists that it isn't responsible for... [11 Nov 2002]
BT appoints chief broadband officer
News Ritchie - currently the CEO of BT's ISP, BTopenworld - will direct BT's policy on broadband developments across the whole of the BT Group. Its competitors may be curious to know how she can continue to head up... [11 Nov 2002]
The unholy trinity of broadband
Comment Just one day later, BT and Dell announced a partnership which will see them work together to provide BT Broadband to home users, and BTopenworld business broadband to small and medium sized enterprises. [08 Nov 2002]
BT, Microsoft, and Dell: Broadband revolutionaries?
Comment The world's number two PC maker will market BT Retail's 'no-frills' broadband offering to home users, and BTopenworld business broadband to small and medium sized enterprises. Why is BTopenworld offering... [07 Nov 2002]
BT misses revenue targets
News BTopenworld has also increased revenue and cut its losses. BT today admitted that it had missed its revenue targets during its latest financial quarter, but still announced healthy profits. Pre-tax profits for Q2 2002... [07 Nov 2002]
BT signs broadband deal with Dell
News BT says its BTopenworld ISP gets no preferential treatment from its Wholesale division. However attracting ADSL users outside of the BTopenworld unit - which does have its own broadband offering - may... [07 Nov 2002]
BT Openworld pushes broadband benefits to SMEs
News The Superhighway Code is available via the BT Openworld website, (http://www.btopenworld.com/superhighwayguide ), or by calling 0800 783 7844. Fifty-two per cent of SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises ) could... [04 Nov 2002]
BT accuses Freeserve of 'perpetual but redundant belly-aching'
News The crux of Freeserve's complaint is that BT Retail is able to take advantage of BT's existing customer base of telephone customers to promote BT Broadband - something that BTopenworld isn't allowed to do. [25 Oct 2002]
Spam: Enough is enough
Comment UK ISP BTopenworld has this week signed up for Brightmail's anti-spam software, following the likes of AT&T and Earthlink in the US as well as MSN and its popular web mail service Hotmail. After years of tolerating... [24 Oct 2002]
ISPs must spearhead attack on spam
News BTopenworld has become the latest UK ISP to heed the warnings and has today announced the signing of a contract with Brightmail to provide spam filtering to all its customers. ISPs have been warned that they should wage... [18 Oct 2002]
Sky users get free BT Broadband modem
News BT Broadband was launched earlier this year, and is offered by BT Retail rather than the telco's internet arm, BTopenworld. Sky Digital customers who sign up for BT's "no-frills" broadband package will get their DSL... [17 Oct 2002]
Telewest broadband taking off
News This is £10 more than Telewest's basic 512kbps product, and only £5 more than 512kbps broadband from Freeserve or BTopenworld, whose service is based on BT Wholesale's ADSL product. Telewest's 1Mbps broadband service is... [10 Oct 2002]
