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Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News The ISP added it is in the process of launching a new app on its homepage which will enable customers to discern the actual speed they will receive from Be. But while an estimated line speed is "a useful starting point", Fairman said an independent... [05 Jun 2008]
Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods
News The company behind an ISP-based web advertising user-tracking system has denied claims what it is doing is illegal. Intercepting traffic for spam-filtering purposes or for blocking denial-of-service attacks was a different matter, Clayton added... [11 Apr 2008]
Time running out for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
News The Singapore-based ISP put together a leadership team to manage the process, and placed country managing directors and financial controllers in charge of their respective areas. The date is an extension of the original deadline of 15 July, 2005... [26 Jul 2006]
AOL co-founder steps down as ISP plans comeback
News The company also was investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, which questioned the company's accounting leading up to the merger. AOL co-founder Steve Case stepped down from Time Warner's board of directors... [01 Nov 2005]
Zen Internet joins local loop unbundlers
News Business ISP Zen Internet has announced its own local loop unbundling (LLU) trial, with the Rochdale exchange the first to be set free. If all goes to plan with the trial, the ISP may introduce even higher speeds - up to 24Mbps - and will look into... [21 Oct 2005]
Feud erupts between network firms
News At home, I have Road Runner as an ISP, and wasn't even able to remotely connect in order to manage our servers. Peering" arrangements are maintained by network companies that agree to connect their networks directly together to exchange traffic... [06 Oct 2005]
24Mbps broadband comes to London
News The ISP is one of the first operators in the UK to use French firm Alcatel's routing equipment and technology. In 2001 he bought Swedish ISP Bostream, which launched 26Mbps broadband. A representative for Be said BT had already signed off 45... [01 Jul 2005]
BT's super-speedy broadband set back?
News A representative of one ISP taking part in the trials said it had previously been expecting the 8Mbps service to launch in September or October but added that BT was 'sensible' to expand the trial. Another ISP said it was still hoping the 8Mbps... [07 Jun 2005]
Spamming tool forced to look for new home
News The program works in conjunction with "zombie-making" viruses such as the Sobig, Sober and MyDoom, and uses Windows PCs to send spam via an ISP's mail server to avoid being blocked by blacklists of domain names used by spammers. [01 Mar 2005]
MCI accused of hosting spam tools
News The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has threatened tough action after MCI, a prominent ISP, was accused of hosting a bulk mailing software application called Send Safe. Malcolm Hutty, LINX regulation officer, warned on Thursday that the UK ISP... [14 Feb 2005]
Digital rights management 'could threaten privacy'
News This information is then combined with users' data as detained by ISPs; in some cases the rights holders directly request the identity of the user to the ISP in order to send cease and desist letters to the users," the report continues. [08 Feb 2005]
Spamvertisers get the chop from UK ISPS
News The LINX initiative aims to tackle spammers who host their ecommerce websites with a reputable ISP while sending spam from another network. Obviously, if an ISP thinks someone else is sending the spam then they shouldn't shut down an ecommerce site... [19 Aug 2004]
Internet Hero and Villain honoured with gongs
News Brightmail scooped Best Third Party Application, Mistral won Best Hosting Provider, Telewest Blueyonder won Best Unmetered Dial-up ISP, Bulldog won Best Consumer Broadband, Fibernet won Best Carrier, Linx won Best Internet Exchange, Tiscali won... [20 Feb 2004]
Russian criminals go "phishing" in UK bank scams
News They appear to be coming out of Russia via an ISP in New Zealand at the minute, but that can switch any time," said Simpson. The scam is reminiscent of the infamous "419" scam emails, where the scammer offers large sums of money in exchange for... [27 Oct 2003]
Faster broadband price war looms
News UK ISP Freedom2Surf is one of several ISPs that already offer a 1Mbps broadband package to consumers, based on another, more expensive, wholesale BT product. IPStream Home1000 will only work over 3.5km or less, compared to the 6km of the 512Kbps... [08 Sep 2003]
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