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RSS bt adsl ofcomBroadband summit: Speed is the key
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the end of next year, joined... [27 Nov 2007]
MPs hit out at Comms Bill and Ofcom
News Martin O'Neill, Labour MP for Ochil, expressed doubts that Ofcom would be able to effectively regulate BT, given Oftel's performance on local loop unbundling, a process which has so far failed to create significant competition at the wholesale... [05 Dec 2002]
Broadband pace lagging in the countryside
News A broadband speed report by UK fat pipe watcher and advice website thinkbroadband claims the countryside still lags some way behind urban areas - contrary to last week's Ofcom report hailing the end of a geographical digital divide in the UK for... [04 Jun 2008]
BT faces Scottish broadband complaint
News A spokeswoman for Scottish & Southern told ZDNet UK that the company's CEO, Ian Marchant, will be meeting with Ofcom next week and he will be complaining about BT's behaviour. Because we are meeting with Ofcom next week, there is nothing I can say... [10 Nov 2003]
Is online TV throttling broadband networks?
News Industry regulator Ofcom is also aware of the potential looming conflict and told silicon.com broadband traffic prioritisation is likely to be necessary in the near future as different kinds of traffic such as voice, video and data continue to... [28 Jan 2008]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News In an Ofcom survey, 54 per cent of smaller ISPs claimed their ability to offer personalised products rather than standard packages gave them the advantage over the bigger players. O is for Ofcom Despite Ofcom's best efforts to encourage competition... [26 Jan 2007]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL BT and NetSuite have joined forces to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco's 1.6 million business customers. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer... [22 Apr 2008]
BT hooks up first 21CN customers
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL BT has moved its first customers to its 21st Century Network (21CN) in the initial phase of the next-generation network's national rollout. Paul Reynolds, chief executive of BT Wholesale and board sponsor of the 21CN... [28 Nov 2006]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. B is for BT Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646), Orange (636), Pipex (634... [06 Dec 2007]
BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL More than one million consumer customers have signed up for BT's VoIP service since June last year. A BT spokesman told silicon.com the reason for the rapid uptake is largely down to the launch back in June of Total... [10 Jan 2007]
BT promises near-universal broadband by next summer
News The move comes after a weekend of speculation over the possibility that new regulator Ofcom could dust off old plans and demand that BT be carved up in the same way as the gas and electricity industries, into a supplier arm and a customer arm. [27 Apr 2004]
NTL gets into BT exchanges
News The move was welcomed by regulator Ofcom, which had been trying to get LLU prices in line with some other European countries'. In the end, most opted for simply reselling BT's wholesale ADSL lines. Telecoms and cable television provider NTL will... [21 Sep 2004]
Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. B is for BT Users will be able to use their avatars to access the service at red BT phone boxes at five locations or... [20 Mar 2008]
Leader: UK broadband - alive and kicking
Leader We're not sure but first thing this morning it was assumed that the announcement was timed to douse talk that new super-regulator Ofcom is finally looking at breaking up the telco. From now on, it will also sell an ADSL product as a loss leader. [27 Apr 2004]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News O is for Ofcom A is for ADSL O2 has revealed plans that could see it lining up to compete with the likes of BT and NTL as it moves increasingly towards fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), broadband and various flavours of telly and advertising. [15 Nov 2006]
