isp internet access
In brief: The ISP who fell to Earth
News Recording artist, David Bowie, is to launch himself as a virtual Internet Service Provider. Fans will be able to log on to his Web site and then break out into the rest of the Internet. It will cost $19 per month and will give subscribers access to... [06 Jul 1998]
BT launches flat-fee ISP
News The system will use an 0800 number until April 2001, following which it will be based on BT's Friaco (Flat Rate Internet Call Origin) which means that customers will need to have a BT line. People wanting to use their ISDN2 lines will have to... [26 Jan 2001]
FBI chief bangs drum for ISP data retention
News Mueller said in a speech at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in Boston: "Terrorists co-ordinate their plans cloaked in the anonymity of the internet, as do violent sexual predators prowling chatrooms. [18 Oct 2006]
'Biggest data leak ever' hits Japanese ISP
News The biggest data leak ever has officially hit the internet, with the details of more than 4.5 million bank customers exposed. The company is currently investigating and said in a statement that it will be tightening "internal restrictions on access... [27 Feb 2004]
NTL pulls the plug on CWC internet users
News Thousands of Cable & Wireless Communications customers have just 44 days left to sort out alternative internet access before parent company NTL pulls the plug on them. NTL has told customers it will be terminating CWC's consumer internet... [17 Oct 2001]
AOL and DoCoMo serve up email on i-mode
News The wireless internet service, branded AOLi, will give subscribers access to their emails using DoCoMo's i-mode phones. Users will be able to log onto the i-mode web portal and enter their AOL screen name and password to receive mail. [22 May 2001]
Download service sweet music to the ears of Terra Lycos
News Spanish internet service provider Terra Lycos is on the verge of launching its own online music subscription service. The company has partnered with Listen.com to create Lycos Rhapsody, which will offer access to 10,000 albums. [11 Jun 2002]
BT facing multi-million pound wholesale net access lawsuit
News Tony McKenzie, managing director of NSL, alleges that BT has scuppered his ISP business. McKenzie is now determined to get his money back as well as gain compensation for seven months of lost ISP revenue, and has hired a computing expert to write... [03 Nov 2000]
PureMessage Spam Filter is Incredibly Accurate, says ISP
White Paper AlaWeb Internet Services provides the State of Alabama with dial-up Internet access, and a range of other Internet services. As an Internet Service Provider, AlaWeb was very concerned about the offensive nature and amount of spam received by their... [25 Feb 2004]
AltaVista US lures a million to free ISP service
News AltaVista has signed up more than one million registered users of its North American free Internet access service since its launch last summer. The figure - based on how many copies of the Internet access software have been downloaded from its site... [14 Dec 1999]
Tesco becomes an ISP
News Tesco this week became the first UK supermarket to offer Internet access. For £9 a month, TescoNet provides unlimited access to the Web. It is aimed at families and first-time surfers who are looking for quick and easy access. [03 Jul 1998]
Telecoms campaigner criticises ISP but blames Oftel
News The Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications (CUT) has criticised Internet Service Provider ClaraNet's offer of huge discounts for dial-up Net access, but has laid the final blame for the problem at Oftel's door. [19 Feb 1999]
How the UK’s First Free ISP Geared Up for the Rapid Growth in Demand
White Paper The first of the new breed of Internet service providers (ISPs) to offer free access, FreeNet went live in July 1998, adding around fifty thousand accounts between November 1998 and June 1999. With the rapid changes in the telecomms market, telcos... [25 Feb 2004]
European ISP Uses RAD's TDMoIP to Transport Voice and Data Over Nationwide IP Backbone
White Paper Tiscali France is an Internet communications company that provides broadband and narrowband access for consumer and business applications. The company wanted to optimize the cost of long distance transport over an Ethernet/IP backbone while... [10 Jul 2008]
Child porn: ISP regulations set for Commons debate
News The bill, called the Control of Internet access (child pornography), will be discussed on 26 October. A Labour MP has proposed a bill to force ISPs to declare whether they have taken steps to prevent access to paedophilic websites. [26 Jul 2005]
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