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News B is for BT Firing up fat pipes is inducing techno-rage in many UK broadband customers, according to a survey commissioned by O2 Broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [25 Jan 2008]
Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC
News B is for BT The European Commission is to issue a recommendation on how member states should go about rolling out fibre connectivity to homes and businesses. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [28 Feb 2008]
Broadband switching still a tricky business
News B is for BT Switching broadband providers is still proving a tricky business despite Ofcom rules introduced a year ago designed to make the process easier. To switch providers, subscribers need to obtain a Migration Authorisation Code (MAC) from... [15 Feb 2008]
3 to shut Superdrug concessions
News B is for BT Mobile operator 3 UK is to close the majority of its Superdrug retail concessions. The company will exit 107 of the 127 concessions it has in the health and beauty chain, which is owned by its parent company Hutchison Whampoa. [14 Jan 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News B is for BT Young people are getting almost half of their music collection through illegal means. Record industry artist and publisher group, British Music Rights (BMR), claims the average 14- to 24-year-old now has almost 900 illegal tracks each... [16 Jun 2008]
Broadband: King of the net connections
News B is for BT Broadband use in the UK is inching up towards 90 per cent of all internet connections, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). And fat pipe speeds are on the up too - at least on paper. [22 Nov 2007]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News B is for BT The latest UK internet access report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a clear link between education and online households. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [28 Aug 2008]
Vodafone cuts mobile broadband prices
News B is for BT Vodafone is hoping to ramp up mobile broadband uptake in the UK by waving the carrot of a £15 per month 3GB price plan in UK consumers' faces. But the 50 per cent price will only run for a limited 'promotional period'. [01 Feb 2008]
Broadband wireless gets spectrum boost
News B is for BT More of the ether will be made available for broadband fixed wireless links, communications watchdog Ofcom has decided. Ofcom plans to open up more spectrum for very high capacity point-to-point wireless links.silicon.com's A to Z of... [10 Nov 2006]
Tesco to launch iTunes challenger
News B is for BT Tesco is launching an online music service next month with more than three million tracks available to download and more content to follow. Tesco Digital will initially offer all of the tracks in Window Media format with around half... [15 Apr 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News B is for BT Companies shouldn't ban staff from using social applications such as Facebook and MySpace because of concerns about how they might be used. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social experience" and... [08 Aug 2008]
Music piracy fight - ISPs must do more
News B is for BT The music industry is calling for governments and internet services providers (ISPs) to do more in the fight against digital music piracy. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is proposing that ISPs should be... [25 Jan 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study B is for BT The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has beefed up its website to improve availability and speed for millions of tennis fans following the scores of Davis Cup matches online. The ITF runs the annual Davis Cup tournament, which sees... [12 Mar 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News B is for BT Skype is touting its voice over IP (VoIP) technology for small businesses keen to work globally and keep costs down. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying to shed the... [02 Jul 2008]
UK goes mad for social networking
News B is for BT UK web users are the keenest advocates of social networking in Europe, spending more time on them than anyone else across the continent. Four out of 10 adults in the UK regularly visited social networking sites during 2006 - more than... [12 Dec 2007]
