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RSS bt below adslPipex defends BT in Freeserve ADSL spat
News Britain's second-largest broadband ISP, Pipex, is backing BT in the telco's war of words with Freeserve over ADSL. BT wholesale's total ADSL customer base is around 160,000, of whom 100,000 are customers of BTopenworld. [04 Apr 2002]
BT drops ADSL prices by £5
News BT Wholesale is dropping its ADSL prices by £5 to £30 a month, but rivals believe it is "too little too late". He added: "Thus is concerned BT has been able to manipulate its dominant market position by offering prices below market value and... [27 Jul 2001]
The A to Z of broadband
News A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL A is for ADSL ADSL is offered by roughly 200 different ISPs in the UK, with all manner of extra options for consumers to choose from. [01 Nov 2006]
Oftel throws out Freeserve's BT complaint
News The telecommunications regulator said it still believes that BT Openworld's decision to cut the price of its consumer ADSL product in March 2002 was fair. The row began after BT made large cuts to the price of its wholesale ADSL offerings, which... [24 Nov 2003]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News A is for ADSL Virgin described this as 'a significant speed advantage' over regular 8Mbps ADSL connections and said the free upgrade will roll out by region from late next month and be completed by late summer. [28 Jan 2008]
BT's broadband price cuts are "anti-competitive"
News Now that BT has cut wholesale broadband prices to below £14.75 from 1 April, it will become increasingly difficult to compete with BT Wholesale and the ADSL services it supplies to around 200 ISPs such as BTopenworld, Freeserve, Pipex and Zen. [28 Mar 2002]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News A is for ADSL He cited ADSL+ - coming next year, with top speeds of up to 24Mbps - and said speeds would still "satisfy a lot of apps". B is for BT All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but NGNs... [22 Nov 2007]
BT cuts broadband costs
News He also revealed BT's plans to attract one million asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband connections over its network by summer 2003. Rental for existing ADSL wholesale customers of these services will also drop to £14.75. [26 Feb 2002]
The Ovum View: DSL is taking off - but where's it going?
Comment For some time, broadband cable services have often been priced below similar ADSL services, which has impacted positively on take-up levels. After a poor start, the roll out of ADSL services in Europe is now racing ahead and, in some countries... [08 May 2002]
Wanted: The 'best and brightest' broadband users in Britain
News However, the competition is only open to ADSL users, and someone who is doing fantastic things with, for example, a satellite broadband connection wouldn't be eligible to win. I'm confident the Broadband Britain Challenge will play a key role in... [08 May 2003]
BT commits to rural broadband trials
News The trial involves a new sponsorship business model, and new technology for lowering the cost of providing ADSL broadband, BT said. The sponsorship scheme partly addresses BT's often-stated reluctance to invest in providing ADSL services in areas... [15 Aug 2002]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News 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 relationship management... [22 Apr 2008]
BT hooks up first 21CN customers
News 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. Cardiff, Bridgend and the Pontypridd area are next on BT's list to have their voice and... [28 Nov 2006]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News A is for ADSL BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. B is for BT BT says the planned investment is part of its strategy to deliver next generation broadband... [15 Jul 2008]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News A is for ADSL BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. B is for BT BT declined to comment on the findings. Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646... [06 Dec 2007]
