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News But if this is going to be a bandwidth problem does the responsibility to fund network upgrades to cope with it lie with the internet service providers (ISPs) or the content providers? But the other major UK... [28 Jan 2008]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News More than half the UK's niche ISPs think their tailored, more personal services give them an advantage over larger providers. In an Ofcom survey, 54 per cent of smaller ISPs claimed their ability to... [26 Jan 2007]
Music piracy fight - ISPs must do more
News 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... [25 Jan 2008]
Broadband speeds under scrutiny
News Ofcom is being called on to introduce a code of practice for internet service providers (ISPs) around disparities in advertised and actual broadband connection speeds. The Consumer Panel has held discussions with the... [19 Dec 2007]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. Malcolm Wicks, business, enterprise and regulatory reform minister, told Parliament that... [18 Jun 2008]
The A to Z of broadband
News ADSL is offered by roughly 200 different ISPs in the UK, with all manner of extra options for consumers to choose from. It has 8.7 million broadband customers, including the customers of other ISPs that... [01 Nov 2006]
TalkTalk is UK's least-liked broadband provider
News Customers have voted TalkTalk and NTL the worst UK broadband providers, as customer satisfaction falls across the industry with more people switching ISPs, according to annual rankings by research company JD Power and... [05 Dec 2006]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News He said the draft bill was unnecessary as government could gain access to all the communications data it needed from ISPs under the existing Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. At present it is unclear whether the... [10 Jul 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News Clayton found that part of Phorm's system involves mediating web page requests between users and ISPs. From a commercial standpoint, it would be entirely stupid for us to downgrade the user experience, as... [18 Apr 2008]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News Time is running out for so-called "unlimited broadband" packages, according to analysts and ISPs. For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what they call unlimited broadband, although it almost... [17 Mar 2008]
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News Mobile broadband is encroaching on the business of fixed line ISPs, market research company YouGov is claiming. It is in these areas that fixed ISPs have a distinct advantage and need to concentrate... [20 Aug 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News Also included was the recommendation for ISPs to be forced to make their traffic-management policies clear to their customers, thus spurring them on to upgrade their networks in order to compete with one another. [12 Sep 2008]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News Similar grey areas, such as the acquiring of MAC codes when ISPs go out of business or the resolving of "tag on line" issues are still under discussion. Click on the links below to find out more.... [13 Dec 2006]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News Last month telecoms regulator Ofcom announced a voluntary code of practice for ISPs for speed, with guidelines including providing customers with an accurate estimate of the maximum speed their line is likely to achieve,... [14 Jul 2008]
Wi-fi piggybackers 'fess up
News Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said borrowing wi-fi internet access may feel like a victimless crime but it deprives ISPs of revenue. Click on the links below to find out more… [15 Nov 2007]
