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ISPs prepare to flee as Lords send off 'Snooping Bill'

News The UK House of Lords has had its last chance to make amendments to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill last night, but it was not enough to allay fears among businesses and ISPs. Steve Rawlinson, the systems manager at Claranet - one...

[20 Jul 2000]

ISPs accused of failing large firms

News ISPs are failing to meet the needs of large companies, according to a study out today by Rhetorik. It found that 27.1 per cent are unhappy or indifferent with the service they are getting from ISPs. The smaller companies are a soft targets for ISPs...

[25 Nov 1999]

ISPs: 'Don't blame us for illegal activity'

News The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) has repeated its assertion that ISPs should not be responsible for any illegal file-sharing that takes place over their networks. Speaking yesterday in the wake of a controversial ruling in a...

Tags: ispa, file-sharing, isps

[12 Jul 2007]

<strong>ISPs</strong> 'not liable' if Bulger killers' names get published online

ISPs 'not liable' if Bulger killers' names get published online

News ISPs will not be held accountable if the new identities of Jamie Bulger's murderers are published on the internet without the service provider's knowledge. Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, High Court judge and president of the Family Division at the...

[10 Jul 2001]

ISPs must focus to survive

News Internet Service Providers (ISPs) need to be more competitive if they are to survive, according to the latest study from analyst outfit Ovum. It claims ISPs are failing to offer quality services as they struggle to be a full service provider.

[06 Aug 1998]

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 that ISPs should be obliged to...

Tags: music, government, piracy, isps

[25 Jan 2008]

<strong>ISPs</strong> and telcos to monitor customers forever?

ISPs and telcos to monitor customers forever?

News The EU has removed time limits on how long ISPs and telcos will be obliged to keep information on their customers for. That could mean that governments will demand ISPs and telcos keep the data for decades.

Tags: monitoring, rip

[22 Oct 2004]

<strong>ISPs</strong> threaten revolt over anti-terror measures

ISPs threaten revolt over anti-terror measures

News UK ISPs appear set to ignore a Home Office voluntary code of practice addressing retention of internet data unless big changes are made to the wording. The code of practice lays out the obligations of ISPs under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and...

[24 Oct 2002]

ISPs sign Web cache deals

News The importance of Web caching technology to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has been highlighted by two major deals signed in the last few days. Network Appliance said its long-term plan is to sell to enterprises as well as to ISPs.

[12 Jan 1999]

419 scam emails: ISPs - admit you have a problem

Comment Many of you have blamed ISPs for taking a lax approach towards policing this problem, accusing them of having a 'couldn't care less' attitude. Having spoken to ISPs it is clear most are taking the problem seriously but they cannot deal with reports...

Tags: hotmail, webmail, police, isp

[04 Mar 2003]

ISPs huff and puff - but BT could blow their house down

Comment Last week, ISPs reacted angrily to BT's announcement that it plans to launch a pay-as-you-go, ISP-less Internet access service. So why are ISPs so angry about the scheme - and will their ire get them anywhere?

[26 Jun 1998]

<strong>ISPs</strong> buckle under copyright cases

ISPs buckle under copyright cases

News Internet service providers (ISPs) are reporting rapidly increasing incidences of take-down notices for copyright infringement material in contrast to a diminishing number of requests to remove defamatory material from sites they host.

[10 Dec 2002]

Spam: <strong>ISPs</strong> must crush zombies, say trade groups

Spam: ISPs must crush zombies, say trade groups

News International trade associations are urging internet service providers (ISPs) to stamp out networks of computers used for sending junk email. Members of the London Action Plan (LAP), which include the UK Office of Fair Trading, the US Federal Trade...

Tags: zombies, spam, ftc

[25 May 2005]

ISPs aim to rebuild consumer image

News The association - which represents Internet service providers (ISPs) - will gather industry representatives, consumer groups and the Department of Trade and Industry together for the first meeting on 22 March.

[08 Mar 1999]

ISPs get SME boost

News Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are enjoying an avalanche of opportunities created by increasing numbers of small businesses getting online, according to the latest IDC report. The report titled: Small Business ISP Sales Channels, released...

[16 Apr 1999]

ISPs slam European Web caching law

News Many ISPs will cease to exist because of the risk - they couldn't afford the liability. If the Parliament's approach prevails, we, as with all ISPs, will have to review operations to see what changes (which would unfortunately lead to slower...

[11 Feb 1999]

<strong>ISPs</strong> help government to sink pirates

ISPs help government to sink pirates

News As part of its move to widen the scope of its attack against illegal broadcasters, the Radiocommunications Agency (RA) is increasingly asking ISPs to close down the websites that promote these stations.

[19 Feb 2003]

'<strong>ISPs</strong> versus parents' porn debate sparked off again

'ISPs versus parents' porn debate sparked off again

News An Australian think-tank has reopened old wounds over who should police children's internet access by slamming "irresponsible" ISPs for allowing underage surfers to access pornographic content. Clive Hamilton executive director of The Australia...

[04 Mar 2003]

<strong>ISPs</strong> drawn into illegal file sharing blame game

ISPs drawn into illegal file sharing blame game

News But the technology could prove controversial, by putting ISPs in the hot seat in the internet piracy debate. In the US, copyright laws protect ISPs from liability for their users' activities. With PeerCache software, ISPs would cache, or...

Tags: download, peercache, file-sharing, riaa

[21 Jul 2003]

Leader: ISPs must be forced to stop spam

Leader Australia's announcement that it is to get tough on internet service providers (ISPs) by requiring more from them in the fight against spam should resonate around the world. ISPs have always been loathe to step up on this issue because being seen...

Tags: anti-spam, spam, can-spam

[30 Mar 2006]

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