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Keep up to date with the latest broadband industry developments during 2007. We cover key stories and the latest insights produced from trusted providers like the BBC, TheRegister and NMA.
Virgin Media gives bidders extra time
Virgin Media has extended its strategic review, giving potential bidders more time to make an offer for the firm.....................................Read moreSource BBC 7th August 2007
Britain 'failing' net speed tests
There is a huge gap between advertised broadband speeds and the actual speeds users can achieve, research has shown....................................Read moreSource BBC 2nd August 2007
TalkTalk in BT Vision Premiership spoiler
Carphone Warehouse has tapped sports broadcasting upstart Setanta in an attempt to kybosh BT's big Premiership football push for its Vision IPTV service......................................Read moreSource The Register 1st August 2007
Broadband launch hits Sky profits
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has reported a fall in profits as a result of investment in services such as broadband and telephone land lines....................................Read moreSource BBC 27th July 2007
BT feels the need for 50Mb speed
BT is considering speeding up its broadband service by pushing it to a blink-and-you'll-miss-it 50Mb download per second for its customers.....................................Read moreSource The Register 19th July 2007
Global broadband prices revealed
Broadband users in 30 of the world's most developed countries are getting greatly differing speeds and prices, according to a report....................................Read moreSource BBC 16th July 2007
Tiscali buys Pipex broadband unit
UK internet firm Pipex has sold its broadband and phone business to Italian rival Tiscali for £210m ($426.6m)....................................Read moreSource BBC 13th July 2007
Customers give new ISP market thumbs down
The volatile ISP sector is continuing to annoy UK consumers as it sacrifices service for lower prices....................................Read moreSource The Register 3rd July 2007
Virgin Media mulls takeover approach
Virgin Media, bowed by its protracted legal tussle with Sky, has again become the target of a takeover approach by private equity carpetbaggers...................................Read moreSource The Register 2nd July 2007
Tiscali agrees deal to show Sky channels
Tiscali has agreed a deal to make core BSkyB channels like Sky One and Sky News available on its Tiscali TV platform..................................Read moreSource NMA 27th June 2007
Plusnet tailors broadband to Polish community
ISP Plusnet has announced it will offer a tailored broadband service aimed at the UK's growing Polish population..................................Read moreSource NMA 26th June 2007
TalkTalk slams slamming charges
TalkTalk has denied ISP industry allegations it is stealing thousands of customers from competitors every month..................................Read moreSource The Register 19th June 2007
ISPs accuse TalkTalk of highjacking customers
PlusNet has called on Ofcom to investigate claims that the BT-owned ISP’s customers are being unwittingly switched to TalkTalk services in violation of industry codes.................................Read moreSource The Register 18th June 2007
Number of broadband users reaches 300m worldwide
The number of worldwide broadband users has reached 300m, up 2m from March according to research from Point Topic, with the UK having 14m broadband subscribers................................Read moreSource NMA 14th June 2007
Pipex plotting carve-up for Tiscali deal
The breakup of Pipex and sale of its residential broadband customer base to Tiscali is looking increasingly certain................................Read moreSource The Register 13th June 2007
Orange rapped for 'unlimited' broadband
Orange was cut down by advertising watchdogs today for claiming its broadband and home phone service is "unlimited" without mentioning its fair use policy...............................Read moreSource The Register 13th June 2007
Virgin Media tech support goes premium rate
Virgin Media will slap a 25 pence per minute charge on calls to its broadband technical support line from 1 July because it says it gets too many off-topic questions..............................Read moreSource The Register 11th June 2007
MP's to cast closer eye on broadband rip offs
An interview with Peter Luff MP, one of most influential figures in telecoms. He sat down with Ofcomwatch editors Luke Gibbs and Russ Taylor recently to talk about the increasing politicisation of the regulator, his broadband concerns, and the recent phone scandal. He had some stern words for both OFCOM and BT.............................Read moreSource The Register 11th June 2007
Carphone Warehouse coffers hit by broadband rollout
Carphone Warehouse's faltering entry into the broadband dogfight cost the firm 10 per cent of its profits compared to last year, the company said this morning.............................Read moreSource The Register 5th June 2007
BT declares ceasefire in broadband speed wars
BT is aiming to push access speed down the broadband agenda as the copper wires which carry data into homes swiftly approach their technological limits............................Read moreSource The Register 4th June 2007
Tiscali locks down contracts after email disaster
Tiscali says that broadband customers left fuming by its week of undelivered email remain bound by their contracts, and should accept that email is a free extra...........................Read moreSource The Register 1st June 2007
Ofcom fills local loop unbundling loophole
Punters who get their phone and internet services from an unbundled provider will now get the same protection from regulators as those on BT lines..........................Read moreSource The Register 23rd May 2007
Another ISP throttles bandwidth
Pipex-owned ISP Nildram has joined the ranks of providers who are interfering with traffic to reduce the bandwidth burden from peer-to-peer networks and other "non-interactive" traffic.........................Read moreSource The Register 23rd May 2007
Virgin Media still claiming no usage limits
Virgin Media's website still says the firm has "no plans to introduce any usage limits", despite the nationwide rollout of bandwidth throttling at the beginning of May........................Read moreSource The Register 22nd May 2007
Post Office to resell BT Broadband
The circle of history completed yesterday, when BT announced it had signed up the Post Office as the first big customer for its nascent white label managed services venture.......................Read moreSource The Register 18th May 2007
Virgin Media piles Cable & Wireless sandbags
Virgin Media attempted to win back some shareholder and media confidence late yesterday, by announcing a deal with Cable and Wireless to offer LLU ADSL for areas outside its cable network......................Read moreSource The Register 18th May 2007
O2 high speed broadband stuck in the garage
O2 has been forced to delay integrating its ISP business into a bundle package again, this time until at least September.....................Read moreSource The Register 17th May 2007
BT: We need fibre not share buybacks
Fibre to every home and business (FTTH) in the UK is desperately needed if the UK is to keep its long-term economic competitiveness. It's extremely disappointing that BT today announced a £2.5bn share buy back programme. We'd all be better off in the long-term - BT shareholders included - if BT invested that in deploying fibre, rather than a short-term cash giveaway....................Read moreSource The Register 17th May 2007
BT secures £750m deal with the Post Office
BT has secured a £750m deal to provide broadband and phone services to the Post Office....................Read moreSource NMA 17th May 2007
BT claims UK broadband supremacy
BT has overtaken Virgin Media to once again become the UK's largest broadband provider, the telecom firm has said....................Read moreSource BBC 17th May 2007
Pipex to shut UK Bulldog call centres
Struggling ISP Pipex is closing UK call centres serving subscribers to Bulldog, the broadband provider it bought from Cable & Wireless last year....................Read moreSource TheRegister 15th May 2007
BT regains broadband lead
BT will reclaim the lead in the broadband race from Virgin Media when it announces quarterly results this week, according to reports....................Read moreSource TheRegister 14th May 2007
Tiscali nets big broadband additions
Tiscali bagged 62,000 new broadband punters in the UK during the first three months of the year, its financial report revealed on Friday...................Read moreSource TheRegister 12th May 2007
Virgin Media loses more customers
Cable TV, internet and mobile phone firm Virgin Media has continued to lose customers amid its battle with BSkyB..................Read moreSource BBC 9th May 2007
Virgin throttles national cable network
Virgin Media has quietly rolled out bandwidth throttling nationwide after successful technical trials in the North West..................Read moreSource TheRegister 8th May 2007
Online TV viewing 'on the rise'
Almost half of European broadband users are using their computers to watch television online, a survey claims..................Read moreSource BBC 2nd May 2007
ISPA to members: Play fair on fair use
Internet providers' trade association ISPA has told its members to stop advertising "unlimited" broadband unless they are explicit and transparent about their fair use policies..................Read moreSource TheRegister 2nd May 2007
Scots stump up £3.5m for Highland Broadband
The Scottish Executive is to meet with companies interested in providing connectivity to the last remaining spots of the Highlands, and has £3.5m burning a hole in its sporran to pay for it.................Read moreSource TheRegister 1st May 2007
Broadband challenge faces Britain
Time is running out to get the UK in shape to cope with the next wave of net use says a report.................Read moreSource BBC 16th April 2007
Broadband Britain connects silent majority
More than half the UK adult population now has broadband internet access at home, according to data released today by communications regulator Ofcom................Read moreSource TheRegister 2nd April 2007
No 10 urged to throttle 'unlimited' broadband claims
A petition on the Downing Street website is urging Tony Blair to put a stop to broadband advertising which trumpets "unlimited" broadband, despite reining users in usage limits...............Read moreSource TheRegister 28th March 2007
BT 'secures regulatory approval' in Pipex carve up
More Pipex sell-off rumours squeaked out over the weekend, but provided little clue as to which of the big players will scoop up its punters..............Read moreSource TheRegister 26th March 2007
Virgin Media Front Runner In Pipex Bidding War
Away from its high-profile battle with the Murdoch empire, Virgin Media is preparing to swallow second division ISP Pipex, according to reports.............Read moreSource TheRegister 21st March 2007
Pipex For Sale
The UK's independent ISP market just keeps on shrinking, with Pipex hawking itself around looking for a buyer............Read moreSource TheRegister 12th March 2007
Fast Net Switchers Report Success
Anecdotal evidence from the BBC's panel of broadband switchers suggests new rules have speeded up the process of moving net supplier...........Read moreSource BBC 2nd March 2007
Sky Goes Dark For Virgin Media
Sky and Virgin Media have failed to reach an agreement on renewing the contract under which Sky TV channels have been available to Virgin Media (the supplier formally known as NTL) customers, resulting in those channels no longer being available from midnight tonight..........Read moreSource TheRegister 28th February 2007
Broadband blues hit net users
Broadband roll-out is being driven by ever more providers but people are much less happy with customer service and more ready to switch, says a survey.........Read moreSource BBC 27th February 2007
8 Out Of 10 Web Connections Now Via Broadband
According to the Office For National Statistics, eight out of ten Internet connections are now via broadband........Read moreSource NMA 20th February 2007
Virgin Media Squares Up To Sky With TV Launch
The battle between Virgin Media and BSkyB is set to hot up with tomorrow's launch of Virgin Central, the company's TV-on-demand channel.........Read moreSource NMA 19th February 2007
Virgin Media Wins Best Consumer ISP
The UK's top ISPs gathered last night at the London Marriott for the ninth annual Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) awards, which saw NTL:Telewest, now known as Virgin Media, crowned 'Best Consumer ISP'..........Read moreSource NMA 16th February 2007
Ofcom makes it easier to switch Broadband ISP's
UK regulator Ofcom has announced new ISP regulations to make it easier for broadband users to switch between service providers...........Read moreSource NMA 15th February 2007
Virgin Media Targets Sky Over Sports And Movies
Virgin Media has moved to take advantage of what it labelled Sky's 'soft underbelly' of movies and sports............Read moreSource NMA 15th February 2007
Switching Broadband provider to become easier
On 14 February this year the rules governing broadband suppliers in the UK are set to change. The new system, drawn up by regulator Ofcom, is intended to make it much easier for users to switch their internet service provider (ISP).............Read moreSource BBC 9th February 2007
NTL renames itself Virgin Media
Cable firm NTL has relaunched itself as Virgin Media as it seeks to strengthen its challenge to pay-TV rival BSkyB. The rebranding comes after NTL bought mobile phone network Virgin Mobile last year, and fellow cable firm Telewest at the end of 2005..............Read moreSource BBC 8th February 2007
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