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Broadband backlash building for BT
News Rivals want access in order to offer innovative services such as flat rate dialup Internet access and broadband, digital Internet connectivity. Some US telcos have opted out of the process, potentially reducing consumer broadband choice.
[September 25, 2000, 8:28]
Broadband booming in Europe
News Broadband users almost doubled in Europe during 2002, but there is still a clear north/south divide in the region, which is likely to remain until at least 2007, according to research group Forrester.
[July 18, 2003, 16:33]
Broadband Speed Test
Blog Comment Well, at one point my Tesco Broadband was slower than dial up but later on it crept up to just under a quarter of the speed that I am paying for .fantastic!
[February 18, 2008, 12:18]
Broadband 'increases security risk fivefold'
News Analysts have calculated that a business running a broadband Internet connection is five times more vulnerable to a security breach than one that uses dial-up. In a report issued this week, The Yankee Group warned that many firms are upgrading to...
[May 9, 2003, 13:06]
Broadband divide getting wider
Talkback The primary obstacle to universal domestic broadband is that, although the facility is thoeretically available to all cable users, every residence that has a bt connection is not equipped at the exchange for the service.
[January 22, 2006, 13:35]
Broadband users baffled by 'unlimited' services
News Around nine out of 10 broadband users don't understand the limitations on their service, research conducted by YouGov for price comparison website uSwitch.com has found. While 'unlimited' broadband services tend to have fair-usage policies enabling...
[October 24, 2008, 14:54]
Broadband campaign site Eclipses rivals
News Eclipse Internet has launched an online broadband campaign site that allows people to flag up their interest in getting a wide range of high-speed Internet technologies. The site, wewantbroadband.co.uk, lets users register their demand for ADSL...
[January 30, 2003, 16:41]
RE: Broadband uptake
Talkback Broadband is a very broad spectrum, some of it little better than 56K dialup. I took a phone deal which includes Wireless ADSL and it's treacle slow compared to my cable access. It will only be used when as sometimes happens, the cable access is...
[March 21, 2008, 21:57]
TMA 2000: Broadband not enough
News To fulfill its promise as the provider of video, the much-hyped broadband Internet will need a corporate make-over. Carl Fenger, marketing manager of software firm the Fantastic Corporation, believes the hype about broadband will not become reality...
[October 9, 2000, 15:13]
Broadband boom saves BT from break-up
News The recent surge in broadband take-up in the UK has saved BT from the threat of being forced to split its retail and network operations. Because Oftel has sufficient regulatory powers to develop a competitive broadband market, the option of...
[July 17, 2002, 10:45]
Broadband take-up doubles in six months
News Broadband take-up in the UK has more than doubled since the start of 2002, leading to optimism that the vision of Broadband Britain is finally becoming a reality. Figures released by Oftel this week show that at the end of June 2002 a total of 709...
[July 12, 2002, 12:05]
Broadband over power lines gets poor reception
News Research published this week has shown that broadband over power line services may not be attractive to many potential customers. America's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) laid out regulatory guidelines for companies who want to offer...
[November 4, 2004, 15:38]
Broadband rollout pitched as a recession-buster
News Now could be the right time for governments to spend money on a high-speed broadband rollouts, an audience of top UK technology executives heard on Tuesday. A broadband rollout is a useful way to put money out there fairly quickly," Moulton told...
[February 10, 2009, 16:03]
Broadband have-nots to raise a political stink
Talkback If the copper wire from the exchange is greater than 4 miles you cant get Broadband What percentage of people does this represent ? I live 3.5 miles from the center of Maidenhead and there is no way that I can get connected because the line does...
[January 16, 2004, 16:14]
Broadband prices tumble worldwide
News With all the major broadband operators -- including Japan's NTT, Verizon of the US, BT and Deutsche Telekom -- charging less for DSL now than a year ago, it seems likely that the worldwide broadband boom will continue.
[October 20, 2003, 16:40]
Broadband war coming - DTI
News The government is to auction large amounts of the radio spectrum in a bid to kickstart broadband access in the UK it was announced yesterday while a DTI spokesman predicted a broadband war as the wireless proposals go head to head with BT's ADSL...
[July 6, 1999, 11:42]
Broadband migration finally gets easier
News Broadband users will find it easier to switch to a new ISP from Wednesday. Starting on Valentine's Day, users nearing the end of their broadband contract will be able to demand a migration access code (MAC) from their ISP.
[February 13, 2007, 13:44]
Jupiter Forum: Broadband will cause survival of the fittest
News Broadband will force enormous change on Internet content and access providers and some current players will not survive the transition. Multi-platform gaming is seen as a "natural" for broadband, and streamed media.
[October 19, 1999, 17:02]
Broadband boom set to transform Britain
News New studies show a boom in DSL (digital subscriber line) connections and broadband satellite dishes coming to Europe. The market must contend with rapidly changing standards, installation and provisioning challenges, and competition from other...
[February 9, 2001, 16:18]
Broadband lures Tesco.com into Korean expansion
News Tesco.com is to extend its online shopping service to South Korea -- the country with the highest penetration of broadband in the world -- this winter. In the UK, just over 100,000 residential customers have access to broadband.
[August 13, 2001, 16:28]
