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Ofcom: Data use rising, telecoms revenue falling

Income for telecoms operators has fallen for the first time since the 1990s, as data use shoots up, particularly among mobile broadband customers Read more

19 August, 2010 by David Meyer

ITV Digital collapse could harm Internet take-up

...up of digital television. This could have a knock-on effect on Internet take-up, especially within lower-income groups, and sink the government's... Read more

2 May, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Games and digital TV boosting Internet take-up

More than one million Britons joined the UK Internet population through their games console in the second quarter, and half a million through their set-top box Read more

21 August, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Broadband blunders hit UK online

...from home, work or a public access point. But plans to boost Internet take-up in Britain are hindered by the sluggish rollout of high... Read more

4 December, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

BT boss wants government support not subsidies

The government's role in promoting high-speed Internet take-up is to encourage public sector bodies to become broadband-enabled... Read more

11 September, 2002 by Graham Hayday

Government sees silver lining in botnet cloud

...brought in to force the communications industry to fight these threats, then Internet take-up could be restricted. Ward pointed to recent Symantec research that... Read more

21 November, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

UK Web use shoots up

Internet take-up in the UK has risen sharply over the last few... Read more

30 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Will the Budget boost PC-employee scheme?

...a welcome and cost-effective initiative aimed to encourage computer ownership and Internet take-up in homes and, with the right scheme, both parties can... Read more

16 March, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

RNID joins in with UK Online push

The UK government continued its drive to increase Internet take-up with a visit to the Royal National Institute for the... Read more

10 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

UK plunges down list of top tech nations

...However, an Oftel report earlier this year found that the growth in Internet take-up by residential customers had slowed during 2002, and shows no... Read more

23 June, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Government to launch free Internet tasters

...though, growing concern both within government and the online industry that the Internet take-up is stalling in the UK. As ZDNet UK reported back... Read more

12 May, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

UK's Internet access reaches plateau

...In figures published on Tuesday, telecoms regulator Oftel said the growth in Internet take-up by residential customers had slowed over the last year, and... Read more

5 February, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

News Schmooze: The week it rained executives

...happen to Monkey? Telewest cuts 1,500 jobsITV Digital collapse could harm Internet take-up Poor old Macromedia. It launches a well-reviewed new product... Read more

3 May, 2002 by ZDNet UK

2001: Britons get comfortable online

...000 represented 17.3 percent of Britons online. The positive outlook for Internet take-up in Britain was also true of the e-business sector... Read more

30 December, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Tesco.com extends international reach

...Europe, Craig said there is no immediate plan because of the lower internet take-up. In the UK, online shoppers spend up to four times... Read more

13 August, 2001 by Mark Graham

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