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BT passes fibre milestone as profits rise

BT passes fibre milestone as profits rise

...its profits rise 42-percent year-on-year. Image credit: BT The telecoms firm had originally set a target of the end this year for... Read more

10 May, 2012 by David Meyer
BT's archive: Pictures from the vault

BT's archive: Pictures from the vault

As BT gets going on a project to digitise half a million pictures from its archives, ZDNet UK has selected some already online that illustrate the ups and downs of the UK communications over the years Read more

20 January, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

Everything Everywhere wins Ofcom backing for 4G plans

...2G spectrum for LTE services. Image credit: Karen Friar On Tuesday, the telecoms regulator said it has considered the mobile operator's application to use... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

Ofcom: ISPs must reveal more about traffic throttling

...speed they should expect to get when they sign a contract, the telecoms regulator said as it released a statement on net neutrality on Thursday... Read more

24 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Study: IT industry to add 110,000 jobs this year

...Employment in IT and telecoms is set to grow at five times the national average over the... Read more

19 January, 2011 by Matthew Broersma

UK fixed-line telcos cut R&D investment as profits soar

...The UK's fixed-line telecoms industry decreased its year-on-year research and development spending by eight... Read more

26 November, 2010 by David Meyer

Nokia backs vote delay in Apple nano-SIM battle

...over the nano-SIM standard, has welcomed a decision by Europe's telecoms standards body to postpone a vote on the issue. The European Telecommunications... Read more

2 April, 2012 by David Meyer
Ofcom moves towards global roaming caps

Ofcom moves towards global roaming caps

...through roaming. As a result, Ofcom is now putting pressure on the telecoms industry to cut the number of cases by changing their roaming practices... Read more

2 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

China Telecom taps Everything Everywhere for UK push

The Chinese telecoms giant will use the same network as Orange and T-Mobile to... Read more

5 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Cuba Server for Remedy (Avaya TSAPI) 1.3.2.18

Cuba Server for Remedy (Avaya TSAPI) 1.3.2.18

...feature rich CTI on a single user license, test it with your telecoms system and adjust the integration settings to suit your business Read more

16 November, 2011

Ofcom stamps out rollover broadband contracts

...who opt out midway are often charged penalty fees.On Tuesday, the telecoms regulator said rollover arrangements, also known as automatically renewable contracts (ARCs), will... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

Ofcom fines TalkTalk £3m over incorrect billing

...goodwill payments. On Thursday, Ofcom levied an additional £3m fine, saying the telecoms firms continued to bill customers for non-existent services even after being... Read more

18 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom: Broadband is getting faster in the UK

...customers get and what providers promise, Ofcom has said. On Wednesday, the telecoms regulator said the average broadband speed is now 6.8Mbps, up from... Read more

27 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Spectrum trading gets green light

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has given permission for UK mobile operators to buy and... Read more

20 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Shorter broadband terms arrive as EU laws kick off

...and faster mobile number porting for businesses, to comply with new European telecoms laws. Ofcom has introduced shorter broadband contract term limits to comply new... Read more

26 May, 2011 by Karen Friar

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SoapyTablet

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"cites" even. Ouch!

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@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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