E-envoy calls for help bridging digital divide
News The UK's acting e-envoy Andrew Pinder called on representatives of the ISP industry to help close Britain's economic and geographic digital divisions Tuesday, Pinder admitted that many rural areas of Britain currently have no prospect of obtaining...
[January 18, 2001, 9:26]
Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT
News The fund was proposed by the government in Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, which was published last month. The Digital Britain recommendations are to be scrutinised by a Commons select committee, which will examine issues including the...
[July 2, 2009, 15:05]
Europe defends online broadcasting plans
News When the new rules are applied, [content providers] can get authorisation in Britain and spread into 25 countries. The existing TVWF regulations, which cover traditional broadcasters, set minimum standards for advertising and the protection of minors.
[June 15, 2006, 14:45]
Government unveils broadband master plan
News E-commerce minister Stephen Timms has told ZDNet UK that the creation of the Regional Aggregation Bodies (RABs), announced on Thursday, is a "very significant development" in the creation of Broadband Britain.
[July 31, 2003, 11:00]
TV without frontiers, lawmakers in tears
News When the new rules are applied, [content providers] can get authorisation in Britain and spread into 25 countries. Woodward says that the exact scope of the legislation the European Commission is proposing is "unclear", as it could cover a range of...
[July 11, 2006, 15:35]
TalkTalk attacks BT local-loop price hikes
News In a statement on Monday, BT's director of industry policy and regulation, Emma Gilthorpe, said it was "astonishing and ludicrous [of TalkTalk] to suggest that people will be locked out of Britain's digital revolution by BT".
[March 9, 2009, 16:11]
Analyst: Reuse 2G spectrum for 3G in rural areas
News Carter's acceptance or rejection of Meek's recommendations will become apparent with the publication next month of his final Digital Britain report. These coverage and cost-saving benefits mean that operators can bring 3G services to less-densely...
[May 14, 2009, 17:58]
Industry confused over role of Ofcom
News The White Paper removes the bar on a single company running Britain's most popular TV channel, ITV but avoids updating the law on radio and cross media ownership. A BT spokesperson said: "We are delighted that a unified regulator will cover both...
[December 14, 2000, 8:39]
Gov't to crack down on file-sharers
Blog The Digital Britain report, which was expected to recommend universal broadband access for UK citizens, has been presented at a press conference. In terms of how this can be achieved, the government said that the market already covers two-thirds of...
[June 16, 2009, 15:15]
Broadband's inspectors sport varied track records
News The latest group of MPs to put the Broadband Britain under the microscope have a mixed track record when it comes to addressing the high-speed digital divide. The broadband divide has become an increasingly important issue at Westminster over the...
[September 16, 2003, 18:30]
BT fibre broadband coming to 69 more towns
News To that end, as part of the Digital Britain report released last month, the government is proposing a 50p-per-month levy on all broadband lines in order to fund next-generation deployments to areas that would otherwise remain unserved by the market.
[July 9, 2009, 18:20]
Insurers scramble to offer e-crime protection
News With e-crime estimated to be costing Britain billions of pounds per year, UK businesses are increasingly looking to their insurance providers for protection against cybercriminals, a prominent insurance-industry executive said on Wednesday.
[February 25, 2004, 16:45]
Drive to broadband-enable Scotland is launched
News Broadband availability is much poorer in Scotland than in the rest of Britain. The geographical challenges of Scotland are such that there will always need to be a mix of broadband technologies to cover the whole area," Steven explained.
[August 10, 2004, 17:30]
European Parliament to get new powers over Oftel
News Find out with ZDNet UK's Broadband Britain Guide. The new legal framework will cover all satellite-based and terrestrial communications networks, including both the public telephone network and networks using the Internet protocol, as well as cable...
[March 5, 2001, 6:39]
Communications Bill ignores broadband
News The Communications Bill, under which a "super-regulator" will be created to oversee Britain's telecommunications and broadcasting sectors, does not include any new measures to support the rollout of broadband in the UK.
[May 8, 2002, 17:16]
BT defends download limits
News The move is at odds with the vision of Broadband Britain that BT's chief executive Sir Peter Bonfield has been promoting. Talk of peer-to-peer downloading being the problem could well just be a cover," he suggested.
[October 8, 2001, 15:00]
Europe sets state-aid rules for broadband rollouts
News And in June's Digital Britain report, the government proposed a 50p-per-month levy on fixed lines across the country with the aim of funding the rollout of next-generation broadband to unprofitable areas.
[September 18, 2009, 13:15]
ISPs given deadline for file-sharing crackdown
News BERR along with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), have given this deadline, published on Friday in a paper entitled Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy.
[February 22, 2008, 12:57]
MPs to scrutinise broadband
News One of the UK's most important parliamentary committees will put Broadband Britain under the spotlight later this year. BT has often been the scapegoat for the woes of Broadband Britain in the past. The inquiry will cover issues such as broadband...
[September 15, 2003, 11:40]
