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ISPs, telcos and police voice fears over data retention cost
News The data retention directive that the UK, Ireland and Sweden pushed into EU law last month would make it a requirement for telecommunications companies and ISPs to save information about customers' phone calls and electronic communications for up...
[January 13, 2006, 8:50]
ISPs spell out true cost of data retention
News ISPs say the true cost of storing individuals' communications data as required by the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (ATCS) that was rushed through parliament in 2001, will cost far in excess of the £20m estimated by the Government.
[December 12, 2002, 9:00]
ISPs, rights groups react to gov't P2P proposals
News ISPs, experts and digital rights groups reacted swiftly on Tuesday to government proposals that would see illegal file-sharers disconnected from their internet service. The ISP Association (ISPA), an industry group, said in a statement that it was...
[August 25, 2009, 15:18]
ISPs may be forced to keep tabs on customers
News The recommendation that triggered the most concern would force ISPs to record customers' online activities, according to EFA's Greg Taylor. They're very cautious with words but they're basically saying they want ISPs to be forced to keep records of...
[August 29, 2001, 14:26]
ISPs reveal broadband price cut details
News Internet service providers (ISPs) have hailed the significant price cuts that BT will make to its range of wholesale broadband products, and many have already guaranteed to pass the savings on to their customers.
[February 26, 2002, 17:35]
EU consumer groups, ISPs plead for net neutrality
News European consumer groups and ISPs are pressing EU politicians to pass legislation to guarantee users cannot be thrown off the internet. The amendment would make it impossible for governments to force ISPs to disconnect people from the internet for...
[October 20, 2009, 14:16]
ISPs letting UK online firms down
News ISPs are letting UK online businesses down with over half failing to meet the service levels they guarantee in contracts, according to a report from Internet services company iowatch. Iowatch says the majority of ISPs promise their clients will...
[December 4, 2000, 15:23]
Pricing in the Shadow of Firm Turnover: ISPs During the 1990s
White Papers This paper examines the relationship between changes in price levels and the evolution of the market for dial-up ISPs in the United States from November 1993 to January 1999. The paper also finds a survivor bias in pricing: ISPs who survive tend to...
[October 19, 2007, 1:00]
ISPs plan to can the spamvertisers
News UK ISPs are adopting a code of practice that will enable them to shut down e-commerce sites found to have sent spam, regardless of how and from where the spam was sent. At an extraordinary general meeting of the London Internet Exchange (LINX...
[August 18, 2004, 17:45]
ISPs not immune to tech gloom
News Just as mobile firms, chip makers and other high-tech companies are all feeling the pinch, so ISPs will not be exempt from the hard times the tech sector is experiencing. Even during the height of investor confidence and dot-com supremacy last...
[April 4, 2001, 13:28]
ISPs revolt against data retention law
News UK ISPs are poised to ignore a Home Office voluntary code of practice addressing retention of Internet data unless big changes are made to the wording. The code of practice lays out the obligations of ISPs under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and...
[October 23, 2002, 17:08]
Yahoo!, ISPs dig in against labels
News Verizon and ISPs agree that the RIAA has the right to unmask a true copyright infringer. They don't pay ISPs a penny to do that. That, I am pleased to see, is being resisted by the ISPs and the civil liberties community.
[September 11, 2002, 8:30]
ISPs left in the dark over ADSL crash
News BT has been criticised for not keeping ISPs informed about the technical problem that crashed ADSL and narrowband unmetered connections across the UK on Tuesday. This situation was made worse by the fact that Internet service providers (ISPs) were...
[November 21, 2001, 11:14]
ISPs debate offshore email to evade RIPA
News Several British ISPs are considering providing offshore email services in an effort to evade the government's controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act which gives the authorities unprecedented surveillance powers.
[September 1, 2000, 10:38]
ISPs told to help eradicate Sober
News ISPs were urged on Monday to check their user traffic patterns to locate and shut down machines infected with the mass-mailing Sober worm. Although Sober is no longer trying to replicate, antivirus company F-Secure believes ISPs must warn infected...
[January 9, 2006, 13:40]
ISPs blast police ignorance
News ISPs accused police investigators of making ridiculous and potentially illegal requests for information on customers Tuesday, despite the director of NCIS stating that he doesn't wish to see intrusive Internet surveillance.
[January 17, 2001, 9:22]
ISPs angered by BSkyB deal
News The telecoms watchdog, Oftel, has no plans to intervene unless ISPs direct their complaints at the watchdog. In the UK, it's developing fast but if larger companies bundle services it could potentially force smaller ISPs out of business," he said.
[May 6, 1999, 17:22]
ISPs to meet Ofcom over BT broadband price hikes
News Particular ISPs have expressed vociferous views," explained an ISPA spokesman. Some ISPs have already indicated that they will not pass BT's price rises onto end users. This has led to concerns that some smaller ISPs may not be able to follow suit...
[August 18, 2004, 17:55]
ISPs told 'Free' must mean free
News ISPs have been warned that "Free" must mean free by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and that promotional material must be clear about the availability of services. The advertising watchdog criticises ISPs for misleading consumers with...
[September 13, 2000, 7:48]
ISPs caught up in Internet babies furore
News ISPs have become the latest victims of the Internet adoption row, with the government telling providers they must get rid of illegal adoption adverts. In a precedent-setting libel action between Demon Internet and Dr Laurence Godfrey, Judge...
[January 22, 2001, 14:51]
