Liberty Broadband takeover finally resolved
News The future of Liberty Broadband's high-speed wireless service is finally clear, after the UK government agreed to issue new licences to Firstnet -- the ISP that is taking over Liberty's customer base.
[January 27, 2003, 8:52]
Wireless broadband service saved by takeover
News Troubled UK wireless broadband firm Liberty Broadband has been taken over by fellow ISP Firstnet. Liberty Broadband customers were informed over the weekend of the change, which will see the high-speed fixed wireless service renamed as Wireless DSL.
[January 20, 2003, 12:39]
Power line broadband boosted by Google
News Last year, Current and Cinergy Broadband, a subsidiary of energy company Cinergy, announced that their two joint ventures had received $70m from Cinergy, EnerTech Capital and Liberty Associated Partners.
[July 8, 2005, 15:40]
Liberty Surf hits out at over-priced Internet charges
News French ISP Liberty Surf hits out at rip-off Internet charges this week as it launches its own unmetered service in Britain. Despite this Liberty Surf intends to roll out an ADSL product later this year.
[May 19, 2000, 11:09]
Analysis: Microsoft set to dominate broadband, squares up to BT
News Microsoft backed down, agreeing to sever the link with Liberty and restrict its stake. Originally Microsoft had its eyes on an even bigger piece of Telewest and was set to gain joint control of the cable firm along with Liberty Media Group -- a...
[July 13, 2000, 8:01]
Seven new members for Liberty Alliance
News Liberty Alliance, a far-reaching body working on identity standards for Web services, has signed up seven new members. Web services require identity verification for benefits such as single sign-on and while the Liberty Alliance already boasts a...
[October 18, 2004, 15:55]
Office surfers face wipeout
News Employee Internet privileges took a beating when cable giant Liberty Media revamped its post-production businesses last year. It certainly limits the audience to broadband users at home," he added. Companies that stand to lose from corporate...
[January 24, 2003, 15:07]
Cable elite watching AOL-Time Warner progress
News There are just too many cooks in the kitchen," John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media Group, a major TV programming company, said on the panel. The government has a responsibility to review it," AT&T Broadband chief executive Dan Somers said during...
[November 30, 2000, 15:31]
VoIP eavesdropping rules face mounting challenge
News I think there's a very strong statutory argument that the FCC just overreached and doesn't have authority over the industry," said Barry Steinhardt, director of the ACLU's Technology and Liberty Program.
[October 25, 2005, 9:05]
Java allies brew wireless riposte to MS
News The J2EE extension needs a standard for authenticating people's digital identity, and the Liberty Alliance Project is a leading contender, Stahl said. Tuesday's effort will help to blur the line between different computing devices, especially as...
[December 19, 2001, 10:19]
Telewest chief in unexpected departure
News US billionaire John Malone, the chief of Liberty Media, has been trying to win control of Telewest for some months, but two weeks ago he withdrew a £223m offer for 20 percent of Telewest's bonds. For a round-up of everything from local loop...
[July 31, 2002, 16:45]
Spielberg foundation sets up Holocaust Web site
News The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation launched a site last year that provides access to historical immigration information. As broadband and streaming increasingly take hold, "the capabilities of bringing video and audio archived documents...
[February 15, 2002, 12:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog If Verizon doesn't like it, it is perfectly at liberty to produce its own network disconnected from the Internet, attract its own users and services and show us all how it should be done. Top US network company Verizon is unhappy that the search...
[February 10, 2006, 16:50]
PC Phone: Facilitated by VoIP
Blog The demand of PC phone solutions is on a rise as it facilitates people with options that give them the liberty to access IP telephony services from their laptops. VoIP has made its way from broadband services and personal computers to PC Phones.
[May 2, 2008, 10:03]
Xbox update shuts out Linux
Talkback Civil Liberty Lawyers just sit around in their little office until the attrocity alarm sounds, then they rush out to defend the worst humanity has to offer, gallingly, all in the name of humanity. For all we know Microsoft may be doing market...
[October 17, 2003, 22:19]
BT, Lycos, EU and Vorderman vie for villainy crown
News Blunkett -- who has angered civil liberty advocates through his enthusiasm for ID cards -- is being recognised for his "self-imposed lesson on the value of privacy". ISPA is unhappy about its recent wholesale broadband price rises.
[December 23, 2004, 13:00]
AT&T eager to exchange control for capital
News AT&T spun off Liberty Media, its cable TV programming business, last month, and AT&T is aiming to sell some rural cable systems serving about 1.2 million customers in Montana and Iowa, according to media reports.
[December 13, 2000, 11:59]
Interactive TV: It's watching you
News Companies such as Microsoft, AT&T, Liberty Media, News Corporation, AC Nielsen, Gemstar, Procter & Gamble and Young & Rubicam are among those developing software or investing in technology that can monitor consumer behaviour through interactive...
[June 27, 2001, 11:46]
The Day Ahead: Web pioneer Spyglass dies happy
News OpenTV recently inked a deal with Echostar, and is supported by AOL, Liberty Digital, News Corporation, Time Warner and Sun Microsystems. With the combination of Spyglass' cutting-edge Device Mosaic technology and the broadband market coming of age...
[March 27, 2000, 13:09]
Motorola could buy General Instrument for $10bn
News TCI earlier this year was acquired by AT&T The deal left Malone in charge of TCI's former programming arm, Liberty Media Group, which continues to be a major investor in General Instrument. The mergers are aimed at positioning the participants for...
[September 13, 1999, 14:20]
