Friaco not to blame for broadband fiasco, says AOL
News The study demolishes the ideas that there is little demand for broadband, and that users are so happy with flat-rate dial access that do not want to move to broadband, said AOL communications officer Matt Peacock, at the Last Mile Europe...
[December 5, 2001, 9:43]
AOL broadband to hit UK soon
News We're hopeful that we'll be able to launch in the near future.in weeks, rather than months," said Matt Peacock, communications director at AOL UK. We want the service to be absolutely right before we launch it," explained Peacock.
[April 26, 2002, 10:47]
Broadband TV could spark tighter Web controls
News But Matt Peacock, Ofcom's communication director, warned last week that the inexorable rise of the Internet Protocol means this status quo is coming under growing pressure. The Communications Act rightly excluded Internet control from Ofcom's remit...
[December 6, 2004, 11:15]
AOL to close 'free' ISP
News We looked carefully at where the market is going, and decided that flat-rate is the future, whereas "free" is dying away," said Matt Peacock, director of corporate communications at AOL UK. We will not be pulling the plug immediately.we will not...
[September 11, 2001, 10:57]
Alexander warned over broadband complacency
News But Matt Peacock, AOL chief communications officer, said that Alexander cannot afford to be complacent. According to Peacock, the whole UK Internet industry is concerned that broadband rollout could descent into chaos.
[June 25, 2001, 15:27]
DIY broadband the 'only hope' for UK home users
News According to Matt Peacock, chief communications officer of AOL UK, this can be an exercise in time-wasting. One senior executive of a major US bank -- which was seriously overexposed in its investment in a DSL supplier -- had to take 101 hours off...
[December 5, 2001, 12:10]
ISPs fear greater Net regulation
News In particular, a speech given last month by Matt Peacock, Ofcom director of communications, appears to have ruffled some feathers. The Communications Act rightly excluded Internet control from Ofcom's remit, and made a clear distinction between TV...
[January 27, 2005, 15:35]
Labour u-turns on broadband promises
News Spokesman Matt Peacock believes it is a political priority because it is essential to the well-being of the economy. Developments on the ground show a systematic failure of BT's wholesale roll out on the ground and unless we develop the...
[May 18, 2001, 13:14]
Regulator demands more powers to fight rogue diallers
News There will be a solution to this," said Matt Peacock, Ofcom's director of communications. Peacock declined to disclose further details of possible measures being considered by Ofcom. ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates the premium rate...
[July 8, 2004, 17:30]
AOL releases figures, Freeserve still on top
News Raw numbers do not a business make," said AOL spokesman Matt Peacock. AOL claimed Friday it has 1.2 million active users -- meaning growth is up but the world's biggest ISP, even with its two sister companies CompuServe and Netscape Online combined...
[February 7, 2000, 11:24]
Oftel may back local loop bid
News There's an urgent need for more competition in the telecoms sector, especially with broadband," said Matt Peacock, chief communications officer for AOL UK. Industry watchdog Oftel has said that it could support Earthlease's attempts to buy BT's...
[August 2, 2001, 17:22]
UPDATE: AOL Europe unclear on hack threat
News Asked if European users were at risk of having their IM service accounts hacked Director of Corporate Communications for AOL Europe, Matt Peacock, told ZDNet UK News: "I have no idea whether this is an issue [for European users].
[January 25, 2000, 12:20]
Government puts onus for chatroom policing on ISPs
News Matt Peacock, director of corporate communications at AOL reinforced the need for government to work with the industry in tackling the problem of Net paedophiles. Whilst Internet Service Providers (ISPs) say they are not equipped to crack down on...
[March 20, 2001, 15:15]
AOL's immunity from child porn to set UK precedent
News Matt Peacock, director of corporate communications for AOL Europe said, "a great deal happens, but it usually goes off into a sphere where we cannot communicate what is happening to a member. A Supreme Court's decision to shield America Online from...
[March 9, 2001, 14:45]
