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Businesses say they won't pay for 3G
News The UK 3G auction raised £22.5bn for government coffers but left experts questioning whether the mobile operators would have any money left to build infrastructure and roll out actual services. However, those that have invested in the licences...
[February 21, 2001, 6:15]
BT's unmetered promise under attack
News Despite agreeing to offer UK surfers unmetered access however, BT does not predict a happy future for such services. Gartner Group analyst Adam Daum agrees it will be a struggle for some ISPs to support the cost of unmetered services but believes...
[March 9, 2000, 12:32]
Business users left out of BT's 0845, 0870 bonanza
News Numbers beginning with 0845 and 0870 tend to be used for support lines and customer services facilities at businesses, and almost always incur a charge over and above standard call packages. HM Revenue & Customs uses 0845 numbers, and many...
[January 8, 2009, 15:49]
Compaq copies HP pricing plan
News Extra pricing will apply to accompanying services such as installing custom software or backing up data. The initiative, called "computing on demand," is part of Compaq's "major shift" to offset sluggish PC sales and a slowing economy by moving...
[July 18, 2001, 13:48]
Taking the VoIP plunge
News While the pay-per-view issue is primarily a problem for home users (and can be worked around now many of these services can use a broadband Internet connection instead of a phone line), the other issues are more of a problem for businesses.
[August 24, 2006, 15:45]
VNUNet - Value Based SLAs
White Papers However, the IT department can charge a higher agreed SLA rate than the base level, as the services provided to support the out-of-band application needs had to be 'Borrowed' from other parts of the grid.
[February 27, 2009, 0:23]
Time for the Ministry of Information?
Talkback I thought Public Services were provided as public services for all, not as a nice thing for people who can afford it. Having been pushing e-government for some while, we're now going to have to pay extra for it?
[August 10, 2005, 12:26]
PC to Phone Solutions: Innovative and low cost calling
Blog Unlike the fixed-line telecommunication services that are randomly used, the VoIP services do not allow the users to pay more for their day-to-day communication. As a natural corollary, the ratio of people opting for these services is on the increase.
[April 28, 2008, 12:03]
Shutters come down on free photos for MSN
News MSN already has started to charge for some services that used to be free, including extra storage in Hotmail inboxes. What's more, Anis lives in Singapore, where MSN 8 dial-up services aren't available, so she would still have to pay for Internet...
[May 7, 2003, 8:26]
Are smart phones really that clever?
News Even as an eager early adopter, you are not going to pay for and carry around a phone unless the new services are enabled and have some degree of functionality," said Bill Lesieur, an analyst with business journal and consulting service Network...
[September 11, 2001, 9:52]
More charges POP up on Hotmail
News The Hotmail announcement is just the latest in a series of companies beginning to charge for Internet services that were once free. implemented fees for checking email outside of its services and storing some data through Yahoo Photos and Briefcase.
[June 6, 2002, 10:29]
VoIP: What you need to know
News Many VoIP services are available for as little as $20 (£11) a month, though with some important constraints. Cable operators, for example, typically sell VoIP services as part of a "triple play" of voice, video and high-speed Internet services that...
[August 15, 2005, 15:20]
Broadband Britain moving to mobile phone pricing
News Britain's broadband providers are moving away from the fixed-price, high-speed services that have been available for the last few years, and towards a 'pay as you go' market. This is expected to prompt a rush of products launches over the next few...
[June 2, 2004, 17:05]
GPRS is 'bigger failure than WAP'
News Premium SMS services, which have become a success for European operators, let users transfer graphics, ring-tones or other extra content for a fee above the usual SMS charge. The result is that few are signing up for the services, and even fewer...
[November 25, 2002, 8:07]
Superfast ADSL planned for metro areas
News Find out what ADSL services are available in your town, check prices of best broadband deals for business and home, as well as the latest headlines, at ZDNet UK's ADSL News Section. ISP Easynet is planning to roll out ADSL services in metro areas...
[February 13, 2002, 10:45]
If you've got the cash, Google's got the answer
News In yet another test of new services, Google is quietly wading into the expert-advice market, a lackluster business that proved too taxing for some former Net highfliers. Introducing new services or products almost weekly, the company has stepped up...
[April 22, 2002, 9:08]
3 UK set for pre-pay 3G offering
News Pre-paid services are popular with many users because they eliminate the need to pay a set monthly fee, but are riskier for operators. Such services are currently catered for by Wi-Fi access points and GPRS offerings, which offer lower speeds than 3G.
[February 18, 2004, 17:00]
3 to offer £2 SIM cards for free Skype
News At a briefing in London, 3 chief executive Kevin Russell pointed out that most operators prohibit the use of VoIP services such as Skype on their handsets, and said that those networks' customers "will be able to use [3's] network for Skype and...
[April 23, 2009, 14:28]
Startup Spotlight: uSwitch.com gives you the power
News Who it's for: People looking to pay less for home services The verdict: Does a good job, but would benefit from adding extra services The key to uSwitch's long-term success would seem to be to increase the number of services it offers.
[February 1, 2001, 16:20]
Skype 'to seriously cut into telcos' profitability'
News The ultimate effect of the Skype revolution could be telecoms following the VoIP upstart's business model -- offering voice services for free with revenues coming from added services, says Evalueserve.
[January 10, 2005, 16:45]
