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Thus bends law to avoid responsibility for child porn
News British telco Thus is arguing that it cannot legally check for paedophile content, despite making a pledge in February to actively remove unlawful content from its newsgroups. said Keith Monserrat, director of legal and regulation at Thus.
[March 28, 2001, 16:37]
Thus cheers broadband performance
News Britain's broadband boom has paid dividends for Thus, which has seen a 400 percent jump in its broadband user base over the last 12 months. Broadband customers grew five-fold to 25,000 attracted by the wide range of service options on offer...
[May 6, 2003, 15:18]
Thus and BT eye C&W's spurned customers
News The thousands of small firms who are being abandoned by Cable & Wireless (C&W) shouldn't struggle to find alternative telecoms suppliers, with both Thus and BT eager to sign them up. Thus is also keen to take advantage of C&W's customer purge.
[March 2, 2006, 16:20]
Thus adds mobility to fixed-line portfolio
News Telecommunications provider Thus launched its mobile product portfolio on Tuesday. According to Thus, the products are available on-site or as a fully managed and hosted package. Thus has its own next-generation fixed network, so the new portfolio...
[July 22, 2008, 13:03]
Thus abandons unbundling plans
News Telecoms firm Thus is the latest to scrap its broadband plans, according to a report by the BBC. Telcos like Thus (quote: THUS), Energis (quote: EGS) and Cable & Wireless (quote: CW) had hoped to take advantage of unbundled local loop -- in which...
[January 30, 2001, 11:13]
News Burst: Thus becomes first ISP to patrol for child porn
News ISP Thus has taken the unprecedented step of promising to remove known child pornography newsgroups from its servers amid growing concerns in the UK that the Internet is teeming with predatory paedophiles.
[February 21, 2001, 10:15]
Thus: Don't run into convergence
News IT managers who are too eager to jump on the convergence bandwagon could end up costing their company dear unless they prioritise applications and implement a planning strategy, according to network operator Thus.
[September 16, 2005, 18:00]
News Burst: Thus finds paedophile crackdown impossible
News British telco Thus has cancelled its pledge to remove paedophile content from its newsgroups according to reports by Silicon.com Wednesday. Thus, owner of Demon Internet, has not denied the allegations but it is claiming to have removed 30...
[February 28, 2001, 15:03]
THUS, Plc. Improves Service to Corporate Customers With Mirapoint
White Papers As a pioneer in providing email services to its Internet customers, THUS had developed its own mail system, which it continues to use today for most of its residential customers. The challenge was to find a solution that met THUS' performance...
[February 21, 2009, 23:00]
Thus on rivals, regulation and recovery
News Like all UK telecoms operators, Thus has been through several challenging years. Thus, though, is defiant that is has a strong future. Thus' chief executive Bill Allan said at the time that Logan's future was uncertain.
[January 12, 2007, 13:10]
Thus fails in paedophile pledge
News British telco Thus has failed in its pledge to remove paedophile content from its newsgroups, amid speculation that it has lost the will to take a more proactive approach in protecting children online.
[March 1, 2001, 8:18]
Thus announces broadband price cuts
News UK telco Thus has announced it is to cut the cost of its business broadband service following BT's wholesale ADSL price cuts. Thus is the latest broadband provider to pass these most recent savings on to its customers -- following a similar...
[May 1, 2003, 16:23]
Cable & Wireless may buy Thus
News Cable & Wireless has approached the network operator Thus to discuss a possible takeover. On Thursday, Cable & Wireless issued a statement to its investors in which it said it "notes the recent movement in the share price of Thus Group and confirms...
[May 29, 2008, 15:44]
So it should thus be easier here
Talkback Yes, other countries are spread differently, but I thought that England in particular was one of the most densely populated EU countries, so thus is should be the easiest? Maybe it is more down to the cost of subcontracting projects like this and...
[August 21, 2007, 11:31]
Apple partners with Thus for UK ISP connectivity
News Now the company has struck a similar deal with UK telecom company Thus (formerly ScottishTelecom). Thus announced today that Macs shipping in the UK will come pre-configured to work with Demon Internet, Thus' Internet service provider subsidiary.
[May 31, 2001, 12:06]
Telecoms takeover frenzy as Thus targets Energis
News Thus and Cable & Wireless (C&W) have clashed in a battle to buy fellow telco Energis, as both strive to compete better against industry leader BT. Thus revealed on Monday morning that it had made an £800m bid for Energis, rivalling an earlier bid...
[August 15, 2005, 16:30]
Audit Commission signs Thus for next-gen network
News Thus has inked a £5m deal with the Audit Commission to supply the government agency with a next-generation network. The agreement will see Thus provide the Commission with a wide area network (WAN), which will carry all of the organisation's voice...
[May 5, 2006, 15:20]
Cable & Wireless buys Thus
News Cable & Wireless has bought the Thus Group, after the Office of Fair Trading cleared the acquisition in mid-September. On Wednesday, Thus issued a statement in which it said the offer of 180p per share — representing a total deal worth £329m — had...
[October 2, 2008, 13:01]
Thus wins HSBC contract worth £50m
Talkback No point, internal losses of hundreds of millions of pounds caused by Hsbc's managers, huge losses in man-hours and wasting customers having to lose face and time and money. Why do I say this? At our Bagalore call centre a guy detected two major...
[September 16, 2006, 12:36]
Thus wins HSBC contract worth £50m
News Thus has won a contract to replace HSBC's domestic UK national telecoms network in a deal likely to be worth in excess of £50m. The company has been named as the preferred supplier for the five-year contract after a competitive tender.
[September 11, 2006, 9:40]
