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Unmetered Access: What You Said...
News SurfUnlimited, cable company Telewest's unmetered Net access offering went live on Monday and, as usual, BT got it in the ear for doing far too little, too late. I think £35 a month is a very high price to pay for narrowband unmetered access.
[February 17, 2000, 10:21]
Unmetered Access To Benefit Techno-phobes Most
News Unmetered Internet access will drag the last of Britain's uninitiated techno-phobes kicking and screaming into the online world according to observers. Nevertheless, Gibson agreed, albeit tentatively, that £34.99 a month for unmetered Net access...
[December 7, 1999, 13:44]
Unmetered Access To Shake Up Free ISPs
News Internet service provider Freeserve's (quote: FRE ) price fell sharply Tuesday in the light of BT's decision to offer unmetered access in the UK. Of course, it remains to be seen how popular BT's unmetered access package will be with consumers; the...
[December 8, 1999, 10:58]
Unmetered Access Critical To The UK
News Unmetered access is critical for the Internet economy according to a study from research firm IDC but analysts warn it is not going to happen overnight. As the campaign for unmetered access gains powerful government and industry allies, IDC analyst...
[October 21, 1999, 17:41]
Unmetered Access Hinted From BT, At A Price...
News After the news that free Internet access will hit the UK next week , BT hinted Wednesday that it could offer unmetered access if consumers pay for it with high flat-rate fees. However, BT has not ruled unmetered access out and claims changes to the...
[October 27, 1999, 16:40]
Roundup: Unmetered Access - How It All Went Wrong
News Unmetered access hit the headlines yet again this week as CallNet becomes the latest victim of its huge popularity. Unmetered access model crumbles AOL -- one of the few ISPs not to be sucked into the unmetered vacuum -- puts the blame squarely at...
[August 11, 2000, 16:37]
Unmetered Access Model Crumbles
News Unmetered access promised users cheap or free unlimited Internet use as an alternative to pay-per-minute access but has ended up in a mess as ISPs fail to deliver on their promises. ISPA has received complaints about a variety of ISPs and is...
[August 8, 2000, 16:06]
Unmetered Access Could Bring Network Problems
News Britain's national telecommunications provider, BT (quote: BT), can give no guarantee that its network will cope with the predicted increase in traffic following the arrival of unmetered Internet access next month.
[March 15, 2000, 15:20]
Unmetered Access To Triple Internet Use
News The UK Internet market is being "dramatically" held back by the lack of unmetered access, according to research conducted by analyst firm Durlacher. Interviews in 4,000 British homes found that users would increase the frequency of their Internet...
[February 14, 2000, 16:08]
A Year Ago: Unmetered Access Critical To The UK
News Unmetered access is critical for the Internet economy according to a study from research firm IDC but analysts warn it is not going to happen overnight. As the campaign for unmetered access gains powerful government and industry allies, IDC analyst...
[October 21, 2000, 7:03]
News Burst: Unmetered Access Group Meets E-Minister
News On Tuesday AOL Europe's CEO Andreas Schmidt claimed the high cost of getting online was risking the future of e-commerce and last week the Times newspaper launched its own campaign for unmetered Internet access.
[October 20, 1999, 11:29]
Pressure Mounts On BT Over Unmetered Access
News The pressure on BT to offer Internet users unmetered access intensifies Thursday as Intel joins the bandwagon for cheaper Net access. At Intel's second "Question Time" briefing in London hosted by John Humphrys Thursday morning, ZDNet UK News asked...
[October 21, 1999, 16:20]
Oftel Plans Changes To Unmetered Net Access
News Regulatory changes proposed by Oftel on Monday may make it easier for Internet Service Providers to offer unmetered access to the Web. This will include changes to the way that ISPs pay for unmetered Internet access.
[January 28, 2002, 10:45]
Industry Says Unmetered Access Too Expensive
News Industry leaders and lobbyists have responded angrily to BT's announcement it will introduce unmetered Internet access. One of BT's fiercest critics -- subscription-based ISP AOL -- has been campaigning for unmetered access for the last year.
[December 7, 1999, 13:40]
Tiny Joins Unmetered Access Party
News UK PC manufacturer Tiny will next month offer unmetered Internet access for subscribers to its free ISP. The company will be offering a range of monthly subscription-based unmetered access packages to current and new subscribers to Tiny Online.
[March 23, 2000, 9:22]
BT Internet Joins The Unmetered Access Party
News This is the first of a glut of unmetered services expected in the wake of Telewest's £10 a month offer for unlimited Internet access and launches Wednesday. A spokesman for screaming.net, one of the first ISPs to offer unmetered access is unimpressed.
[February 29, 2000, 15:39]
MEP Calls For Unmetered Access In UK
News Wallis called on Chancellor Gordon Brown to introduce unmetered access immediately. Unmetered access to the Web should have been the first move the Chancellor made," she said. Small businesses in the USA and other countries are at a competitive...
[November 3, 1999, 8:00]
E-minister Backs Unmetered Access
News E-minister Patricia Hewitt joined the unmetered access bandwagon Thursday. Admitting there was more to do to open up the telco market, she put her foot firmly in the unmetered camp. We need a variety of tariffs and those should certainly include...
[November 1, 1999, 11:26]
BTopenworld Resets The Meter On Unmetered Web Access
News The limitations are the latest effort in a long-running campaign by unmetered access providers to deter heavy users from spoiling the party for light surfers, and to ensure their business models are viable.
[September 30, 2002, 16:34]
News Burst: Oftel Sets Unmetered Access Talks
News At a secret meeting with the regulator, members of AOL, CUT (Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications), BT, Energis and Freeserve will give views on the way forward for Internet access in the UK. New arrangements for charging users will be...
[November 16, 1999, 10:03]
