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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. AOL -- one of the few ISPs not to be sucked into the unmetered vacuum -- puts the blame squarely at BT's feet, claiming that until...
[August 11, 2000, 16:37]
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 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]
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]
Unmetered ISP Dragged Into Court
News Criticism of unmetered ISP IGClick mounted Tuesday as it emerged the ISP is under investigation from the Trading Standards and is about to be taken to court by a group of angry users. For list of unmetered players see ZDNet's Unmetered Access Guide
[November 21, 2000, 12:57]
Unmetered Access Model Crumbles
News ISPs are accused of being immoral in their handling of unmetered services by customers rights organisation the Consumers' Association Tuesday. Unmetered access promised users cheap or free unlimited Internet use as an alternative to pay-per-minute...
[August 8, 2000, 16:06]
Unmetered Offering Hits The Scots
News Unmetered Lite, which will offer unmetered access in the evening and at weekends for £11.99 monthly, and Jings! Unmetered Total which will offer 24/7 unmetered access for £27.99 monthly. Take me to the Unmetered Access Special
[October 18, 2000, 8:44]
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]
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]
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]
Update: AltaVista MD Resigns Amid Unmetered Flak
News AltaVista UK managing director Andy Mitchell has announced his resignation, following the collapse of the company's pioneering unmetered Internet service package. It then scrapped the deal entirely, amid criticism that unmetered access was never...
[August 30, 2000, 11:18]
AOL UK Unmetered Package 'imminent'
News AOL UK is to roll out unmetered access "imminently", the company says. AOL has fought a long battle with BT (quote: BT) and other incumbent telcos to bring unmetered access -- the model commonly used in the US -- to Europe.
[June 27, 2000, 12:51]
Analysis: Broadband To Pick Up The Pieces Of Unmetered?
News While the launch of numerous unmetered dial-up services finally proved that there is a huge demand for flat-rate Internet services, the fact that many of the free ones have floundered is frustrating consumers hungry to get online.
[August 9, 2000, 12:59]
Jane Wakefield: The Unmetered Comedy Of Errors
News Like the weekly nomination of Caroline for expulsion from the Big Brother house, the unmetered debacle has a sickening inevitability about it. But it would be wrong to pick solely on CallNet when it is by no means the only one to have royally...
[August 11, 2000, 14:30]
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]
A Year Ago: BT Hints At Unmetered But 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 25, 2000, 7:00]
Freeserve Suspends Registration For Unmetered
News Freeserve (quote: FRE) admitted Monday it has suspended registration for its unmetered service. Freeserve was put under pressure by shareholders to offer an unmetered service in the summer following the subsequently cancelled promise of Internet...
[October 23, 2000, 10:07]
BT Launches Unmetered Voice Calls
News BT will announce details of its planned unmetered voice call service Thursday. The telco is currently rolling out unmetered Internet access across the UK, following sustained pressure from other operators and the government.
[October 19, 2000, 16:23]
Campaign For Unmetered Telecommunications Dissolves
News The Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications (CUT) has dissolved, stating that it has achieved its goal of catalysing the creation of "sustainable unmetered telecommunications in the United Kingdom at reasonable cost".
[June 18, 2001, 15:54]
