Internet Supplier Denies Customer-retention Ploy
News The chief executive of internet provider Biscit/V21 has accused former supplier NetServices of cutting off V21's service in a bid to hang on to its dwindling customer base. Ofcom used the conduct of NetServices as a prime example of why it should...
[December 4, 2006, 16:06]
Confusion As Biscit Withdraws From ISP Association
News According to an Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) spokesperson, Biscit "resigned [its] membership" last Tuesday (20 February) for no stated reason. UK internet service provider Biscit has withdrawn from the Internet Service Providers...
[February 26, 2007, 10:55]
Cloud Nine Sells Up After DoS Attack
News Cloud Nine, the UK Internet service provider (ISP) that closed down this week after being hit by a denial of service (DoS) attack, announced early on Thursday morning that it had sold its assets and customer base to fellow ISP ZetNet.
[January 24, 2002, 13:08]
Broadband Migration Safeguards Due This Christmas
News New rules to force internet providers to make it easier to switch to a rival supplier could be announced before Christmas. Customers were therefore left with the choice of signing a new 12-month NetServices-based contract or being entirely...
[November 28, 2006, 12:48]
New ISP Promises Child-friendly Surfing
News An Internet Service Provider (ISP) that claims to make it impossible for paedophiles to approach children on the Net met with scepticism when it launched today. But the Internet Watch Foundation, the advisory body set up to monitor the growing...
[May 4, 2001, 14:14]
ISP V21 To Sue Wholesale Supplier
News Internet service provider V21 is to sue its erstwhile wholesale provider NetServices, after its customers were suddenly routed through to a new ISP. The incident, which began unexpectedly on Wednesday, has angered customers, and left them unable to...
[November 15, 2006, 17:15]
Ofcom: Return Of The MAC
News Internet service providers will be forced to make it easier for customers to switch to a rival, under new rules announced by Ofcom. The regulator said on Wednesday that, while 83 percent of UK internet users who have switched provider found it easy...
[December 13, 2006, 11:52]
Bit Thick....
Talkback I appreciat you needed internet quickly, but migrating to the people who cut us off in the first place is an unfortunate mistake, especially considering its more expensive. ezzedsl or whatever its called is run by netservices as was v21/biscuit...
[November 17, 2006, 14:59]
Biscit Denies Cash Flow Problems
News The chief executive of internet provider Biscit has denied reports that his company is running low on cash. Unfortunately, five cheques were issued by accounts as refunds on the day before the account was closed," he said, adding that replacement...
[February 1, 2007, 14:01]
Hack Attack Leaves ISP's Future In Doubt
News The future of UK Internet service provider (ISP) Cloud Nine's customers is still uncertain after sources within fellow ISP V21 revealed that talks regarding the sale of Cloud Nine's assets are still taking place.
[January 23, 2002, 11:13]
Broadband Drops Below £20 A Month Barrier
News Internet users will be able to sign up for a home broadband connection for a monthly cost of only £19.99 from next week. Subscribers must agree to take the service for at least one year, though, and pay an initial one-off fee of over £200, which...
[July 26, 2002, 12:55]
Biscit Falls Into Administration
News In the latest twist for customers of Biscit, it has emerged that the internet service provider has gone into administration. Biscit has also withdrawn from the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA), and is currently not a member of any...
[March 8, 2007, 12:55]
Expand Service Offerings With Cisco Managed Media Solution V2.1
White Papers The Cisco Managed Media Solution 2.1 is a platform for delivering live and on-demand digital media, differentiating an operator's services from other content providers on the Internet. The Managed Media Solution allows High-Speed Data (HSD...
[June 13, 2008, 1:01]
