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27 UK Cities Shortlisted for Tiny GBP50m Pot of Ultrafast Broadband Funds

4th May 2012 (6 Comments)

The UK governments Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has today published a shortlist of 27 smaller cities that will be able to bid for a slice of £50 million in public funding, which was set aside in the recent 2012 Budget to help roll-out “ultrafast” fibre optic based 80-100Mbps+ (Megabits per second) broadband services.

Half of UK People Want Tougher Laws to Prevent Unlawful Internet Downloads

4th May 2012 (7 Comments)

Media law group Wiggin has released its latest annual 2012 Digital Entertainment Survey, which conducted an online survey of 2,500 UK respondents (“representative of the national demographic“) and discovered how 53% agreed that the internet “requires more regulation” to prevent broadband ISP customers from “downloading unauthorised content“. But only a minority were found to engage in internet piracy.

INTUG Challenges EU Claim that the UK Has Full Coverage of Basic Broadband

4th May 2012 (6 Comments)

The International Telecoms User Group (INTUG), an association of business users of telecommunications services, has heavily criticised the European Commission (EC) after a new report claimed that the UK had “already achieved full coverage for basic broadband services” in time for their 2013 target (EU Digital Agenda).

UPD2 PM David Cameron to Push for Mandatory ISP Adult Internet Content Filters

4th May 2012 (3 Comments)

The UK governments Prime Minister (PM), David Cameron, looks set to put his support behind the controversial Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection by forcing broadband ISPs to offer automatic blocks on pornographic internet sites (adult content).

Virgin Media UK Offers up to GBP60 Credit with 6 Months Half Price Broadband

4th May 2012 (1 Comment)

Cable giant Virgin Media UK has combined its existing free installation (only on some packages) and six months half price promotions on their various superfast broadband, phone and or TV service bundles (aka – collections) with the addition of a new account credit worth up to £60 off your first bill.

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