http://www.ispreview.co.uk The latest UK broadband ISP news from ISPreview.co.uk en-gb ISPreview.co.uk News System http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/17/uk-isp-plusnet-preparing-new-broadband-packages-for-april-2010.html PlusNet has leaked preliminary details of its new and revamped range of packages for April 2010. We have has also informed that customers who order an existing package before 29th March will get a price freeze for the next 12 months.]]> Fixed Line Broadband, Special Offers]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:20:17 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/17/ofcom-uk-clamps-down-on-landline-and-broadband-isp-mis-selling.html Ofcom UK has announced strict new mandatory rules designed to stop the mis-selling and slamming of landline services, which will come into effect from tomorrow. Telecoms companies and ISPs that fail to comply are likely to face fines of up to 10% of their turnover.]]> Fixed Line Broadband, Statistics]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:08:27 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/17/microsoft-pimps-future-internet-explorer-9-website-browser.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:41:53 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/16/uk-prs-for-music-sees-revenue-surge-from-internet-music-downloads.html Performing Rights Society for Music (PRS), which represents 65,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, has today announced a 2.6% rise in annual revenues to £623m. Online revenues from legal licensed digital music services grew 72.7% to £30.4m. Wait, wasn’t illegal P2P file sharing by broadband ISP users supposed to be killing music? Hmm.]]> Illegal Downloads]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:37:17 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/16/isp-entanet-uk-angered-by-lack-of-debate-on-amendment-120a.html Entanet UK has today joined several major ISPs, Internet firms and the ISPA in condemning the lack of proper debate over the Digital Economy Bill (DEB) and specifically Amendment 120A, which was passed out of the Lords and into the House of Commons last night.]]> Illegal Downloads]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:41:14 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/16/isp-avanti-uk-details-hylas1-broadband-satellite-launch-status.html Avanti Communications has revealed more details about the planned launch of its first next generation broadband Satellite - HYLAS 1. Under ideal conditions HYLAS 1 should be able to deliver download speeds of ‘up to’ 8Mbps around the UK and Europe.]]> Satellite]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:49:59 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/15/bbc-one-tv-panorama-tonight-focuses-on-illegal-uk-file-sharing-law.html Are the Net Police Coming for You?' and covers the impact that the Digital Economy Bill (DEB) could have on home broadband use.]]> Fixed Line Broadband, Illegal Downloads]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:08:48 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/15/bt-details-next-phase-of-24mbps-uk-adsl2-broadband-rollout.html ADSL2+ ) Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) service to more than 16.2 million UK homes and businesses by winter 2010. The new exchanges represent a further 6% of UK homes and businesses, bringing the total of enabled and to be enabled named exchanges to 61% (coverage is currently nearing 55% for the end of March).]]> Fixed Line Broadband]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:46:32 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/15/video-uk-isp-talktalk-and-dan-bull-mock-p2p-file-sharing-clampdown.html TalkTalk UK and Dan Bull, the musician behind two comedy tongue-in-cheek Dear Lily and Dear Mandy videos, have teamed to do another music video that seeks to mock the music industry’s "misguided" proposals to deter illegal file sharing.]]> Illegal Downloads]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:04:31 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/15/map-of-uk-next-generation-broadband-subsidy-requirements.html Point Topic has released a new map of the United Kingdom (UK) that breaks the country down into its various political constituencies. The map shows how much it would cost in extra government money (subsidy) to rollout a next generation broadband network to each area.]]> Fixed Line Broadband, Statistics]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:13:16 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/15/leaked-bpi-letter-claims-british-spies-oppose-isp-piracy-disconnection.html British Phonographic Industry (BPI) could be in for a spot of bother this week after a letter issued by the group’s Director of Public Affairs, Richard Mollet, made its way into the public domain. In it Mollet makes a series of spectacular claims, revealing that British spy's even oppose the Digital Economy Bill's (DEB) ISP disconnection policy; to be used against "suspected" illegal copyright file sharers.]]> Security, Online Privacy, Illegal Downloads]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:52:48 +0100 http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/03/15/uk-isp-vaioni-launches-cheaper-ethernet-leased-line-services.html Vaioni has introduced a range of cheaper Ethernet services across the UK. Prices start from £387 +vat per month for a full 10Mbps and £678 a month for 100Mbps on a 12 month contract. These prices are apparently dependant on which zone an address falls within, but price variation between zones is small.]]> Fixed Line Broadband]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:30:50 +0100