By: MarkJ - 19 May, 2009 (9:04 AM) - Views: 1563 - Categories: Fixed Line Broadband, Wi-Fi, Mobile Broadband,

The UK Internet Service Providers Association ( ISPA ) has officially revealed the finalists for its 11th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards for 2009. The announcement follows three months of entrant testing by ISPA's technical testing partners, Epitiro. The complete list can be found below and the finalists for the Internet Hero and Internet Villain awards should be announced shortly.

Best Consumer Fixed Broadband ISP
• Eclipse Internet
• NewNet plc
• O2
• PlusNet
• Virgin Media

Best Business Fixed Broadband ISP
• Claranet Ltd
• Kingston Communications
• NewNet plc
• Pipex Business
• Urban Wimax

Best Consumer Mobile Broadband ISP
• Orange UK
• Virgin Media
• Vodafone

Best Business Mobile Broadband ISP
• Freedom4 Ltd
• Orange UK
• Vodafone

Best Consumer Customer Service
• Be Unlimited
• NewNet plc
• O2
• PlusNet
• Virgin Media

Best Business Customer Service
• Claranet Ltd
• Eclipse Internet
• Fused Group
• Timico Ltd
• UKFast.Net

Best Dial-Up ISP
• Exa Networks
• Firenet Internet
• Supanet Ltd

Best Shared Hosting ISP
• C4L
• Exa Networks
• Namesco Ltd
• Netcetera
• NewNet plc
• Zen Internet

Best Dedicated Hosting ISP
• Global Gold Network Ltd
• Gravity Internet
• Melbourne
• Namesco Ltd
• UK2.net

Best Streaming Host
• Astream
• Mydeo Ltd
• TwoFour Digital
• Streaming Wizard
• Prostream

Best Internet Telephony
• aql
• BT
• C4L
• Entanet International Ltd
• iNet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
• Telappliant Ltd

Corporate Social Responsibility Award
• Nominet
• Orange UK
• Sky Broadband
• South West Internet CiC
• UKFast.Net

Despite the Dial-Up category being a bit redundant these days, there doesn’t appear to be any major surprises in the shortlist. The winners will be crowned on 9th July at an awards ceremony hosted at the Grosvenor Marriott Hotel. Tickets for the event can be purchased via the ISPA Awards website: http://www.ispaawards.org.uk .