Internet access provider PlusNet has quietly launched a new 4 MONTHS FREE BROADBAND promotion, which is available to everyone that signs up online between now and 18th May 2010. Details of their primary broadband packages can be found below and they also offer phone line bundles.

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Reliable ISP Zen Internet has announced plans to double its monthly broadband download usage allowances for their Zen Lite, Zen Active, Zen Pro and Zen Office packages from Tuesday 1st June 2010. The change will be included at no extra cost to both new and existing customers.

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Mobile operator O2 has added two new laptop and netbook computers with built-in Mobile Broadband connectivity (i.e. you don't need to buy a separate USB Modem / Dongle) to its line-up of service bundles, the Asus UL30A laptop and Samsung N150 netbook. Prices start from £25 per month for the Samsung with a monthly usage allowance of 3GB (plus 500MB for Wi-Fi) and 300 texts.

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The Liberal Democrat Party leader, Nick Clegg, has been voted top of a YouTube UK poll for his video answer to the controversial Digital Economy Act Bill (DEA). Clegg described "the way that the [bill] was rammed through Parliament at the last minute" as a "stitch-up". Sadly Clegg himself did not turn up to vote against it.

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Broadband provider Eclipse Internet has reported seeing a massive 118% increase in online traffic to video streaming sites (e.g. BBC iPlayer UK), compared to the first of the three live leaders debates. Last night's final showdown between the party leaders also had a 26% increase in traffic, compared to the streaming statistics from last week.

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Unsurprisingly Be Broadband has quietly confirmed that it too will in the near future be adding a phone line rental / voice calls product to its range of internet access packages. BE's parent company, O2 UK, are of course about to launch a similar service and so it makes sense for BE to follow suit.

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Mobile operator Three (3) has found that 71% of British people believe portable Wi-Fi access in a car, where up to five passengers can connect to Wi-Fi devices, would be useful for work and entertainment while travelling (except for the driver ).

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Last month Ofcom promised to take tougher action after revealing that many UK ISPs were only meeting some aspects of its Code of Practice (CoP) on broadband speeds and failing in other areas (here). Today the regulator has released the full results of its study, including individual ISP data.

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