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ISP News Archives for April 2013

EU Clears GBP15bn Liberty Global Takeover of UK Cable ISP Virgin Media

15th Apr 2013 (8 Comments)

As widely expected the European Commission (EC) has today granted approval for international cable operator Liberty Global (LGi) to continue with its £15bn acquisition ($23.3 billion – enterprise value) of UK cable provider Virgin Media.

Ofcom Proposes New Measures to Help Clarify UK Telephone Charges

15th Apr 2013 (5 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed a series of “major changes” to how phone call charges are handled, which is designed to make the cost of calling businesses and services clearer for consumers (focus on 08, 09 and 118 numbers). Calls to 080 numbers could also become free from “all telephones” including mobile.

B4RN Extend 1Gbps FTTH Broadband in Lancashire UK to 21 Parishes

15th Apr 2013 (3 Comments)

The non-profit B4RN (Broadband 4 Rural North) project has confirmed that its “hyperfast” 1000Mbps capable community-built and funded Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) based broadband network in rural Lancashire (England) will now be extended from 8 to 21 parishes and a new share offer has been launched to support the move.

Primus Saver UK Offer 40GB Usage on its £1.20 Broadband and Calls Deal

15th Apr 2013 (16 Comments)

One of the cheapest internet providers in the market, Primus Saver, will today move to make its £1.20 a month broadband and calls bundle even more attractive by increasing the default usage allowance from 20GB (GigaBytes) to 40GB. A free connection and free router are also included.

Ex-Swindon UK Leader Given Wireless Router to Mark Free WiFi Flop

12th Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

The outgoing leader of Swindon Borough Council (SBC), Rod Bluh (Conservative), has been handed the gift of a Wi-Fi router by his opponent Derique Montaut (Labour). The award was given as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Bluh’s oversight of the flawed plan to roll-out a universal free wireless internet service across the borough.

BT Sorry for Two Week Broadband and Phone Outage in Cheltenham UK

12th Apr 2013 (1 Comment)

BT has apologised to around 1,600 homes and businesses in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire, England) after an attempted cable theft from under a manhole cover in Bath Parade resulted in many premises being left without broadband and phone services for two weeks.

BT Plug FTTC as UK Hit 7th Place in the Global Networked Readiness Index

12th Apr 2013 (18 Comments)

The World Economic Forum has released its annual Global Information Technology Report 2013, which ranks 144 countries by their information and communication technologies (ICTs) capability and includes a lengthy defence of FTTC by BT. A strong broadband market is also one of many factors that push the United Kingdom up three places to rank 7th overall.

Xchanging Deploys FREE Open WiFi in the City of London UK

11th Apr 2013 (2 Comments)

Xchanging, a business procurement and technology services provider, has started to roll-out a new FREE wireless internet (wifi) service in the City of London. The new network “is not password protected” and can apparently be used by anyone.

DEFRA Finds Just 32% of UK Farmers Get Above 2Mbps Broadband

11th Apr 2013 (41 Comments)

The government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) recently published the results of its Farm Practices Survey 2012, which reported that 86% of farms had access to a computer in 2012 (up from 74% in 2008) and 98% of those were connected to the internet. But fast broadband ISP connectivity remains a rarity.

O2 UK Shun SKY Sale Concerns to Offer 12 Months Half Price Broadband

11th Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 appears to have glossed over any lingering concerns about the impending £180m migration of their fixed line customers to Sky Broadband (BSkyB) by offering their Home Broadband services at 12 months half price with a £100 M&S shopping voucher.

Good Broadband Helps UK Rank 2nd in the World for Human Wellbeing

11th Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

The Social Progress Imperative, a non-profit organisation that works to “advance global human wellbeing“, has released its first Social Progress Index (SPI) that ranks 50 of the world’s leading countries by gauging the quality of their health, communications infrastructure and opportunities. Surprisingly the United Kingdom places 2nd overall.

UPDATE Alternative MS3 Ultrafast Fibre Optic Network Goes Live in Hull UK

11th Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

ISP MS3 Communications has announced that its new and independent ultra-fast fibre optic broadband ISP network in Hull (East Yorkshire, England), which will compete with local incumbent KC, has officially gone live and is beginning to take on its first business customers.

Gigaclear UK Partners Vonage for Cheaper Voice Calls via FTTP Broadband

10th Apr 2013 (8 Comments)

ISP Gigaclear, which runs a number of 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTP) networks in rural parts of England, has joined forces with internet voice provider Vonage in order to potentially cut the price of its packages by removing the cost of a traditional landline phone service.

Northumberland UK Win GBP2.74m from EU for Better Business Broadband

10th Apr 2013 (9 Comments)

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) appears to have awarded a grant worth £2.74 million to help over 2,600 small and medium sized businesses in Northumberland (North East England) gain access to superfast and ultrafast broadband ISP connectivity via a “range of incentives“.

Virgin Media UK Advert BANNED for Confusing Broadband Bundle Prices

10th Apr 2013 (3 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has once again banned a press advert for Virgin Media’s bundles after BT complained that one of their promotions misleadingly implied that tv, broadband and calls could all be had for £3.50 a month when in fact they couldn’t.

170,000 London UK Homes to Help Test for 4G TV Interference Woes

10th Apr 2013 (0 Comments)

at800.tv (DMSL), which was setup by UK mobile operators to support homes that could lose their digital terrestrial TV services due to interference from 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband services in the 800MHz spectrum band, has announced that its first major urban test will take place in South East London from 15th April 2013.

Virgin Media UK Suffer Major Outage in West London After Criminal Theft

9th Apr 2013 (4 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media has confirmed that a “major outage“, which left a large area of West London (England) without broadband and TV services for around 24 hours from Sunday night, was caused by an attempted theft at one of its key network hubs.