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UPD4 Crippling Debt Forces South Yorkshire UK Digital Region Network to Shut

15th Aug 2013 (51 Comments)

As feared the £100m+ Digital Region broadband network, which acted as an alternative to BT and delivered superfast broadband services to 80% of premises in South Yorkshire (England), has finally fallen under a growing weight of debt and announced its closure.

Open Rights Group UK Pushes for ISP Website Blocking Orders to be Public

15th Aug 2013 (8 Comments)

The Open Rights Group has applied to have a procedural judge (a ‘Master’) in the UK High Court investigate their request for the court orders (injunctions), those related to website blocking, to be made public. Rights Holders use these when forcing big ISPs to censor specific websites (e.g. Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents).

UK ISP TalkTalk Offers FTTC to New Lines and Half Price Broadband

15th Aug 2013 (5 Comments)

Internet provider TalkTalk has advised that its “Superpowered Fibre Broadband” (FTTC) service can now be taken alongside a new phone line or migration via one engineer installation and one go live date, which follows the July 2013 trial. The ISP has also launched its new half-price offers, which slashes the cost of fibre and standard broadband.

Ofcom Consult on Faster Satellite Broadband for UK Aircraft, Ships and Trains

15th Aug 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has begun a fresh consultation to support the introduction of a regulatory framework for a new generation of faster Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms (ESOMPs), which typically provide broadband internet access to moving vehicles.

Virgin Media UK Agree 3-Year Content Deal for BT Sport and ESPN TV

15th Aug 2013 (3 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media and rival telecoms giant BT have finally agreed a three-year wholesale deal that should bring the new BTSport TV content to millions of Virgin’s customers. The agreement is expected to take effect from this weekend.

Sky and Other UK ISPs Finally Fix Crystal Palace FC and RadioTimes Block

15th Aug 2013 (7 Comments)

Customers of Sky Broadband (plus those of many other UK ISPs) should now be able to access the Radio Times, Crystal Palace FC, Taylor Swift and over 100 other legitimate websites after providers resolved a problem in their court-ordered internet censorship system that occurred because Rights Holders failed to check the data.

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