Home » UK ISP News Archive » Monthly Archives: September 2013 (101 Posts Found)

ISP News Archives for September 2013

Age UK Finds Elderly Internet Use is Generally Lower in Northern England

17th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

A new study by Age UK has reported that adults over the age of 65 are generally less likely to be using the Internet if they live in the north of England than if they reside in the south. Older people in Tyne and Wear were the least likely to be online (28% connected), while those in Surrey to the south showed the strongest uptake (65%).

Ofcom Chief Asks UK ISPs to Go Further to Improve Broadband ISP Switching

16th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

The Chief Executive of Ofcom, Ed Richards, has told the ‘Consumers and Citizens in the Communications Sector’ event that telephone operators and broadband ISPs still needed to take “further action” in order to help the regulator remove any “remaining barriers to switching” between providers.

UPD2 UK ISP Launch of Child Internet Censorship Rules Face Possible Delay

16th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

The Government’s controversial plan to force the country’s largest broadband ISPs into adopting network-level filtering systems, which would be used to help censor adult websites (Parental Controls), could suffer a delay after the minority Liberal Democrat side of the coalition voted against the measures.

UK Businesses Call for More Action to Boost Superfast Broadband Uptake

16th Sep 2013 (2 Comments)

A new report from KPMG and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called upon the government to boost funding and speed-up delivery of national infrastructure projects around the United Kingdom, although most firms said they were positive about the state of broadband connectivity.

UK ISP PlusNet Business Offers 6 Months Half Price Broadband

16th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

Internet provider PlusNet Business has today launched a new promotion that offers six months of half price broadband for those who sign up to a 24 month contract, which will apply to both their standard (ADSL2+) and fibre (superfast FTTC) based packages.

BT Agree £14m Superfast Broadband Rollout in East Riding of Yorkshire

13th Sep 2013 (17 Comments)

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in England has today agreed to a new state aid supported £14 million rollout of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) services to a further 42,734 local rural homes and businesses by December 2015.

UPD Ofcom UK Prep Auction of 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz for 4G Mobile Broadband

13th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has today confirmed that the national UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, will be taking over responsibility for the forthcoming sale of its former 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz radio spectrum bands for use by 4G based Mobile Broadband services.

The Phone Rage Index Scalds UK ISPs BT, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk

13th Sep 2013 (4 Comments)

A new study into the frustration caused by automated phone menus on telephone support and service lines, which are used by multiple companies around the United Kingdom, has listed BT, Sky (Sky Broadband) and TalkTalk in its annual list of the Top 20 worst offenders.

Three UK Confirm First 50 Cities and Towns for 4G Mobile Broadband

13th Sep 2013 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has published a full list of the first 50 cities and towns that can expect to benefit from their new superfast 4G (LTE) based Mobile Broadband network, which is set to go live in the United Kingdom during December 2013 and be offered “at no extra cost” to both new and existing customers.

BT Deny Planning to Challenge York City’s Fibre Optic Network in EU Court

12th Sep 2013 (1 Comment)

CityFibre, which in 2011 completed the construction of a new 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable and 103km long fibre optic ring network in the English city of York (The York CORE), has claimed that BT might be attempting to disrupt their infrastructure by threatening to challenge its use through the European courts. But BT states there’s “no truth” to the claim.

New EU Rules to Protect Open Internet, Cut Mobile Prices and Boost Broadband

12th Sep 2013 (1 Comment)

The European Commission (EC) has published its official proposal for the construction of a new EU Single Telecoms Market, which promises even cheaper mobile roaming charges, stricter guidelines to help safeguard open internet access (Net Neutrality) and new measures to boost superfast broadband development.

BDUK Reveal Responses to Broadband Connection Vouchers Consultation

12th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

The government’s Broadband Delivery UK office has published details of the 31 responses that were received during the brief consultation on their new Connection Vouchers Scheme, which uses part of the £150 million+ “Super-Connected Cities” / Urban Broadband Fund to help businesses cover the cost of installing a new superfast broadband ISP service.

Zen Internet and PlusNet Top PC Pro 2013 Best UK Broadband ISP Awards

12th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

Computing magazine PC Pro has revealed the winners of its annual PCPro Excellence Awards 2013, which once again saw Zen Internet named as the Best Broadband Supplier and PlusNet coming in as “Highly Commended“.

PostOffice UK Users Blame ISP Network Swap for Phone and Support Woes

12th Sep 2013 (112 Comments)

Customers of the Post Office’s broadband and phone service have been hit by a variety of service problems, ranging from a total loss of telephone connectivity to an inability to contact support, since the ISP began the migration of their telecoms platform from BTWholesale to TalkTalk Wholesale at the start of September 2013.

Just 2% of UK Internet Users Responsible for Most Online Piracy

11th Sep 2013 (1 Comment)

Ofcom has today published the results of a year-long study, which was conducted by Kantar Media, into how and why Internet users access music, films, TV shows, software, books and video games online (both legally and illegally). It found that 17% of Internet users infringed copyright online but only 2% were responsible for 74% all piracy by volume.

Virgin Media Business Connects All 40 Arqiva UK Sites to Superfast Fibre

11th Sep 2013 (0 Comments)

Arqiva, which currently provides much of the infrastructure behind TV, radio, satellite and mobile communications in the United Kingdom, has received a significant capacity boost after ISP Virgin Media Business completed the build of new fibre optic network to link all 40 of its sites across the country.

Worcestershire UK Reveal Map of BDUK and BT Fibre Broadband Rollout

11th Sep 2013 (2 Comments)

The state aid supported £20.75m Superfast Worcestershire (England) project has published a new map that shows BT’s anticipated deployment of superfast broadband (25Mbps+) around the county, which aims to expand the reach of its FTTC/P network to 90% of local homes and businesses by mid-2016.