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ISP News Archives for July 22, 2015

Government and BT Pilot Brings FREE WiFi to 100 Public Libraries

22nd Jul 2015 (2 Comments)

The Government appears to be carrying out its £7.4 million funding commitment for public libraries in England (March 2015 Budget), which pledged to “support libraries” by providing them with Internet access and WiFi connectivity.

UK Citizens Advice Accuses Broadband ISPs of False Price Promises

22nd Jul 2015 (0 Comments)

The Citizens Advice agency has once again criticised the way in which some home broadband ISPs promote their services, such as via allegedly “hidden charges” like phone line rental, starter fees and router delivery costs.

Ofcom – No “Fibre Broadband” for the UK’s Final 5 Percent of Premises

22nd Jul 2015 (20 Comments)

The CEO of the United Kingdom’s communications regulator, Sharon White, has told a Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Parliament that in her view those who live in the final 5% of premises that have yet to benefit from superfast broadband will not get “fibre” connectivity. “We are not going to get there through fibre,” said White.

Government Claims 7.8 Million UK Internet Users Make Illegal Downloads

22nd Jul 2015 (6 Comments)

The Government has today published its fifth wave study into the extent of online copyright infringement by broadband ISP and mobile data consumers, which estimates that 18% of UK Internet users aged 12+ (7.8 million people) had consumed at least one item of “illegal” online content and 6% “exclusively consumed illegal content“.

Poor Home WiFi Driving UK Home Internet Users to Mobile Broadband

22nd Jul 2015 (4 Comments)

A new survey of 2,000 British adults from Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) has claimed that 1 in 4 people are using a Mobile Broadband (3G, 4G) connection at home in order to get online because their fixed line broadband fuelled home WiFi service is not good enough.

WiSpire Secure Investment to Expand Wireless Broadband in Norfolk UK

22nd Jul 2015 (6 Comments)

The WiSpire network, which works alongside the Diocese of Norwich to offer faster wireless broadband services to isolated parts of rural Norfolk and north Suffolk (England, UK), has secured new investment that should improve its Internet performance and coverage.

ITS Technology Invests Extra GBP1m into its UK Broadband Infrastructure

22nd Jul 2015 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group, which builds and runs various superfast wireless and fixed line broadband networks around the United Kingdom, has announced that it’s investing another £1 million into upgrading and expanding their national broadband footprint.

UK ISP TalkTalk Issues Unusually Vague Trading Update for Q2 2015

22nd Jul 2015 (0 Comments)

ISP TalkTalk appears to have somewhat broken with tradition this morning by issuing a surprisingly vague trading update for the second quarter of 2015, which reveals very little except to confirm that the migration of Tesco’s broadband customers onto their network has “begun well” and should complete over the coming months.

UK Advertising Watchdog Slaps Virgin Media for Mid-Contract Price Hikes

22nd Jul 2015 (2 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld two complaints against website adverts for Virgin Media’s cable broadband and phone deals, which they ruled were misleading due to the operator raising the cost above what they promoted and thus being in breach of Ofcom’s rules on mid-contract price hikes.

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