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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and WiredScore have this week introduced a new “Connectivity Ratings Scheme,” which awards big buildings in the city with a rating of either Platinum, Gold, Silver or Certified (aka – Bronze) depending upon the quality of its broadband and Internet connectivity.
Business focused ISP XLN Telecom has dropped the cost of their broadband and phone packages, with many now offering free broadband or reduced price FTTC “fibre broadband” for the first 6 months of service and a -£2.50 per month discount off the cost of their Phone Line Rental service.
UK ISP BT has increased the included Sainsbury’s gift cards on their packages to £75 for standard broadband (up to 17Mbps) and £125 on their superfast up to 38-76Mbps capable BTFinity (FTTC) services, but the one-off “fibre activation fee” has jumped from £35 to £39 (free for Infinity 2 packages).
Once, twice, but three times? Broadband ISP TalkTalk have admitted that their on-going website problems are the result of a “sustained cyberattack” that appears to have been launched in an attempt to steal yet more of their customers private personal and financial data.
The Post Office has launched a new promotion that offers their top unlimited broadband package FREE for the first 12 months of service (£8 per month thereafter), mind you there is a price rise coming.