ISP Rutland Telecom confirms today that work has finally begun to deploy its new 1Gbps capable fibre optic broadband network in the isolated rural village of Hambleton (Leicestershire, UK).
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UK ISP Eclipse Internet has today launched its new range of fibre optic (FTTC) based home superfast broadband packages, which cost from just £21.50 per month.
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The Liberal Democrat Party, which is one part of the UK's current coalition government with the majority Conservative Party, has voted to repeal the controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA) that seeks to force broadband ISPs into tackling internet piracy.
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The latest 'Life Online' survey from ISP TalkTalk has revealed that 45% of all internet connected UK homes have suffered some form of cyber-attack, with Adware related problems being the biggest single problem (35%).
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The United Kingdom's pro-business Communications Management Association (CMA) has attacked the country's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, over a "toxic" failure to regulate the market by allowing commercial interest and delays to hamper the rollout of superfast broadband and mobile services.
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The boss of a major UK ISP, Dido Harding, has welcomed the government's recent change of strategy to focus on content and not access providers when seeking to tackle internet P2P (BitTorrent) piracy.
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The Liberal Democrat MP for Ceredigion in Wales (UK), Mark Williams, has called upon the UK government to put more tax payers' money towards ensuring that 100% of the country can access a good broadband ISP connection.
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The CEO of Barnsley Council, Phil Coppard, has warned that the ambitious and publicly funded Digital Region project, which offers an alternative superfast wholesale broadband ISP network to homes and businesses in South Yorkshire, could now be sold off to the private sector.
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A site guilty of helping to facilitate internet copyright infringement (piracy), Newzbin2, has mocked an order that forces UK ISP BT to block it by releasing a tool that circumvents the measures before it's even been introduced.
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TalkTalk, a UK internet access provider, reports that 10.7 million UK people still use a phone to call friends and family.
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A UK satellite ISP, Avanti Communications, and niche fixed wireless provider, VFast, have both been selected by Kent council to help deploy superfast broadband services to rural areas in the region.
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A UK consumer group has called for broadband ISPs to be nudged into offering a new range of either 'Pay As You Go' (PAYG) or very-low-cost social tariff packages to help those on lower incomes.
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A once niche provided of superfast fixed wireless (Wi-Fi) broadband internet access services in rural Herefordshire (UK), Allpay Broadband, has announced significant expansion plans and a potential for extending its coverage into south Shropshire.
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Sky are offering a new GBP50 voucher for use in UK Marks and Spencer (M&S) stores when customers take one of their broadband, tv and phone service bundles.
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Next year's UK auction of the 800MHz radio spectrum band, which will be used by a new generation of Mobile Broadband services, has been called into further doubt after it emerged that one of Ofcom's own contractors was selling compatible Channel 69 equipment (hardware that the regulator had previously ordered to be removed) back into the market.
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The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) for England and Wales (UK) has attacked BT's rollout of superfast broadband ISP services for its failure to include rural areas.
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Virgin Media, a UK broadband ISP, has released its latest SuperHub R30 firmware upgrade to hopefully fix the routers long running performance woes with a new Modem Mode and enhanced Wi-Fi speeds.
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Mobile phone operators in the UK have been warned by the government to avoid delaying, through legal action, the forthcoming auction for crucial 4G / LTE superfast mobile broadband spectrum (800MHz and 2.6GHz).
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A new UK ISP has gone live today called Hyperoptic, which claims to offer affordable ultrafast fibre optic broadband, phone and IPTV services to residents in urban areas (e.g. London) from just £12.50 per month.
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The UK business internet provider, Fluidata, has been listed as no. 17 in a new table of London's Top 20 Fastest-Growing Companies.
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