A UK cable operator , Virgin Media , has extended the rollout of its affordable new ultrafast 100Mbps broadband service to reach an additional 150,000 more homes.
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Internet content provider Akamai has revealed its latest State of the Internet report for Q3 2010, which found that the average broadband ISP connection speed in the UK had hit 4Mbps (world average is 2Mbps).
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UK solicitors firm ACS:Law (Andrew Crossley), which made its money by threatening broadband ISP customers with huge cash settlement demands over alleged involvement with unlawful copyright file sharing activity, has shut itself down amid financial difficulties and serious court concerns.
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The i3 Group has sold its UK subsidiaries, including the tempestuous Fibrecity project, H2O Networks, Opencity Media and Wireless Network Systems. City Fibre Holdings, a consortium led by Greg Mesch, i3's ex-President and COO, has picked up the shares.
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The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for business ISP Timico UK has hinted that APNIC, one of five Regional Internet Registries, will ask the IANA for its two remaining normal /8 blocks of IPv4 addresses this week.
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BSkyB ( Sky Broadband ) has reportedly signalled its intention to buy the UK public Wi-Fi internet access Hotspot operator, The Cloud, so as to stay competitive with ISP rivals BT and Virgin Media .
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The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will this week reveal the outcome of its investigation into how internet services are marketed, specifically the abuse of "unlimited" terminology and broadband ISP speeds.
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The UK government has set out new secondary legislation to help tackle the thorny issue of cost sharing for the controversial Digital Economy Act 2010 (DEA), which seeks to stop illegal internet copyright infringement (p2p, file sharing) by customers of broadband ISPs.
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ISPreview.co.uk has just finished a full database update of our various
UK ISP Listings, which covers well over 200 providers, to take account of the recent Value Added Tax (VAT) hike and other package changes among providers.
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The UK law firm, Lawdit, has predicted that next week could signal the end of "speculative invoicing", a tactic used by certain law firms to "bully" and make money out of broadband ISP customers whom are "suspected" of unlawful online copyright infringement.
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Trefor Davies, the CTO of business ISP Timico, has warned UK rural consumers not to expect any huge price reductions after Ofcom cut the cost that BT can charge ISPs for broadband services.
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The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has opened up its arms to UK broadband ISPs and asked them to help combat illegal copyright file sharing through the development of new "mutual business models", whatever that means.
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Europe has, over the past year, managed to approve GBP1.528bn (1.8 Billion Euros) in state aid funding to help achieve its Digital Agenda targets, which pledge to bring basic broadband internet access to all Europeans by 2013 and faster services by 2020.
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UK Satellite ISP Avanti, which recently launched its first 10Mbps capable HYLAS1 rural broadband spacecraft into orbit (space), has won a major new contract worth £216,000 from the UK’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to help demo its service.
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The UK government has announced a major review of media and communications that will lead to a fresh take on the 2003 Communications Act, which ultimately gave birth to Ofcom (communications and telecoms regulator).
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The i3 Group's controversial Fibrecity project, which seeks to deploy superfast 100Mbps fibre optic ( FTTH ) broadband services in several cities around the UK, is in trouble again after Bournemouth Council called a meeting to discuss serious concerns over the damage that has been caused by their substandard work.
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UK customers on the BT Home broadband service, specifically those who own an Apple iPad, can now access the operator's free public WiFi internet access points with greater ease thanks to a new App.
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An example of how public money is being used in the UK Shetland Islands to help the most remote of rural communities' access the very fastest fibre optic broadband ISP services available.
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The UK government has hinted that it might crackdown on online broadband ISP based television (TV) services through tighter regulation; even though IPTV hasn't yet had time to develop a market of its own.
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Ofcom has today proposed to cut the price that BT Wholesale can charge UK internet providers (ISPs) for offering broadband services in rural parts of the country, where BT is typically the only supplier.
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