Broadband
Report highlights unfair broadband postcode lotteryA new report details the discrepancies of broadband services in the UK, with some parts of the country being forced on to higher tariffs at lower speeds with less choice. |
Rural rollout of broadband criticised by NAOThe National Audit Office has criticised the UK government's rollout of broadband internet in rural areas, which has been delayed by nearly two years. |
30% say broadband signal affects where they would buy a homeA new survey by the Halifax shows that a majority of people in the UK would pay up to three per cent more for a home if they knew it had a good broadband connection. |
Ofcom consults on telecom/broadband mid-contract price hikesThe telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on whether telecom, broadband and mobile firms should be allowed to raise prices part-way through a contract. |
BT to raise prices by 5.9% in January 2013British Telecom is set to raise prices on some of its phone and broadband services by 5.9 per cent from January 2013. |
Students need to be savvy to get the right broadband dealBroadbandchoices.co.uk have issued advise for students heading off to university on how to get the best broadband deal. |
How an idle mobile phone can still cost £336A mobile phone with data roaming turned on could clock up charges of £336 – without even being used, new research reveals. |
Lord Sugar’s YouView TV and Samba’s free broadband unveiledYouView, an internet TV service that combines digital Freeview channels with on-demand programming, has been launched by Lord Sugar in time for the Olympics. |
Plusnet charges £16 for a year’s broadband and phone bundleBudget broadband provider Plusnet has slashed the cost of its internet and home phone bundle, offering five months half price plus £50 cashback. |
BT profits rise despite a drop in salesBT has reported a rise in annual profits, helped by super-fast broadband and spending cuts, despite a fall in sales revenues. |
Murdoch effect has no impact as BSkyB records record profitThe political fallout over the phone-hacking scandal and BSkyB's links to the Murdoch's have not affected trading results as the company records record profits. |
Nine in ten net users believe broadband advertising is misleadingA new survey reveals that 89 per cent of broadband users believe broadband advertising is misleading. |
Budget 2012: UK to roll out superfast broadband to 10 citiesThe Chancellor has announced plans in today's Budget to fund ultra-fast broadband in 10 of the UK’s largest cities including Birmingham, Edinburgh and London. |
UK leads G20 in utilising internet economyNew research indicates that the UK leads the way in using the internet economy with 13.5 per cent of all purchases made online in the UK in 2010 and this is set to rise. |
Ofcom announce new broadband switching rules to benefit customersOfcom has announced a new set of rules to make switching broadband suppliers easier and to avoid the problem of "slamming" and interrupted internet access. |
Virgin Media’s first ever profit boosted by TiVoVirgin Media has announced its first annual profit, assisted by a surge in demand for TiVo digital recorders and superfast broadband. |
Average broadband speeds up by 22%, says OfcomConsumers in the UK are getting 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, according to regulator Ofcom. |
Broadbandchoices.co.uk urges caution when shopping onlineThe importance of staying safe when buying online has been reiterated to Britons as the Christmas shopping season draws to a close. |
Christmas shoppers warned to beware of online fraudInternet shoppers need to be careful of scams and fraud this Christmas, 192.com has warned. |
Incahoot bring consumers together to save money on utilitiesBen Salisbury asks John Evans, the CEO of Incahoot how UK households can save money through bulk purchases and finds that insurance deals will join Incahoot's roster. |
Talk Talk tops Ofcom complaints list for phone and broadbandTelecoms regulator Ofcom has revealed it received the most complaints about telephone landline and broadband services provided by Talk Talk. |
Britain's slowest streets for broadband revealedThe streets with the slowest broadband speeds in the country have been revealed in a new study. |
Ofcom bans phone and broadband rollover contractsTelecoms regulator Ofcom is to ban rollover contracts from December 31st to increase the competitiveness of the broadband and landline markets. |
TalkTalk and Tiscali UK fined £3m by regulatorsTelecoms companies TalkTalk and Tiscali UK have been handed a £3 million fine by Ofcom after an investigation found they incorrectly billed 65,000 customers. |
Cameron announces 13 new enterprise zones for EnglandThe Prime minister, David Cameron, has announced the creation of 13 new enterprise zones across the UK that will have low business rates, superfast broadband and less stringent planning laws in a bid to encourage economic growth. |
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