The first customers in Cornwall have been connected to BT's high ‘ca-pasty’ broadband service in that area
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BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing
BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers
ISPs Start Court Action Over Legality Of DEA
BT and TalkTalk have begun to frame their arguments in a court bid to overturn the Digital Economy Act
Digital Economy Act Faces Further Delays
If the High Court grants a judicial review, the controversial act could be delayed until next year, amid further criticism
Broadband Users Put Up With Slow Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is almost a third slower than Ethernet, but many consumers sacrifice speed for convenience
Lord Sugar Appointed New Head Of YouView
Can Lord Sugar steer the much-delayed YouView video-on-demand project to success?
Government Opens Bidding For £50m Broadband Fund
Local authorities can now bid for a share of the £50 million released by government for broadband investment
Ex Cyber Minister Warns On ISP Snooping
Lord West says government must stop ISPs reading private emails without consent
BT Demands Carbon Commitment From All Suppliers
BT has introduced a Climate Change procurement standard to ensure all its suppliers reduce their carbon emissions
ISPs Defend ‘Up To’ Broadband Speed Claims
Service providers are scrambling to defend themselves against Ofcom's criticism of broadband advertising
BT Fibre ‘Leaves Out Up To 60 Percent Of Cabinets’
BT is accused of misrepresenting the actual coverage of fibre-based broadband in enabled exchange areas
BT Profits Boosted By Strong Broadband Demand
More people are getting broadband, and more than half of them go for BT
BT Launches Virtual Data Centre Private
BT has extended its Virtual Data Centre On Demand service with a dedicated option for businesses
O2 Offers Free Wi-Fi For All – With Ads
Anyone can use O2's public Wi-Fi - just hand over your mobile number
Ofcom Tells BT To Cut Rural Broadband Prices
BT has been told to cut charges for rival ISPs so users in the sticks get cheaper access
BT Reveals Duct And Pole Sharing Charges
BT Openreach has suggested prices for allowing other operators to use its broadband infrastructure
BT Announces Six Race To Infinity Winners
BT has said it will bring fibre broadband to six new exchanges... or maybe even ten
BT Content Service Breaks Net Neutrality, Say Critics
BT Wholesale's Content Connect creates a two-tier Internet, warns the Open Rights Group
Competitors Tie In BT Fibre ‘Race to Infinity’
Six areas have all reached 100 percent of votes in BT's scheme to drum up interest in rural fibre broadband
BT Blames Flooding For Telephone Exchange Fire
Christmas shopping in the West End and central London has been hit after a fire at a telephone exchange in Chinatown
Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site
The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2
Virgin Media Offers Customers 100Mbps Broadband
Virgin Media is offering some of its customers the chance to enjoy 100Mbps broadband
BT To Launch 1Gbps Fibre Broadband Trial In Suffolk
BT is testing a 1Gbps fibre broadband connection in Suffolk to help the government create the best super-fast broadband network in Europe
Could Jeremy Hunt’s Plan Justify An Obscenity?
Jeremy Hunt doesn't deserve the obscene name he got on the BBC, but his broadband plans aren't good enough, says Peter Judge
Jeremy Hunt Promises 600,000 Jobs From Broadband
After an accidental insult on the BBC, Jeremy Hunt repeated the government's broadband plans
Home Office To Discuss Data Surveillance Revisions
The Home Office has been forced to hear from civil liberties group on proposals for data privacy laws
BT To Use Satellite For Cornish Broadband
The Avanti satellite, launched last month, will help BT connect Cornwall and the Scillies
UK 24th In Broadband Value Table
Britain is trailing behind other countries for broadband value, a survey revealed
BT Adds Slower Minimum Fibre Broadband Speeds
BT has begun offering a fibre broadband product to resellers offering download speeds of just 5 Mbps
BT Hits Back At Virgin’s ‘Stop The Con’ Campaign
Virgin Media's 'stop the con' campaign over broadband web speeds has angered rival ISPs