New measures protect vulnerable customers from high broadband prices, as well as price cuts for out-of-contract customers

New measures protect vulnerable customers from high broadband prices, as well as price cuts for out-of-contract customers
Hull-based telecoms group agrees to be acquired for over half a billion pounds by university pension fund
Bye bye for “up to” speed claims. New rules surrounding minimum broadband line speeds come into force
American officials trying to persuade foreign mobile operators and ISPs to drop all Huawei kit
Watch out BT? Rival ISP announces plan to build full fibre network to 3 million homes and businesses
US regulator claims website attack, hours after British comedian urges people to protest against rule change
Broadband arms race continues with Virgin Media now offering 100Mbps as the default line speed
Strict privacy rules for American ISPs may be overturned after Republican senator resolution
Privacy win for America. The FCC requires US ISPs to gather consent before sharing online data
Amazon could package broadband connections with its Prime video steaming service to take on Netflix and ISPs alike
Post hack, TalkTalk allows customers to access their accounts via voice recognition technology
Committee of MPs adds to criticism of the Snoopers’ Charter, saying it is “not thought through”
Hack compromised the details of ‘only’ 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought
Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001
Police arrest fourth TalkTalk hack suspect as Committee of MPs announces launch of formal investigation
British measures to block porn on computers and mobile devices by default faces European challenge
Bad news keeps coming for Tesco as thousands of customers experience a significant broadband outage
Sites based either in the UK or abroad would be blocked if they don’t impement such controls, according to the party
The FTC will decide how the Internet is governed after the White House said it already had the required powers
Open Rights Group’s Blocked project reveals many sites are being filtered out
Two lawmakers introduce bill to ban deals allowing certain companies to pay for faster IP traffic delivery
BeeMP3, FilesTube and TorrentHound join the likes of the Pirate Bay on the copyright holders’ blacklist
Ofcom proposals seek easier broadband and landline switching for consumers hunting for a better deal
The government has outlined new measures to protect children online, but it’s unclear just how effective they will be
Ofcom wants the cost of switching provider to tumble
The telecoms provider adds new TV customers faster than Sky
IPv4 addresses are running out so PlusNet wants more customers to try using the same IP address
The completely legal Pirate Bay project is once again accessible from the UK
Next, they can expect a letter from Ben Dover Productions
Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents could be gone before Christmas