New measures protect vulnerable customers from high broadband prices, as well as price cuts for out-of-contract customers
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KCOM Acquired For £504m By Pension Fund
Hull-based telecoms group agrees to be acquired for over half a billion pounds by university pension fund
New Broadband Code Of Practice For ISPs
Bye bye for “up to” speed claims. New rules surrounding minimum broadband line speeds come into force
US Government Asks Allies To Implement Huawei Ban
American officials trying to persuade foreign mobile operators and ISPs to drop all Huawei kit
TalkTalk To Build FTTP Fibre Network To 3m Premises
Watch out BT? Rival ISP announces plan to build full fibre network to 3 million homes and businesses
FCC Website ‘Attacked’ After John Oliver Net Neutrality Call To Arms
US regulator claims website attack, hours after British comedian urges people to protest against rule change
Virgin Media Increases ‘Standard’ Broadband To 100Mbps
Broadband arms race continues with Virgin Media now offering 100Mbps as the default line speed
US ISPs Could Sell User Data If Obama’s Internet Privacy Rules Are Challenged
Strict privacy rules for American ISPs may be overturned after Republican senator resolution
American ISPs Need Permission To Share User Web Data
Privacy win for America. The FCC requires US ISPs to gather consent before sharing online data
Amazon Could Include Broadband In Prime Subscriptions
Amazon could package broadband connections with its Prime video steaming service to take on Netflix and ISPs alike
TalkTalk Drops Passwords For Voice Recognition After Hack
Post hack, TalkTalk allows customers to access their accounts via voice recognition technology
MPs Slam Draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Committee of MPs adds to criticism of the Snoopers’ Charter, saying it is “not thought through”
TalkTalk Admits 157,000 Customer Details Were Hacked
Hack compromised the details of ‘only’ 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought
British Spies Collected Phone Data For 14 Years
Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001
MPs To Probe TalkTalk Hack As Police Arrest Fourth Suspect
Police arrest fourth TalkTalk hack suspect as Committee of MPs announces launch of formal investigation
Government Online Porn Policy Faces European Hurdle
British measures to block porn on computers and mobile devices by default faces European challenge
Tesco Resolves Nationwide Broadband Outage
Bad news keeps coming for Tesco as thousands of customers experience a significant broadband outage
Conservatives Promise Age Checks For Online Porn
Sites based either in the UK or abroad would be blocked if they don’t impement such controls, according to the party
White House Leaves FTC To Decide Net Neutrality Laws
The FTC will decide how the Internet is governed after the White House said it already had the required powers
1 In 5 Websites ‘Blocked By ISP Filters In UK’
Open Rights Group’s Blocked project reveals many sites are being filtered out
US Lawmakers Seek Ban Of Revised Net Neutrality Law
Two lawmakers introduce bill to ban deals allowing certain companies to pay for faster IP traffic delivery
21 More Pirate Websites To Be Blocked By UK ISPs
BeeMP3, FilesTube and TorrentHound join the likes of the Pirate Bay on the copyright holders’ blacklist
Ofcom Proposes Easier Broadband Switching
Ofcom proposals seek easier broadband and landline switching for consumers hunting for a better deal
Prime Minister: UK ISPs Will Have To Block Porn
The government has outlined new measures to protect children online, but it’s unclear just how effective they will be
Ofcom Proposes One Month Broadband Contracts And Easier Changes
Ofcom wants the cost of switching provider to tumble
TalkTalk Grows Revenue And Digital TV Market Share
The telecoms provider adds new TV customers faster than Sky
PlusNet Tests IP Address-Sharing As IPv6 Fails To Take Off
IPv4 addresses are running out so PlusNet wants more customers to try using the same IP address
British ISPs Stop The Promo Bay Blockade
The completely legal Pirate Bay project is once again accessible from the UK
O2 Warns Customers It Handed Their Details To Porno Pusher Ben Dover
Next, they can expect a letter from Ben Dover Productions
BPI Wants More File-Sharing Sites Blocked
Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents could be gone before Christmas