T-Mobile’s ‘unlimited’ data plan may breach US net neutrality rules, campaigners have said. The firm claims it offers “unlimited access to the mobile internet”, but it charges extra for some services. The digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation told US news website Daily Dot it thought that would contravene the rules. US authorities barred […]
Sky has launched Sky Fibre Max, giving its customers access to what it desribes as a “super reliable fibre broadband” service. Sky Fibre Max offers download speeds of up to 76Mb and totally unlimited usage and is available to customers for £25 (€28.71) a month, plus Sky Line Rental. Sky Fibre Max allows customers to […]
BT CEO Gavin Patterson has written to the heads of rival broadband providers complaining about their criticism of Openreach, BT’s national network. Reacting to the rivals concerted ‘Save British Broadband’ campaign – that encourages users to complain to regulator Ofcom – Patterson says it ““paints an unfairly diminished view of connectivity across the UK and […]
TPG Capital, the global private equity fund of leading alternative asset firm TPG, is to acquire two US regional broadband services providers, RCN Telecom Services, LLC (RCN) and Grande Communications Networks LLC (Grande), in separate transactions from ABRY Partners (ABRY) for $1.6 billion (€1.43bn) and $650 million, respectively. TPG will combine the assets to create […]
Advertised broadband speeds which are only available to 10 per cent of customers are “misleading” and don’t reflect the experience of many users, particularly those in remote rural areas, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. Current rules allow providers to promote “up to” download speeds if they can demonstrate that just 10 per cent […]
Netflix has published the July data from the ISP Speed Index – its monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. In Chile, Movistar rose
Vodafone UK has announced it is putting an end to home broadband line rental charges for all new and upgrading Vodafone Unlimited Fibre Broadband customers. By abolishing line rental charges for all new and upgrading Vodafone Home Broadband customers, Vodafone says it is removing one of the major irritants and frustrations for UK consumers. As […]
Research has revealed that one in ten UK adults – the equivalent of 4 million Britons – are experiencing stress and anxiety as a result of poor Internet connections. Consequently, extreme behaviours such as angry outbursts, pleading with our devices and even breaking down in tears are becoming commonplace. According to research from the campaign […]
A Milan Court has ruled that telcos and ISPs cannot be held responsible for protection of online content. The Court rejected the supervision order requested by pay-TV operator Mediaset Premium against telecom operators TIM, Vodafone, Wind, Tre, Fastweb and Tiscali for “violation of its exclusive rights perpetrated online by a third party”. The broadcaster had […]
Customers of landline, broadband and pay-TV services would be able to switch from one network to another with greater ease and confidence, under proposals from UK comms regulator Ofcom. According to the watchdog, people can face particular problems when switching between providers whose services are delivered using different networks. Some are even put off switching […]