The number of UK properties unable to get a decent broadband connection has fallen by one million over the past year, new research by UK comms regulator Ofcom has found. But 1.4 million UK homes and offices – or 5 per cent of properties – remain unable to sign up for broadband speeds over 10 […]
Australian telcos must block access to sites infringing content copyright and divert web users towards a web page created by movie studios, the Federal court has ruled. Pay-TV operator Foxtel welcomed the decision, calling it a “major step in directly combating piracy”. Sites such as The Pirate Bay, Torrentz, Torrent Hound, IsoHunt and SolarMovie are […]
Stéphane Richard, CEO of French telco giant Orange, speaking at an event in Morocco, said that if Canal Plus was up for sale – which it isn’t – he would consider making a bid. “If Canal Plus were up for sale tomorrow, Orange would definitely look into it. Obviously,” Richard told reporters on the fringes […]
Multinational cable, fibre, telecommunications, contents and media company Altice has confirmed that it is exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) of a minority interest in its US operations, Altice USA. “No decisions have been taken at this point on the structure or timing of any IPO, and no assurance can be given […]
Companies will be able to build ultrafast, ‘full-fibre’ broadband networks more cheaply and easily, using infrastructure owned by incumbent telco BT, under initial plans set out by UK comms regulator Ofcom. In July 2016, Ofcom detailed a new strategy to promote large-scale roll-out of ultrafast broadband, based on cable and fibre lines that go all […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is proceeding with a formal notification to require the legal separation of infrastructure unit Openreach from BT, after BT failed to offer voluntary proposals that address Ofcom’s competition concerns. The news came a matter of hours after the telco named experienced businessman Mike McTighe as Chairman of the unit under changes […]
Spanish pay-TV operator, Telefónica, is launching an aggressive Christmas campaign with discounts of up to 50 per cent when subscribing to its convergent package Fusión Contigo. From now and until January 10th 2017, new subscribers to this package (with TV, optic fibre and 2 phone lines) will only pay €25 a month instead of the […]
Vodafone Spain is offering new subscribers a 50 per cent discount on the convergent package Vodafone One until June 2017 between November 21st and 28th coinciding with the Black Friday promotion. In addition, the company will offer free of charge a Huawei Y5II device in an attempt to boost subscriptions. Vodafone is also finalising the […]
The UK’s smaller broadband providers are ahead of BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk when it comes to customer service, a study has found. Cable.co.uk’s customer satisfaction study found that customers of SSE, which only entered the broadband market in 2014, were the happiest with their provider’s customer service. SSE, best known as one of […]
UK telco TalkTalk said recovery efforts after last year’s cyber attack were paying off as it posted a huge jump in half-year profits. The firm pointed to a “relentless focus” on retaining existing customers for helping pre-tax profits rise to £46 million (€52.9m) for the six months to September 30th, up from £14 million a […]