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 […]
Just days after Vodafone Portugal announced it will take a stake in Sport TV, Portugal Telecom, through its pay-TV unit MEO, has revealed plans to become a shareholder of the Portuguese premium sports network. According to Portugal Telecom, “an agreement of understanding has already been signed with the goal of joining the shareholding structure of […]
Vodafone Group and cable MSO Liberty Global have welcomed the conditional clearance by the European Commission of the two companies’ proposed merger of their operating businesses in the Netherlands to form a 50:50 joint venture. Following its Phase I investigation, the European Commission concluded that the transaction, as modified by the commitments offered by the […]
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 […]
The Spanish Competition Authority CNMC has urged the government to review the financial model of public broadcaster RTVE in order to guarantee its stability. In a report, the watchdog body concluded that the financial model approved back in 2009 to regulate RTVE is not efficient enough and has given rise to financial insecurity. Under that […]
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 […]
The addition of 59,000 TV customers in Q1 has seen BT reach 1.6 million, with the telco reporting that BT Sport’s average audience figures increased 58 per cent, excluding Showcase and digital channels. Broadband and TV revenue rose 21 per cent. “We’ve brought our BT Sport content to millions of additional sports fans through a […]
Orange Spain has tripled its TV subscribers over the last 12 months to 381,000 as of June 30th, a rise driven by top-flight football offers and convergence packages. 83 per cent of its broadband customer base are now subscribed to some sort of multi-play offer. The company has also increased the number of its broadband […]
Premium in-home wireless systems specialist AirTies Wireless Networks has confirmed that its ultra-performance in-home Wi-Fi products are now available via Frontier Secure, a service of US operator Frontier Communications. As part of the Frontier Secure portfolio of Connected Home solutions, AirTies equipment will enhance customers’ in-home Wi-Fi coverage and speeds, and intelligently route data connections […]