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[ Written by Francis | 1 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

Jeremy Purvis, MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale has been promoting his action plan for the area entitled “A digital strategy for the Borders”, which aims to make the region one of the best connected parts of the entire country, boasting to make it the …

Internet Security »

[ Written by Francis | 29 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Rory Cellan-Jones has reported that two of the biggest internet providers in the country have warned net regulator Ofcom that they expect to issue “hundreds of thousands” of letters warning users about their copyright infringements online every single month. These letters will be sent out …

Broadband News »

[ Written by Francis | 27 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

It has been decided by Ofcom that BT’s £9 billion deficit on pensions won’t be taken into account when they are decided the regulated charges for wholesale broadband for providers. Had Ofcom moved in the other direction, we could have seen a rise in the …

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[ Written by Francis | 24 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Research Firm ABI Research has released reports that telecoms companies around the world are taking advantage of the new LTE technology, which will give mobile broadband technology a significant step up in terms of usability and speed. Across the world there are now 132 networks …

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[ Written by Francis | 22 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

The yearly internet industry awards run by the UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has announced its winners this week following an event at the Grosvenor Marriott Hotel. The best fixed line consumer ISP award was awarded to Be Broadband who are owned by O2. …