Ofcom dismisses claims of local TV rift with Sky
Ofcom has rubbished claims that it is heading for a row with Sky over channel listings for local TV services on the satellite broadcaster's platform. The Telegraph reported on Saturday (May 12th 2012) that the pay TV giant is...
BT and Virgin Media told to repair Cambridge verges
BT and Virgin Media will be asked to stump up the money to mend grass verges in Cambridge damaged by the communications providers during recent repair work. Residents in the Mowbray Road area complained to city councillor George...
Sky urged to slash pay TV subscription fees for Welsh pubs
Pub regulars and landlords across north Wales have backed a campaign calling for Sky to drop the rates it charges licensed premises for its pay TV service. According to the Daily Post, the petition - which began at the Prince...
Rutland set to sign broadband delivery contract
Rutland County Council (RCC) is set to sign a contract to deliver broadband to almost every home and business in the area. The local authority will partner with BT for the Digital Rutland rollout, reports BBC News, with the...
Francesco Caio recommends breakup of BT
BT may need to be broken up if the UK is to get a sufficiently high-quality super-fast broadband network, according to former Cable & Wireless chief executive Francesco Caio. In his role as a government adviser, Mr Caio was...
BT and TalkTalk urged to improve broadband speed information
BT and TalkTalk have been urged by Ofcom to improve the broadband speed information they offer to consumers. The telecoms regulator has published the results of its latest mystery shopping research, which found that in 93 per...
eXwavia delivers fast wireless broadband to ex-NFU Wales chief
Peredur Hughes, the former president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) in Wales, is benefiting from a high-speed wireless broadband link installed by eXwavia. Mr Hughes, who owns a farm near Holyhead on Anglesey, is using the...
Orange blocks The Pirate Bay after court ruling
Orange has become the latest internet service provider (ISP) to prevent broadband customers from accessing filesharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) following a High Court ruling. The network operator confirmed that its fixed-line...
Sky and Ofcom to battle over local TV EPG positions
Sky and Ofcom look set to fall out over the satellite broadcaster's plan to exclude new local TV services from the front page of its electronic programme guide (EPG). The pay TV giant's first page contains the five...
BT to offer 330Mbps fibre broadband from next month
BT's trial of up to 330Mbps fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband is set to finish on June 11th 2012, with internet service providers (ISPs) able to sign customers up from that date. The telecoms giant will launch three...