BT issues filesharing warningWednesday, September 23rd 2009 Broadband provider BT has claimed that the cost of internet services could rise as efforts to tackle illegal filesharing get underway. One of the UK's leading broadband has warned that the cost of tackling illegal filesharing could be passed onto customers.
John Petter, BT's consumer division head, has claimed that government proposals which would see broadband firms charged with policing the web could cost up to £1 million a day.
Due to this, it has been estimated that the cost of broadband across the UK could rise by £24 a year.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he claimed that the music industry could tackle the problem but it does not want to "take the hit" to its public image.
Mr Petter added "It would cost millions and probably have very little impact as they [filesharers] would devise new ways to disguise what they're doing."
BT recently commenced a trial of new technology designed to provide broadband services over longer distances, which could help to bring web services to so-called "not-spots". |
On-screen captions are set to be used to remind households in Scotland to prepare for the digital TV switchover. Broadband provider BT is set to offer its rivals the chance to use its underground network to introduce fibre optic services. Businesses and consumers are both set to gain from the Conservatives' super-fast broadband plans, it has been claimed. | The number of people using fibre optic broadband services across the world is rising quickly, according to new figures. Broadband provider BT has been named as an official partner of England's campaign to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Wiltshire County Council is conducting a survey to assess broadband speeds in the region. |
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