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Next Generation Access down under

30 Nov 2008 | 16.04 Europe/London

The Australian Government should shortly be

OFCOM launches new consumer guides

30 Nov 2008 | 16.00 Europe/London

OFCOM has added consumer guides on Slamming and Unsolicited calls to their website.

EU mobile broadband roaming charges to come down next summer - but not by enough, claims 3

29 Nov 2008 | 11.42 Europe/London

The EU’s plans to slash mobile broadband roaming charges from next July has met with mixed reactions from the telecommunications industry with some saying the new rules are draconian and others, such as 3, saying they do not go far enough.

Rounded down prices and better download limits likely responses to December’s VAT reduction

28 Nov 2008 | 17.38 Europe/London

Next Monday is shaping up to start off one of the most interesting weeks the broadband market will have seen all year as ISPs grapple with how to pass on the 2.

NextGen '08 conference round up

21 Nov 2008 | 20.45 Europe/London

The NextGen '08 conference held earlier this month in Manchester brought together a range of opinions and speakers on the subject of Next Generation Access (NGA).

BBC to stream top two channels live

20 Nov 2008 | 23.26 Europe/London

Over the course of this year ISPs have seen peak demands on their networks with the BBC iPlayer traffic surging at the time of the Olympics and the US Election.

Run of redundancies ends as City welcomes Carphone demerger review, and Sky refinances

20 Nov 2008 | 16.31 Europe/London

A run of gloomy financial interim reports was brought to an end this week when Carphone Warehouse did not follow the trend in announcing job cuts but instead hinted at demerging its retail and teleco operations.

Sky's loss-leading broadband sees subscriptions rise

17 Nov 2008 | 23.24 Europe/London

Sky, or to be precise British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, recently announced their first quarter results to September 30th.

Livingston wobbles about BT fibre project

17 Nov 2008 | 15.56 Europe/London

In a recent interview BT's CEO Ian Livingston suggests that the recession and shareholder pressure may jeopardise plans to spend £1.

TalkTalk updates broadband packages to offer "boost" options

14 Nov 2008 | 00.12 Europe/London

Talk Talk have announced revisions to its broadband and phone bundles available from Tuesday November 18th.

BT publishes results and announces job cuts

14 Nov 2008 | 00.10 Europe/London

BT hit the headlines today with a planned 10,000 job losses, mainly from contract and agency staff. The announcement came along with the

Businesses value service above cost

14 Nov 2008 | 00.03 Europe/London

Research from Zen Internet shows that, despite the gloomy economic outlook, businesses are prioritising broadband service over cost.

Virgin Media to trim workforce

11 Nov 2008 | 20.14 Europe/London

Reports suggest that Virgin Media plan to cut their workforce by 15% by 2012 as part of a plan to increase cashflow.

Kangaroo chief defends service, then resigns

11 Nov 2008 | 20.13 Europe/London

After defending the proposed Kangaroo multi-channel IPTV catch-up service to the Competition Commission, Ashleigh Highfield has resigned to join Microsoft.

BT tweaks wholesale broadband pricing

11 Nov 2008 | 20.11 Europe/London

BT have issued notification of Wholesale price changes that will take effect on Dec 1st and Jan 1st 2009.

BT Wholesale release a further 1200 activation dates for WBC

09 Nov 2008 | 16.47 Europe/London

At the tail end of last week BT Wholesale published an update to it's Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) rollout data.

Carphone reveals why it is leaving Tiscali purchase to Sky

04 Nov 2008 | 20.40 Europe/London

Carphone Warehouse has confirmed to SamKnows it is no longer pursuing a purchase of Tiscali, leaving Sky as the sole suitor for the Anglo-Italian ISP that has been for sale throughout most of 2008.

Orange snubs Phorm, but Virgin Media and Carphone still on track

03 Nov 2008 | 11.56 Europe/London

Although the customer tracking advertising platform Phorm received a blow this week when it was publicly snubbed by Orange, it can take solace that Virgin Media and Carphone Warehouse have assures Sam Knows they are keen to carry on evaluating the technology.

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