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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Be offers traffic prioritisation service</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/be-offers-traffic-prioritisation-service-440.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Be, the O2-owned ISP, has begun allowing its users to customised their broadband connections to prioritise the line towards their favoured activities.
There are four settings on offer. Standard, for everyday broadband use; speed, for watching videos and iPlayer; reliability, recommended for surfing the web for information and VoIP and gaming, which ensures the quickest possible]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Media goes mobile</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/virgin-media-goes-mobile-439.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Broadband]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Media, the country’s second largest fixed line broadband operator, launched a mobile broadband service last week.
For £15 per month on an 18 month contract, subscribers get a free USB modem to plug in to their laptop and up to 3Gb of downloads per month – each extra Gb of data cost £15. The company]]></description>
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		<title>Call for new Performance Monitoring volunteers on Tiscali, Orange and O2</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/call-for-new-performance-monitoring-volunteers-on-tiscali-orange-and-o2-438.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/call-for-new-performance-monitoring-volunteers-on-tiscali-orange-and-o2-438.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[samknows]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tiscali]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re currently deploying a large batch of Performance Monitoring units that will form the basis of our next report. Keen readers of the site will know that a few months back we sought volunteers for the project via a posting in the news here. Well, we took over 1000 registrations in a day, which was]]></description>
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		<title>Phorm goes live with BT</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/phorm-goes-live-with-bt-437.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/phorm-goes-live-with-bt-437.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[DPI]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phorm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[WebWise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After months of hype, public demonstrations, threatened legal action, a government review and recurring BT promises of a service “in the next few weeks”; Phorm finally launches on BT today under the Webwise brand name.
The controversial technology tracks web surfing histories for ISP customers (who have opted-in) and so can serve more relevant advertising which]]></description>
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		<title>Local government key to next generation broadband roll out</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/local-government-key-to-next-generation-broadband-roll-out-436.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/local-government-key-to-next-generation-broadband-roll-out-436.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Fibre]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[OFCOM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/?p=436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Local government is going to be the lynchpin to rolling out future generation broadband networks, according to BT. It believes that local authorities are the key to unlocking pent-up demand for faster connections to hospitals, libraries, government offices and schools which will, in turn, make investing billions in fibre more attractive.
Following on from this month’s]]></description>
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		<title>Carphone considering Tiscali purchase (again)</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/carphone-considering-tiscali-purchase-again-435.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/carphone-considering-tiscali-purchase-again-435.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carphone Warehouse]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sky]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TalkTalk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tiscali]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carphone Warehouse is reported to still be in talks to buy Tiscali. The Italian-owned ISP had been hoping to set up an auction between Vodafone and Carphone Warehouse this summer but Vodafone pulled out of the process, believing Tiscali had valued itself too highly.
Tiscali is believed to still be talking to Sky about a possible]]></description>
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		<title>Government say Phorm is legal, police shrug off case</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/government-say-phorm-is-legal-police-shrug-off-case-434.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/government-say-phorm-is-legal-police-shrug-off-case-434.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BT]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The British government has confirmed to the European Commission that the controversial ad-serving business, Phorm, is legal. In a move that will come as little surprise considering the service was given the go-ahead by the Information Commissioner this Spring, the government outlined that, so long as it remained an opt-in service, it would be legal.
The]]></description>
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		<title>ISPs and broadcasters leap in to attack Kangaroo</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/isps-and-broadcasters-leap-in-to-attack-kangaroo-433.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/isps-and-broadcasters-leap-in-to-attack-kangaroo-433.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BBC Worldwide]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Channel 4]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ITV]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kangaroo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Broadband providers and entertainment companies are queuing up to criticise BBC Worldwide, ITV and C4 coming together to form a proposed joint online catch-up service, Kangaroo.
The potential service has been referred to the Competition Commission following concerns it may prove anti-competitive. The government decision has meant those opposed to the one-stop shop approach have been]]></description>
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		<title>Report published on the future of next generation broadband</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/report-published-on-the-future-of-next-generation-broadband-432.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/report-published-on-the-future-of-next-generation-broadband-432.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Fibre]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Regulation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BSG]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Caio]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fibre optic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Providing a nationwide network of next generation broadband could cost as much as £29bn, according to the influential telecommunications industry body, the Broadband Stakeholder’s Group (BSG). If that leaves ISPs and broadband users wondering where the investment is coming from, the long awaited ‘Caio report’ (PDF download) suggests that it&#8217;s unlikely to be coming from]]></description>
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		<title>Next generation broadband to skip a generation?</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/next-generation-broadband-to-skip-a-generation-431.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/next-generation-broadband-to-skip-a-generation-431.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Fibre]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Remarks by the Chair of Ofcom’s Consumer Panel that ‘next generation’ broadband should skip a generation to prioritise those without broadband today have been met with a muted response from the two companies that could potentially build the required nationwide network.
Neither BT nor Virgin Media was able to answer positively SamKnows’ question of how people]]></description>
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		<title>NebuAd CEO resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/nebuad-ceo-resigns-430.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/nebuad-ceo-resigns-430.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NebuAd, one of two arch exponents of tracking user behaviour - via their ISP - to deliver more targeted adverts, has suffered a major blow with the departure of its CEO, Bob Dykes.
Using technology similar to Phorm, which is due to be trialled with BT “over the coming weeks”, NebuAd tracks user viewing habits so]]></description>
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		<title>BBC iPlayer issues affected TalkTalk&#8217;s Huawei modems too</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bbc-iplayer-issues-affected-talktalks-huawei-modems-too-429.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bbc-iplayer-issues-affected-talktalks-huawei-modems-too-429.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC engineers have used the lull after frenzied downloading and streaming of the Olympics to fix a bug with iPlayer that was causing BT Home Hubs and O2 and Be wireless routers to reset.
The annoying bug was believed to be a problem in the BBC’s encoding of the system that was affecting wireless routes using]]></description>
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		<title>Thus deal looks almost certain for C&#038;W</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/thus-deal-looks-almost-certain-for-cw-428.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/thus-deal-looks-almost-certain-for-cw-428.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Business]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Demon]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Tiscali]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thus, owner of Demon Internet, looks set to finally be owned by Cable &#38; Wireless.
Despite the board rejecting C&#38;W’s offer of 165p per share, which was increased to 180p at the end of June, it has now virtually conceded defeat. The turnaround has been prompted by Thus not receiving comparable offers from a ‘white knight’]]></description>
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		<title>Orange relaunches with free broadband for all of its mobile customers</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/orange-relaunches-with-free-broadband-for-all-of-its-mobile-customers-427.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/orange-relaunches-with-free-broadband-for-all-of-its-mobile-customers-427.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Pricing]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/?p=427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Orange will relaunch its home broadband service online on Monday with an offer of free broadband for all its pay monthly mobile customers. Previously the offer had been limited to pay monthly customers on a tariff of £30 or more. The offer is currently available in-store and on telesales but will be promoted online from]]></description>
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		<title>DNS flaw not a problem for UK surfers</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/dns-flaw-not-a-problem-for-uk-surfers-426.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/dns-flaw-not-a-problem-for-uk-surfers-426.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Business]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A flaw in the way web addresses are served to computers, which allows criminals to redirect traffic to scam sites, is just starting to be used to trap international bank customers in to parting with account details. However, problems are unlikely to spread to the UK where it appears the flaw has been patched by]]></description>
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		<title>Would you like a laptop with that?</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/would-you-like-a-laptop-with-that-425.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/would-you-like-a-laptop-with-that-425.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Pricing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Broadband]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The marketeers efforts to capture the 40% of households that don&#8217;t have  broadband continue, using the lure of a &#34;free&#34; (ie inclusive) laptop  tied in with a very long contract term on 3G mobile broadband (or in  some cases fixed line broadband). This is fairly clever in that someone  without a]]></description>
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		<title>ISPs concerned at game developer’s “strong arm” approach</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/isps-concerned-at-game-developer%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cstrong-arm%e2%80%9d-approach-424.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/isps-concerned-at-game-developer%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cstrong-arm%e2%80%9d-approach-424.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Broadband Regulation]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/?p=424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The gaming industry is coming after illegal downloaders and the bad news for ISPs is it appears the sector is not trying the educational route taken by the music industry.
Lawyers working for American developer, Topware Interactive, creators of Dream Pinball, have not only successfully prosecuted a UK woman for £16,000 worth of damages for illegal]]></description>
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		<title>BBC iPlayer changes set to increase the pressure on ISPs</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bbc-iplayer-changes-set-to-increase-the-pressure-on-isps-423.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bbc-iplayer-changes-set-to-increase-the-pressure-on-isps-423.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/?p=423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BBC is changing a number of aspects of their iPlayer TV and Radio service. Originally conceived as a download &#8220;catch up&#8221; service using P2P services it is now largely used in streaming mode, no doubt reflecting the technical ability and attention span of the viewing population.
The changes include a new &#8220;high quality&#8221; option which]]></description>
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		<title>OFCOM research theoretical limits of copper</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/ofcom-research-theoretical-limits-of-copper-422.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OFCOM have published the results of research into how fast data can be transmitted over a copper local loop.
This is a very theoretical study that asks what might be possible some day, while noting that the standards to achieve that level of performance have not been defined and equipment is certainly not available.
It also looks]]></description>
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		<title>BT Wholesale push back WBC activation dates</title>
		<link>http://www.samknows.com/broadband/news/bt-wholesale-push-back-wbc-activation-dates-421.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BT Wholesale&#8217;s recently launched WBC (Wholesale Broadband Connect) service has suffered a setback this week as 440 exchange activation dates have been delayed and a further 320 have been removed from the schedule all together.
The new wholesale service from BT offers ADSL2+ end user connections and will eventually be available nationwide. Despite being launched in]]></description>
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