BT has introduced a new service that is being met with controversy amidst accusations that it may allow broadband providers to establish ‘two-tier’ internet.
Content Connect, as the service is called, allows ISPs using BT’s network to charge other firms for delivery of high-speed video. The move could see the end ...
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Ofcom has ruled against telecoms operator BT, saying that it will not be allowed to raise its wholesale prices in order to recover from its large pension deficit.
The UK telecoms firm has a 3.8 billion pound pension debt, currently, and was looking to the water, energy and postal sectors, who ...
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Virgin Media said it would look to invest multi-millions in a deal to offer public WiFi access using its extensive fibre-optic cable network.
The broadband operator said that it had watched US-based company Cablevision roll out a similar service across New York with widespread success and would now research the possibility ...
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With the news that HSBC could make a bid for TalkTalk Telecom, shares for the broadband provider have jumped by 6.3p.
The internet and mobile business provider, which is the largest telecom firm next to BT in the UK, recently demerged from Carphone Warehouse. With greater than four million customers, Vodafone ...
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BT announced today it would adopt a new pension scheme that will cut the programme’s debt by almost ₤2.9 billion.
According to BT, the move will reduce the projected deficit of the pension payout fund from ₤7.9 billion to ₤5.2 billion. However, unions have shown anger at the proposed changes to ...
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The Ministry of Sound will abandon its attempts to target thousands of alleged music thieves after BT deleted the majority of the data the record label was seeking.
Solicitors for the Ministry of Sound were trying to force the ISP firm to release information on subscribers based on IP addresses in ...
Charing Cross will be the London Underground’s first recipient of WiFi services for busy UK commuters.
Beginning next week, BT will launch its BT Openzone service for a six-month pilot of the new wireless system. Although there will be no access on the actual trains, commuters waiting to take the Northern ...
The High Court has ruled that the government must back the entirety of BT’s pension scheme in case the firm goes bust.
The decision makes clear the scope of the ‘crown guarantee’, which went into affect in 1984 during privatisation. BT said that the court’s judgement will guarantee that members that ...
Ofcom recently ruled that BT will be required to allow competitors to share control of its fibre cables in a bid aimed at promoting the launch of high-speed broadband services.
BT, which is the UK’s largest ISP, will retain control of prices for access, however, the regulator said that the move ...
A BT exchange in west London was flooded on Wednesday, causing a broadband and telephone service outage for thousands of customers. It's understood that about 30 exchanges were affected, which also caused outages for TalkTalk broadband users and Vodafone mobile network customers.
The telecommunications company said in a statement that ...
