Vodafone has sacked several staff members in NSW after its database was breached and sensitive customer data was leaked.
The company said that it will continue to investigate whether or not the password for its customer database was misused or sold to criminals. The telecommunications firm issued a statement yesterday saying ...
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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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Apple made its name at the forefront of smartphones with the launch of its iPhone back in 2008. However, the gadgets giant is now heading to court to tackle a long-running dispute with the world’s largest mobile maker, Nokia.
The latest battle among a host of lawsuits for Apple since its ...
Vodafone is now in talks with Apple to become the latest to bid for a heavily subsidised package for the iPad along with T-Mobile and Orange.
Currently, the iPad is sold on month-to-month packages, but some of the country’s largest operators are looking to secure an exclusive contract that would allow ...
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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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After a three year legal battle, Vodafone was told yesterday that it must pay £350m in back fees for its tax dispute with the Indian government.
The UK telecom firm has been given three weeks to make the payments after it lost a court case against Indian authorities over its capital ...
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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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Satellite provider BSkyB celebrated the completion of its goal to reach 10 million subscribers today.
The firm, which had said it wanted to reach 10 million viewers by the end of the year, has met its target. Announcing the milestone, the broadcaster had originally set the target in August 2004, when ...
Spain and Portugal could be poised to revolutionise roaming laws in Europe with a move that would end mobile roaming charges between both countries.
An a move that would be met with widespread support from the European Commission, Prime Ministers from both Spain and Portugal are set to meet at a ...
