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Ofcom to lower rural broadband prices
3 million homes expected to benefit 20 July 2011 9:39 GMT TweetOfcom is set to put a cap on the prices that BT Wholesale can charge ISPs in rural areas, meaning a reduction in broadband cost for countryside customers.
A yearly 12 per cent below inflation reduction will mean serious savings for those in...
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BT Home Hub 3 promises to save your Wi-Fi from interference
Smaller, greener, smarter 4 February 2011 16:12 GMT TweetBT has revealed its new Home Hub 3. The emphasis behind the Home Hub 3 is improving your Wi-Fi experience, BT tells us, and avoiding dropped connections. The problem, it seems, comes not from the proliferation of Wi-Fi devices, but the huge number...
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BT announces Race to Infinity superfast broadband contest winners
Six winning places named - not five as originally planned 3 January 2011 17:59 GMT TweetThe Race to Infinity competition that was set up by BT for communities to appeal for super-fast broadband in their areas has come to its conclusion, with six winners being announced rather than the five originally planned.
More than 360,000...
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Virgin Media keen to climb BT's poles
Ofcom guidelines opens up broadband possibilities 8 October 2010 13:58 GMT TweetFollowing Ofcom's report and outlines for the UK's super-fast broadband network, Virgin Media has welcomed the news that competitors will be given access to BT's underground ducts and telegraph poles.
A Virgin Media spokesperson said: "This...
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BT offers new way of surfing in Cornwall
Super-fast broadband roll out planned 30 September 2010 14:35 GMT TweetBT has announced plans to roll out super-fast broadband to 90 per cent of houses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The plan is to have the system up and running by 2014, with BT and the EU sharing the £132 million cost - with £78 million...
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BT and TalkTalk willing to fight Digital Economy Act
Is it because they care about your freedom, or is it all just about the money? 8 July 2010 10:44 GMT TweetBT and TalkTalk are taking their opposition to the Digital Economy Act to the High Court, after both companies filed papers asking for a judicial review of the controversial act.
The Act, which was rushed through at the tail-end of the Labour's...
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BT dabbles in Cloud gaming with OnLive
Partnership brings online gaming portal to BT Broadband customers 13 May 2010 11:26 GMT TweetBT is to bundle the OnLive Gaming Service with broadband in the UK, after it entered an exclusive agreement with the Cloud computing venture. In return, BT has acquired a 2.6 per cent shareholding in OnLive Inc.
The games-on-demand service...