Broadband
New broadband tax 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'
The minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms has today spoken of a new 50p per month tax for everyone with a fixed line telephone, enforceable ‘before the next election', to fund the development of high speed broadband networks.
£6 broadband tax to be pushed through before election
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Hidden broadband charges
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BT Vision launches Bolly and Beyond
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Openreach pilot to take broadband extra mile
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Brits satisfied with UK broadband but demand faster speeds
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Help lines turn Brits on and off
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Broadband customers do not know limits
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Virgin Media cuts price of 50MB broadband
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Connected Britain offers £31.7 billion savings to UK business
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Vodafone delivers 14.4 Mbps Mobile Broadband network
Vodafone UK announces that it is delivering an enhanced Mobile Broadband network in areas of highest demand across the UK, utilising 14.4 Mbps capability to give more customers greater reliability and improved speeds on their mobile broadband devices.
BT hits halfway to one million Wi-Fi hotspots
BT is halfway towards its goal this year of building a million-strong Wi-Fi hotspot network, the company announced today. High speed public wireless broadband is now available at 500,000 homes, businesses and city centres in the UK and Ireland.
BT presses the accelerator for broadband speed
BT offers millions of customers the chance to boost their broadband speed for free with the launch of faster headline speeds of up to 20Mb/s and the BT Broadband Accelerator.
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Doubts cast over Digital Britain tax
Michael Phillips, product director at Broadbandchoices.co.uk commented: "The government's apparent indecision over the proposed broadband tax is to be expected.