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Broadband in more than seven in ten UK homes

8 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

More than seven out of every ten UK homes now have a broadband connection through BT or Virgin’s networks. According to those companies’ latest figures, 19 million UK premises use broadband. At 71%,...

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Ofcom introduces new code of practice to enable consumers to transfer ISP without penalty if actual Internet access speeds are significantly less than the advertised speeds

10 August 2010 | Mark Weston

Ofcom – the communications regulator – has introduced a new code of practice that gives consumers the right to transfer away from an Internet service provider without penalty if the Internet access...

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Government confirms scrapping of broadband tax in Budget

24 June 2010 | Mark Weston

The Government has confirmed that it will scrap the broadband tax that had been proposed by the previous Labour Government – even before it is introduced.  Labour had proposed charging 50p for every...

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