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The High Court of Ireland has rejected an application for an injunction against an Internet service provider (ISP) which would have required the ISP to block access to file-sharing sites by its customers.
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Broadening the band…
The best broadband in Europe by 2015? That’s the commitment made by the Government in its plans for the future of infrastructure in the UK, with the hope that the UK will be the home of the best superfast...
ISPs angry at Government decision to require ISPs to pay 25% of costs of notifications for users’ infringements
The ISP Association has reacted angrily to a Government decision that Internet service providers should have to foot 25% of the costs involved with notifying their subscribers and rights holders of continued...
BIS consults on implementation of new E-Privacy Directive
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is consulting on plans to implement a new E-Privacy Directive. The European Union law was passed in 2009 and needs to be implemented into domestic law...
Broadband in more than seven in ten UK homes
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%,...
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
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...