News Archive - July 2011

Thursday, July 14th 2011

David Mundell said the internet services available in the region are unacceptable. Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP David Mundell has slammed the quality of broadband availa...

Thursday, July 14th 2011

Mark Gracey said he is keen to work with council members on the upcoming Communications Bill. The newly appointed chair of the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) Council has pled...

Wednesday, July 13th 2011

Representatives from BT and other telecoms firms took part in a meeting chaired by Rory Stewart MP. Major telecoms firms have attended a meeting in Cumbria to discuss plans to improve broadband servic...

Wednesday, July 13th 2011

Lack of reliable broadband access is stopping rural firms from using social media. Businesses in rural areas are being prevented from taking advantage of social media sites by their i...

Tuesday, July 12th 2011

The money could lead to super-fast broadband being delivered to 90 per cent of Welsh properties. The UK government has pledged to invest £56.9 million to help bring super-fast broadband to ni...

Tuesday, July 12th 2011

Richard Hardesty noted there has been a "dramatic" rise in online services in recent years. Lack of a reliable broadband connection poses a "serious problem" to businesses and consum...

Monday, July 11th 2011

Broadband users have been urged to look out for a spam message that claims to be from BT. A spam email message has been sent to numerous broadband users pertaining to be from BT, an internet...

Monday, July 11th 2011

The government is some way off achieving its targets for broadband access, according to Ian Lucas MP. Ofcom's new interactive map of the UK's broadband coverage highlights the scale of the gover...

Friday, July 8th 2011

Some 12 of the 22 council areas in Wales are in the lowest category for broadband access, Ofcom has said. No super-fast broadband is currently available in half of the local authority areas in Wales, accord...

Friday, July 8th 2011

The regulator has said the gaps between radio stations could be used to boost the UK's broadband coverage. Ofcom is mulling over allowing internet service providers (ISPs) to take advantage of the unused whi...