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FCC to require ISPs to display broadband “nutrition label”

Justin Luna — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:06:01 +0000

To help consumers compare broadband prices and ensure price transparency, the FCC will require ISPs to display a “nutrition label” containing all fees, caps, and charges about an internet plan. Read more...

VideoLAN claims that its VLC media player is being blocked in India

Usama Jawad — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:50:02 +0000

VideoLAN's president and lead developer has claimed that Indian internet service providers are restricting customers from downloading VLC media player from the official website for unknown reasons. Read more...

UK government to make low-income households aware of broadband and mobile social tariffs

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:48:01 +0000

The government is making it easier for welfare claimants to get social tariffs. Claimants can give permission to their ISP to check with the DWP to see if they're eligible for a social tariff. Read more...

You can now jump the queue when opting into business-grade Starlink Premium, for $500 a month

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:16:01 +0000

Starlink has introduced a 'Premium' tier for its satellite internet service. Costing $500/month, it promises higher download speeds, lower latency, and enhanced reliability with a larger antenna. Read more...

California net neutrality laws survive legal attack from ISPs, perhaps setting national precedent

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:32:01 +0000

California's net neutrality laws are here to stay ruled an Appeal's court, delivering a severe blow to leading telcos and Internet Service Providers that had been strongly opposing them. Read more...

UK ISPs stop issuing educational copyright infringement notices

Paul Hill — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 22:28:02 +0000

UK ISPs have ceased sending educational copyright infringement notices. The campaign started just over two years ago but now the focus will shift to advertising and social media campaigns. Read more...

Ofcom compensation rules go live for broadband and landline customers

Paul Hill — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:52:01 +0000

Ofcom has revealed new rules coming into effect today which will see that customers are "fairly" compensated by ISPs if there are any faults with their broadband or landline service. Read more...

Comcast outage hits millions of customers nationwide, services now being restored

Jay Bonggolto — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 02:22:01 +0000

Comcast suffered a major outage on Friday that knocked down the internet, cable, and telephone services for millions of customers across the country. The disruption was caused by cuts to its fibers. Read more...

UK residents will soon be able to claim 10Mbps internet as a legal right

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:16:01 +0000

The UK government has announced a decision that would classify a 10Mbps broadband connection as a legal right for all residents, ensuring internet access to those living in rural areas. Read more...

Wet string used to transfer data at 3.5Mbps for fun

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:06:01 +0000

A UK-based ISP has decided to show that it's possible to transfer data across a wet piece of string rather than copper wire. The experiment was just for fun and won't be adopted by ISPs. Read more...

British ISPs being forced to advertise true speeds

Paul Hill — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:26:01 +0000

Broadband customers in the UK will have an easier time making their switch in future now that ISPs have been forced to change the speed which they advertise. They must now advertise average speeds. Read more...

FCC to unveil plan tomorrow to dismantle net neutrality

John Keefer — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:56:01 +0000

Anyone who uses the internet should be paying attention to this. The FCC is planning to roll back Obama-era rules that treated service providers as utilities, making the internet available to all. Read more...

Ofcom tells British ISPs to be realistic about speeds

Paul Hill — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:44:02 +0000

The UK regulator, Ofcom, has made it easier for customers to find the best internet providers and for customers to quit their current contracts if internet speeds aren't as promised. Read more...

Virgin Media suspends four staff members after overstating broadband rollout figures

Mina Esapa — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:16:01 +0000

Virgin Media has suspended four staff members after an investigation by its parent company, Liberty, found that Virgin had overstated rollout figures for its superfast broadband rollout. Read more...

Sky asks customers to disable or uninstall software that's used for piracy

Paul Hill — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 11:18:01 +0000

All the major ISPs have now begun issuing educational alerts to suspected pirates. Sky has gone a little further and is asking suspected infringers to remove piracy-enabling software. Read more...

Telstra: First Aussie ISP to block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay; defeated in seconds

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 07:28:01 +0000

Following an order from the Federal Court in Australia, ISPs must block dozens of warez related domains and proxies by the end of the year. Telstra implemented the weakest of these blocks. Read more...

Microsoft breaks DHCP with Windows 10 update; suggests a reboot to get back online [Update]

Michael Firth — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:26:01 +0000

A Microsoft update for Windows 10 is preventing some users from getting online, thanks to a DHCP bug. Microsoft suggests rebooting initially, but ISPs have been giving their own advice to customers. Read more...

UK: Sky Broadband Unlimited reduced to £15 per month until December 4th

Paul Hill — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:24:02 +0000

Aside from a reduced cost on its entry-level broadband offer, Sky will also be offering a free LG TV, a Lenovo laptop, or a £100 reward to those who buy Sky TV bundles. The offers end December 4th. Read more...

Comcast is expanding its gigabit internet service, will be in 15 U.S. cities by early 2017

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 20:00:01 +0000

The drive to offer gigabit service continues to grow with major internet service providers. Comcast, via its Xfinity service, plans to have 15 cities offering ultra-fast internet speeds in 2017. Read more...

UK ISPs now show combined cost of line rental and broadband in ads

Paul Hill — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 01:32:01 +0000

New rules from the Advertising Standards Authority will see UK ISPs bundle broadband and line rental costs into one overall cost that is allowed to be advertised to potential customers. Read more...

Amazon might launch its own internet service in Europe for Prime members

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:42:01 +0000

Amazon reportedly wants to entice its European Prime subscribers by creating its own internet service. The retailer would then offer subsidized or free internet access to its customers. Read more...

Vodafone readying pay-TV service for 2017 general availability

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 18:38:01 +0000

Vodafone is preparing a 'soft' launch of its TV service for next month according to an industry source. The set-top box was initially planned for a winter launch in 2015 but got delayed several times. Read more...

Sky "completes" IPv6 rollout on its broadband network

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:46:01 +0000

Sky has almost finished off its upgrade to IPv6. The move should see Sky customers connections become more reliable as there won't be disconnections caused by IPv4 address renewals. Read more...

Virgin Media launches new unlimited broadband plan 'designed specifically for gamers'

Andy Weir — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:56:01 +0000

UK ISP Virgin Media has announced the launch of a new broadband plan which it says is "designed specifically for online gamers", with download speeds of up to 200Mbps, and 20Mbps uploads. Read more...

Virgin Media responds to an issue that caused high-profile sites to be inaccessible

Jack Wilkinson — Thu, 26 May 2016 21:00:01 +0000

Virgin Media has provided a statement explaining the loss of access to several high-profile websites last week including image hosting service Imgur. Customers took to the forums to complain. Read more...

Virgin Media customers report that Imgur was inaccessible; access has been restored [Update]

Jack Wilkinson — Sat, 21 May 2016 16:58:01 +0000

Virgin Media customers reported issues accessing Imgur, with some people suggesting the company has blocked the service. This is the second incident of Imgur being inaccessible on the Virgin ISP. Read more...

Proposed "three strikes" anti-piracy code canned unbeknownst to Aussie internet providers

Boyd Chan — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:10:01 +0000

After facing a prolonged stalemate over cost estimates, Village Roadshow co-CEO Graham Burke announced a backdown from a voluntary anti-piracy scheme to be ratified in conjunction with Aussie ISPs. Read more...

Don't overREACT: YouTube and Net Neutrality

Cyril Paciullo — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:56:01 +0000

The latest controversy surrounding reaction videos highlights important issues now faced by YouTube uploaders. Let's forget about trademarks and concentrate on the links with Net Neutrality. Read more...

British public against 10 year prison terms for online piracy

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:36:01 +0000

The results of a public consultation carried out by the UK Government show that the majority of people are against an increase in the sentence for online piracy from two to ten years. Read more...

Comcast can push gigabit internet using its existing network

Chris Schroeder — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:10:01 +0000

In an effort to compete with the wave of new gigabit internet services, Comcast says it can offer customers gigabit internet without updating its cable network. Read more...

Content providers ask UK ISPs to block more sites, including Demonoid

Andy Weir — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:56:01 +0000

The list of sites that UK ISPs are requested to block by copyright holders has been updated, and now includes more popular examples such as Demonoid, and even sites that sell counterfeit luxury goods. Read more...

EU to David Cameron: Leave porn alone!

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 25 May 2015 12:50:01 +0000

In a leaked document, the EU makes its objections towards David Cameron's plans to block pornography by default in the UK, clear. The EU offers a different solution, focused more on users' rights. Read more...

Comcast will drop plans to buy Time Warner Cable [Update: It's official]

Camden Krupala — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:00:01 +0000

According to Bloomberg, two of America's most hated companies will reportedly drop plans to merge. The rumors come after a hearing with regulatory bodies raising concerns about the deal Wednesday. Read more...

A reporter calls the mother of Comcast's CEO to complain about service

Chris Schroeder — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:10:01 +0000

As the result of a complete failure of customer support, one Philadelphia reporter found a way to twist the arm of an entire network hard enough to make refusal of service impossible. Read more...

FCC will propose strong net neutrality rules; ISPs reclassified under Title II

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:13:08 +0000

In a stunning reversal from last year's position, the FCC is looking to propose very strong net neutrality rules for the people's benefit. The FCC wants to reclassify ISPs as Title II carriers. Read more...

Google Fiber coming to four new U.S. markets

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 02:00:01 +0000

Google will continue to build out it's lightning-fast Fiber Internet service and has announced the expansion to four new U.S. metro regions, which in total, now covers eighteen cities. Read more...

TalkTalk becomes latest UK ISP to block adult content by default

Usama Jawad — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:54:01 +0000

As the battle between Internet service providers and their customers who want to view adult content on the web rages on, TalkTalk has become the latest UK ISP to filter such material by default. Read more...

Comcast looks to offer gigabit internet speeds in 2015

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:04:01 +0000

With gigabit Internet services slowly gaining momentum in parts of the world, Comcast is positioning itself to offer blazing fast Internet speeds with the help of new Broadcom chips. Read more...

EU digital market chief 'worried' by anti net-neutrality moves

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:24:01 +0000

Andrus Ansip, the EU's digital leader has come out against some proposed moves in Italy and other countries which would weaken the important net neutrality rules that Europe is putting in place. Read more...

Virgin Media increases its broadband prices yet again [Update]

Andy Weir — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:34:39 +0000

Virgin Media is raising its broadband prices for the second time this year, with bills going up by £1.50 a month for certain customers - but those affected can cancel their contract without penalty. Read more...