Neowin News Feed for: Providers

UK: New rules will let you get your mobile PAC via text from Monday

Paul Hill — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 23:22:01 +0000

The UK's digital regulator, Ofcom, has announced that mobile customers will be able to receive their PAC code by simply texting their current provider. This will make switching carriers a lot easier. Read more...

Swedish ISPs ignoring requests to block The Pirate Bay

Sam Symons — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:06:05 +0000

After the recent Pirate Bay lawsuit and sentence, there has been a lot of noise made about the questionable attitude of the website, regarding complying with their fines. It seems Swedish internet service providers aren't... Read more...

More Cable Providers offer On-Screen Caller ID

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:09:09 +0000

Ok couch-potato, this one is for you. If you get telephone service through your cable TV provider, you may be able to stay put and keep watching TV when checking to see who is calling.... Read more...

AOpen takes a different approach at education providers

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 06:22:38 +0000

AOpen president, Paul Su announced the new approach that his company is planning to make at schools and education providers. Su said that AOpen hopes to pick up where Dell and HP left off and... Read more...

Record Industry May Not Subpoena Providers

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:21:50 +0000

This is very, very good news. A federal appeals court on Friday rejected efforts by the recording industry to compel the nation's Internet providers to identify subscribers accused of illegally distributing music... Read more...

Report: Consumers want service providers to manage security

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 May 2003 20:04:16 +0000

Residential broadband users want their internet service providers (ISPs) to take the hassle out of installing, configuring and maintaining antivirus, firewall and parental control products. According to research firms Parks Associates and TeleChoice, a substantial... Read more...

U.S. monitoring attacks against Internet providers

Wed, 07 Aug 2002 10:29:54 +0000

The federal government said that early Tuesday it detected a series of electronic attacks against U.S. Internet providers, launched hours after the FBI alerted technology companies and others of potential trouble. The... Read more...

Microsoft inks deal to deliver MSN via three DSL providers

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 18:36:24 +0000

Microsoft on Monday said it had signed deals to offer its MSN Internet access service over high-speed DSL connections provided by three major telephone companies, stepping up the software giant's battle with Internet rival AOL.... Read more...