BT connects Business Total Broadband

BT has introduced a new broadband service package designed specifically for small businesses, BT Business Total Broadband. The entry-level Option 1 package, costing ?19.99 (ex. ...more

Free information protesters march on Brussels

The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) is organising a march in protest against EU legislation that could make software patentable. Tomorrow's march outside the EU's headquarters in Brussels will take place while ministers within discuss whether to include software in its proposed directive on patents. Although software was explicitly excluded in a vote on the proposed directive last September, activists are worried that powers within the EU are planning to make amendments that would include software before the directive is finalised. ...more

Music industry renews legal war against file-sharers

The music industry has recommenced its legal assault on p2p file sharing with the announcement of more than 8,000 cases against alleged sharers in 17 countries. Internet users in three countries, Brazil, Mexico and Poland, are being targeted for the first time. The IFPI, the major record companies international umbrella group, estimates that in Brazil alone, where record company revenues have fallen more than 40 per cent since 2000, more than one billion music tracks were downloaded last year. ...more

The price of high-bandwidth services

Oftel has published a survey of international pricing for high-bandwidth services. It covers the provision of high-speed telecom connections to consumers in France, Germany, USA and the UK. The very broad picture for the provision of broad-bandwidth connections is that the UK and France are vying for positions behind Germany and the US in terms of the price and variety of services available. ...more

Google and Skype shell out on community WiFi

You know your proposition is hot when you are attracting investment from the likes of Google and Skype. This seems to be the case for a new Internet access network called Fon, which works by users pooling available bandwidth, to enable free WiFi roaming. Only people who already have a local Internet connection are able to take advantage of others' sharing. ...more