BT has overtaken Virgin Media as the number one broadband retailer in the UK. BT now has over 3.66 million broadband subscribers and a 26% share of the overall broadband market. BT’s figures have been boosted by its acquisition of PlusNet where they gained 195,000 customers and another 245,000 subscribers in...read the full story

Ofcom has found that broadband take-up in homes in England had reached 45% by the end of 2006. The research also confirmed that the digital divide between the UK is closing as 42% of homes in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales has broadband. More UK homes connected to broadband than in...read the full story

Ofcom has put into place new regulations to extend wireless access across the UK and in particular to rural areas. The regulations cover the 5.8 GHz radio spectrum, which is used by a number of operators and means that licensees will be able to double their power output. This could potentially...read the full story

An e-petition has been launched on the Prime Minister’s website to campaign against ISPs who are throttling download speeds at peak times. Dundee engineer, Lee Sexton, launched the campaign after his 8Mbps broadband connection was reduced to 14Kbps when playing online games. Several ISPs have implemented traffic shaping policies where customers...read the full story