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BT reads riot act to download 'hogs'

News BT is cracking down on heavy Internet users who are habitually breaking its monthly download limit, suggesting that they either pay more or shop elsewhere for their Internet access. BT has agreements in place with users of its ADSL broadband...

28 March 2006, 11:13 > More matches in News

BT bottom of broadband satisfaction league table

News BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646), Orange (636), Pipex (634), TalkTalk (630) and then BT.

Tags: bt, broadband, points, customer

7 December 2007, 8:00 > More matches in News

BT's superfast broadband held up

News BT will not offer the next generation of faster fixed-line broadband services until summer next year at the earliest, with some people having to wait until 2011. That delay has placed BT at least two years behind its competitors.

14 November 2006, 10:00 > More matches in News

BT halts Web kiosk rollout

News BT has halted the rollout of thousands of Internet kiosks after overestimating how much public demand there would be for the service. In late 2001, BT said that 28,000 kiosks would be built, in partnership with Marconi, but the telecom giant...

17 January 2006, 8:49 > More matches in News

Photos: BT Labs' secret future tech

News To show off some of the cor-blimey stuff being dreamt up by eggheads in its labs, BT has set up an 'innovation showcase' at its London HQ. BT has thousands of staff trialling its 'URU' voice authentication system, shown here.

3 October 2006, 9:14 > More matches in News

BT snaps up dabs.com

News BT is trying its hand at the e-tail business, announcing that it has bought electronics website dabs.com. A BT spokesman told CNET.co.uk's sister site, silicon.com, that those questioning the value of the union are out of touch with the company's...

2 May 2006, 9:10 > More matches in News

BT taps into Second Life

News BT is developing services that could allow users of virtual worlds to call or text out to their colleagues and friends in the real world. Area 51 and BT's 21CN network technology, which is being used in the service.

14 September 2007, 11:12 > More matches in News

BT's Wireless Cities initiative grows

News BT has expanded its Wireless Cities programme, which provides Wi-Fi connectivity in town centres across the UK. BT had already said it was installing Wi-Fi in Birmingham, Liverpool, BT's city networks are in a variety of stages, from pilot phase to...

12 September 2007, 9:14 > More matches in News

BT PodShow: A better show than YouTube?

Crave BT on Wednesday officially launched BT Podshow -- a UK version of the US multimedia site. BT and PodShow's partnership in the UK will allow BT to "facilitate" the generation of user content, and will help PodShow get into people's homes, according...

Tags: community, ads, youtube, networking

13 September 2006, 16:34 > More matches in Crave

BT to begin public trial of 256Kbps ADSL

News BT is moving closer to making a slower ADSL product available to Britain's Internet service providers (ISPs). IPStream Home 250 has already been tested within BT, and this market trial is meant to help with issues such as network performance and...

22 June 2004, 16:35 > More matches in News

BT break-up back under the spotlight

News Ofcom is considering whether the break-up of BT would be in the interests of Britain's communications sector. This review will address issues such as competition in the marketplace, regulation and whether it should be reduced, the path towards...

28 April 2004, 10:10 > More matches in News

BT Broadband Accelerator: Half a meg faster or your cash back

Crave BT sells broadband to millions of people in the UK and realises it can all be rather difficult, especially if you're over 50 and think a router is a special kind of pig. Crave enjoyed this very experience yesterday morning and welcomed BT engineer

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9 July 2008, 10:58 > More matches in Crave

BT to block rogue diallers

News BT announced on Tuesday that it is taking action to try and stop customers running up huge bills caused by illicit dialling software commandeering PCs. According to a BT spokesperson, the company's customer service investigation team will compile a...

29 June 2004, 12:30 > More matches in News

BT's new Internet repair man

News BT has launched a range of home service options that will enable customers to troubleshoot IT problems. The BT Home IT visit scheme will see engineers visiting broadband customers to put right any queries or concerns about their home PC use -- at a...

25 September 2006, 9:43 > More matches in News

BT begins Wi-Fi city roll out

News BT has begun rolling out wireless infrastructure in six UK cities as the first phase of a wider project, the company said on Wednesday. Ultimately BT plans to deliver high-speed Wi-Fi to 12 cities. BT hasn't yet said which other six cities will be...

18 May 2006, 9:09 > More matches in News