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:: December 2004 :: |
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Village
Picked For Broadband Trial |
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UK - Because of its location in the Lammermuir Hills,
Stenton has been selected to test how well broadband can be delivered to isolated
rural communities. |
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World's
Top Spammers |
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Spam mail has become one of the biggest problems on the Internet;
it consumes precious bandwidth, wastes computer resources, and causes huge financial
losses to corporations. |
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Ofcom Orders Opening Up Of Wireless Broadband |
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UK - Rural communities will be offered increased choice
of wireless broadband options following a government decision to open up more
of the spectrum. Communications regulator Ofcom, which will manage applications
for the spectrum, said the newly released 5.8GHz Band C spectrum range will
offer significant benefits to people who live and work in remote communities. |
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Wales Broadband
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UK - More people in Wales are to be encouraged to sign
up to broadband with the launch of a marketing campaign. The campaign consists
of a direct mail promotion to 650,000 homes across Wales, billboard posters
in 150 locations and extensive advertising on Welsh buses. |
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Easynet's First 8Mb LLUStream Customer Named |
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UK - Easynet has recorded its first success in its attempt
to loosen BT's grip on the UK's broadband market with its latest wholesale ADSL
product. |
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US Broadband
DSL Use Outpaces Cable |
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US - The number of digital subscriber lines provided by
telephone companies for Internet access increased faster than that of cable
in the first half of the year, as the total number of high-speed connections
in the U.S. rose by 38 percent, the government reported. |
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Pakistan
Human Rights Commission And Broadband Policy |
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Pakistan - In a move seen as significant, the federal
cabinet has consented to establishment of human rights commission and Pakistan’s
first ever broadband policy. |
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Reliance
Infocom Sign Bengal Broadband Deal |
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Bengal - Reliance Infocom signed an agreement with West
Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corp (WeBEL) today. The deal means they
will be providing broadband services to the household customers in Bengal.
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100%
of Rural America Can Now Get Broadband |
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US - The much discussed "digital divide" between rural
and urban America has effectively been bridged for anyone who now desires high-speed
(broadband) Internet connectivity |
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BNSL, MTNL January Broadband |
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Telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL will launch their broadband services
throughout the country in January, 2005 at Rs 500 per month. While MTNL will
launch the services in Delhi and Mumbai, BSNL will launch in Kolkata, Bangalore,
Chennai and Hyderabad on the same day, January 15th. |
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Plusnet and
BT in Broadband Agreement |
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UK - BT Retail and PlusNet have agreed to share technical
knowledge on the development and marketing of each other's proposed Broadband
products, including fixed access, wireless access, mobile services and Voice-over
IP. |
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Easynet To
Take On BT Wholesale Broadband |
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UK - Easynet is to go head-to-head with BT by providing
wholesale broadband to telcos and ISPs at prices it claims are 30-35 per cent
cheaper than its rival's. |
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PC
Ownership To Double By 2010 |
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The number of personal computers worldwide is expected to double
by 2010 to 1.3 billion machines, according to a report by analysts Forrester
Research. |
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200m Broadband
Subscribers By 2006 |
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The Worldwide Base For Broadband Technology Is Expected To Reach
More Than 200 Subscribers By 2006, Up From About 100 Million At The End Of 2003. |
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1 in
4 Broadband Users Download Pornography |
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UK - Almost one in four people with broadband internet
admit signing up in order to download pornography, according to a survey published
today. |
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EU Broadband Competition Intensifies |
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EU - Broadband and mobile services in the EU are benefiting
from intensifying competition and strong growth in some areas, according to
a report just published by the European Commission. |
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Halo
2 Spurs Online Gaming Boom |
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The much-hyped and long-expected broadband gaming boom, where
hordes of players from around the globe do battle online, may finally be underway
thanks to the popularity of the Halo 2 live-play video game. |
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Plusnet
Moves Bandwidth Hogs Onto Single 'Pipe' |
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UK - In a move guaranteed to incense those involved, Sheffield-based
ISP PlusNet has moved around 240 of its heaviest broadband users onto a new
platform after warning them that they were using the service too much. |
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Lloyds
TSB To Spend $1 billion On Broadband |
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UK and European banking giant Lloyds TSB has chosen IBM
to assemble a voice and high-speed Internet network that connects branches,
call-centers and cash machines, the two companies confirmed. |
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Japan
Sentences Web Film Pirate |
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Japan - A businessman has been sentenced to one year in
jail in Japan for making a pirated film available on the internet. Yoshihiro
Inoue, 42, was arrested in 2003 for distributing the Oscar-winning film A
Beautiful Mind via an internet peer-to-peer network. |
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Artists and Musicians Are Positive About The Internet |
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Musicians are embracing the internet as a way of reaching new
fans and selling more music, a survey has found. The study by US researchers,
Pew Internet, suggests musicians do not agree with the tactics adopted by the
music industry against file-sharing. |
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Motive
Strengthens Position In Europe |
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(Business Wire)-- Motive, Inc., a leading provider of management
software, today announced that it continues to strengthen its European presence
through relationships with leading broadband providers Multikabel, Swisscom
and Telecom Italia. |
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Broadband
Fuels Online Expression |
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UK - Fast web access is encouraging more people to express
themselves online, research suggests. |
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100m European Broadband Users |
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Europe - More than half of Europe's internet surfers now
have a high-speed broadband connection at home. |
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BNSL Target
One Million Broadband Customers |
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India - BSNL plans to offer its broadband services to
its existing DIAS customers, according to the chief general manager. |
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Government Deny Eircom Deal |
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Ireland - The Minister for Communications has told the
Dáil that the Government did not offer Eircom a deal worth €1.8 billion to extend
the country's broadband network. |
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