Pocket-lint.co.uk : ISPs http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk Gadget Reviews, Product News, Electronic Gadgets Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:37:58 +0100 en-gb <![CDATA[NEWS: BT in trouble after Virgin Media sneaks to ASA]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18291/19315/Virgin-Media-BT-ASA-trouble.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18291/19315/Virgin-Media-BT-ASA-trouble.phtml Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:19:58 +0100 Revenge is sweet

It's all getting a little tit-for-tat in the world of broadband suppliers. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Virgin tops broadband speed chart]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18210/19234/Virgin-tops-broadband-speed-chart.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18210/19234/Virgin-tops-broadband-speed-chart.phtml Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:59:34 +0100 Beats O2 and Be

With rumours that it may soon be launching a broadband package offering speeds of 50Mbps still circulating, Virgin Media has come out on top in a recent survey on services. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: New organisation founded to fight online piracy]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18057/19081/ArtsLabs-founded-to-fight-piracy.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18057/19081/ArtsLabs-founded-to-fight-piracy.phtml Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:27:02 +0100 Media and tech companies create Arts+Labs

The battle between peer-2-peer websites and the music and movie industries is hotting up. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: EU votes on file sharing]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17983/19007/EU-votes-on-file-sharing.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17983/19007/EU-votes-on-file-sharing.phtml Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:13:35 +0100 No to "three strikes and you're out" policy

The European Union has avoided controversy (but annoyed the French) by voting no to a policy that would have seen internet users cut for illegally downloading copyright material from the internet. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: French fight police database plans]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17760/18784/french-oppose-politician-database-plans.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/17760/18784/french-oppose-politician-database-plans.phtml Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:19:32 +0100 While UK looks set to go ahead with its own database plans

The UK government is coming under fire from all sides over its plans to create a massive database of details of all of our phone calls, internet activity and emails. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Mobile broadband could hit ISPs ]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16969/17993/Mobile-broadband-affecting-traditional-internet.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16969/17993/Mobile-broadband-affecting-traditional-internet.phtml Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:11:40 +0100 YouGov says traditional services could be impacted

ISPs could face counting the pennies if the popularity of mobile broadband - using a dongle or data card on your laptop or PC - continues to rise. ...

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]]> <![CDATA[NEWS: Councils given right to spy on us]]> http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16833/17857/councils-right-access-emails-internet.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/16833/17857/councils-right-access-emails-internet.phtml Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:51:10 +0100 Surveillance of emails and internet records from next year

From next year, "they" really are going to be watching you... ...

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