Netflix has expressed its anger towards ISPs who impose broadband data caps on customers. In a complaint to the US media regulator FCC, the streaming giant condemned such restrictions, saying, “Data caps (especially low data caps) and usage based pricing (UBP) discourage a consumer’s consumption of broadband, and may impede the ability of some households […]
Vodafone and Orange have entered a new fight for the best value football offer. In an attempt to capture subscribers, both have extended to mid-September the promotion offer of €5 and €6 a month for La Liga and European football competitions. From September 15, subscribers to Orange will pay €19.95 a month (€9.95 for La […]
Europe needs to invest €700 billion in digital infrastructure to catch up with the US and China, Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said. The commissioner for the digital economy warned that if Europe doesn’t develop fibre-optic networks and nextgen 5G applications and networks fast enough, “we will lose, because important technological applications will not be possible any […]
Cable Europe, the Association representing broadband cable operators, has urged caution in the use of the BEREC guidelines, designed to give National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) direction in implementing the Net Neutrality Regulation (Regulation 2015/2020). According to Cable Europe, the Digital Single Market is one of the greatest ambitions of the European Union and the Regulation […]
Google is said to be preparing to cut half the staff of Google Fiber as it turns its attention to wireless technologies. According US reports Alphabet – the Google holding company – has targeting the 500 post cut after Fiber failed to meet sign-up targets for its high-speed broadband offering. Google Fiber was reported to […]
T-Mobile’s ‘unlimited’ data plan may breach US net neutrality rules, campaigners have said. The firm claims it offers “unlimited access to the mobile internet”, but it charges extra for some services. The digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation told US news website Daily Dot it thought that would contravene the rules. US authorities barred […]
Sky has launched Sky Fibre Max, giving its customers access to what it desribes as a “super reliable fibre broadband” service. Sky Fibre Max offers download speeds of up to 76Mb and totally unlimited usage and is available to customers for £25 (€28.71) a month, plus Sky Line Rental. Sky Fibre Max allows customers to […]
BT CEO Gavin Patterson has written to the heads of rival broadband providers complaining about their criticism of Openreach, BT’s national network. Reacting to the rivals concerted ‘Save British Broadband’ campaign – that encourages users to complain to regulator Ofcom – Patterson says it ““paints an unfairly diminished view of connectivity across the UK and […]
TPG Capital, the global private equity fund of leading alternative asset firm TPG, is to acquire two US regional broadband services providers, RCN Telecom Services, LLC (RCN) and Grande Communications Networks LLC (Grande), in separate transactions from ABRY Partners (ABRY) for $1.6 billion (€1.43bn) and $650 million, respectively. TPG will combine the assets to create […]
Advertised broadband speeds which are only available to 10 per cent of customers are “misleading” and don’t reflect the experience of many users, particularly those in remote rural areas, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. Current rules allow providers to promote “up to” download speeds if they can demonstrate that just 10 per cent […]