BT Openzone wi-fi network closing to O2 customers

From 1 July customers of O2 will no longer have access to BT Openzone wi-fi hotspots around the UK, when a four-year deal between the two firms ends. In an email to customers, O2 says its own network of more than 8,000 wi-fi hotspots will still be available in various...

Average UK broadband speeds hit double figures

Residential broadband speeds more than treble in four years to 12.0Mbit/s Average residential UK broadband speeds reached 12.0Mbit/s in November 2012, Ofcom research reveals. Ofcom’s latest report into fixed-line residential broadband speeds shows that the average...

Lancashire agrees broadband deal

Lancashire has become the first UK county to agree a deal to roll broadband out to rural areas. It will use some government money and has partnered with BT which will also be providing funding. The government wants to improve rural broadband and councils have been...

BT and TalkTalk lose file-sharing appeal

BT and TalkTalk have lost an appeal over controversial measures to tackle copyright infringement online. The internet service providers (ISPs) had argued the UK’s Digital Economy Act was incompatible with EU law. The Act will mean ISPs will have to send warning...

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