Broadband news, Jul - Sep 2007

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Orange improves customer services

20 August 2007

Orange customers' queries and complaints could be sorted out more quickly in the future thanks to a £100 million investment in its customer services systems.

Broadband technical support lacking

17 August 2007

Britons are paying a combined £31 million per year to sort out problems with their broadband service over the telephone, new research suggests.

Brits not concerned by internet fraud

16 August 2007

Half of the UK population remains undaunted by the rise in internet banking fraud, a new report has shown.

Online videos will lead to traffic jams and high prices, ISPs say

14 August 2007

The emergence of new online video services could lead to price increases for broadband customers, internet service providers have warned.

Free laptop offers great, but employ caution, uSwitch says

03 August 2007

Orange Broadband customers are to be offered a deal which may seem too good to be true - a free laptop.

Virgin Media forced to pull ads

02 August 2007

The ill-fated Virgin Media company has recently been forced to pull its adverts offering its broadband, television and home phone services.

Working from home benefits the psyche, research finds

01 August 2007

Working from home could have both psychological and physical health benefits, new research has found.

BT picks up momentum in broadband stakes

30 July 2007

Following the release of BT's first fiscal quarter results, the broadband industry is looking healthy throughout the UK.

AOL to offer free laptops for broadband customers

24 July 2007

The British arm of AOL, now owned by Carphone Warehouse, is offering broadband customers a free Dell laptop when they sign up to a two-year AOL broadband contract.

Broadband Britain socialises online

20 July 2007

Broadband-obsessed Britons are spending more time catching up with friends on virtual social networking sites than meeting up with them in real life, uSwitch has found.

Virgin Media ads under fire

18 July 2007

Virgin Media is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) into claims that its recent advertising campaign misleads customers, it has been revealed.

Global broadband speeds uncovered

17 July 2007

A look at broadband use around the world has found noticeable variations in speed and prices in some of even the most developed countries.

Pipex in Tiscali deal

13 July 2007

The UK's fifth biggest internet service provider (ISP) is set to close a deal to sell its broadband base to Tiscali, it has emerged.

uSwitch warns Sky not to get complacent

12 July 2007

uSwitch has responded to BSkyB's successful trading figures for this year with praise for the service, alongside a warning that it should not get complacent in the level of customer service it provides.

BSkyB gains 90,000 new subscribers

11 July 2007

BskyB has announced 90,000 new customers have joined its existing customer base from the three months to the end of June.

BskyB gains 90000 new subscribers

11 July 2007

BskyB has announced 90,000 new customers have joined its existing customer base from the three months to the end of June.

uSwitch calls for clearer guidelines on unlimited broadband deals

06 July 2007

uSwitch has called on the government to look again at providers' claims of 'unlimited' broadband services in advertising campaigns.

Broadband companies should speed up with customer service

03 July 2007

Consumers are less content than ever with the service provided by their broadband provider, a new report has revealed.

Cable & Wireless to cut off remaining Bulldog customers

02 July 2007

Broadband supplier Cable & Wireless is to cut off customers it inherited when it acquired Bulldog Communications, it has been announced.



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