Broadband news, Oct - Dec 2008

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Broadband users flocked to the web on Christmas Day

31 December 2008

Social networking sites proved more popular than the Queen this Christmas, it has been revealed.

Non-liners 'missing out'

31 December 2008

Exclusion from society is one side-effect of not using the web, it has been found.

Website age ratings under consideration

30 December 2008

The government is considering a system of cinema-style age ratings for websites.

Expert urges government to invest in fibre broadband

29 December 2008

The UK is lagging behind when it comes to next generation broadband, an expert has said.

Sainsbury's Finance cuts personal loan rate

29 December 2008

Sainsbury's Finance has reduced the rate on its online personal loans.

Engineers restoring gas to Lancashire homes

24 December 2008

Lancashire residents are hoping to get their gas supplies back for Christmas.

New web accessibility standards announced

23 December 2008

The World Wide Web Consortium has announced new standards to improve web accessibility for disabled people.

Government faces criticism over state loan plans

22 December 2008

Ministers have been criticised over plans to charge interest on emergency state loans.

Brits 'refuse to lose' broadband

22 December 2008

Broadband has topped a list of things that British consumers would refuse to lose.

Government 'prepared to legislate' over energy prices

19 December 2008

Energy companies could be forced to cut prices, it has emerged.

Over-55s 'more likely to save energy'

18 December 2008

Over-55s are more likely to take energy saving measures than younger consumers, a new survey shows.

Ofgem warning 'turns up the heat' on energy suppliers

17 December 2008

Ofgem's threat to refer energy companies to the Competition Commission has been welcomed by uSwitch.com.

Be Broadband to follow Virgin with super-fast trial

17 December 2008

Be Broadband is to trial a super-fast broadband service offering speeds of up to 48mbps.

Virgin launches 50mb broadband

16 December 2008

Virgn's super-fast broadband service has been launched.

Energy price cuts 'will have little impact'

16 December 2008

Expected spring price cuts will have little impact on energy bills, it has been claimed.

Scottish Power to launch new social tariff

15 December 2008

Scottish Power has announced plans to launch a new social tariff for vulnerable customers.

Number of unbundled broadband connections 'increases by 2.3 million'

12 December 2008

The number of local loop unbundled DSL connections in the UK increased from 2.45 million to 4.79 million between the second quarter of 2007 and the same period in 2008, new figures from Ofcom have revealed.

NS&I: People need to set aside money for emergencies

12 December 2008

Some 32% of people in the UK do not have a savings fund to cover any emergencies that may arise, new figures from the National Savings and Investments (NS&I) quarterly savings survey have revealed.

uSwitch: Tracker mortgage customers may save £9b

12 December 2008

Tracker mortgage customers could save up to £9 billion on their mortgage repayments in 2009, thanks to the recent rate cuts made by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee.]

Personal loans rates 'continue to rise'

11 December 2008

Consumers are being faced with higher rates on personal loans, it has been found.