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India introduces new broadband service penalties
Telecom regulator says Indian broadband providers will be fined up to INR 1 million per service parameter if a false compliance report is filed, and INR 50,000 for failure to meet service benchmarks.
BT ordered to repay £94.8m to comms providers
BT is facing nearly £100m of repayments after Ofcom concluded the telecoms company had overcharged providers such as BSkyB, TalkTalk and Virgin Media for its ethernet services.
BT to bid alongside mobile operators in UK 4G spectrum auction
The telco, which used to be a mobile player before it sold O2 to Telefónica in 2005, will take part in the upcoming 4G spectrum auction. It is quite likely, though, that it wants the airwaves to provide a wireless alternative to fixed-line broadband.
Powerline communication market to hit $7.1B by 2018
PLC Systems market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.3 percent till 2018, with China and Japan leading growth in APAC, according to a MarketsandMarkets report.
Free Wi-Fi comes to London's 'Square Mile'
The Cloud is offering everyone in London's 'Square Mile' a free, unlimited Wi-Fi service after signing a new deal with the City of London Corporation.
Tikona to shut broadband operations in 13 cities
Indian broadband provider to exit operations in 13 out of 38 cities in a strategy to consolidate coverage, which it denies is a precursor to a possible stake sale.
ITU chief claims Dubai meeting 'success', despite collapse of talks
The revised international telecoms rules will help billions of people get online, Hamadoun Toure has said at the close of the WCIT meeting. However, censorship fears led several major countries, including the UK and US, to refuse to sign the new rules.
How grassroots broadband can succeed where telcos fear to tread
Slow broadband in rural areas is often a fact of life for local inhabitants that has to be endured until one of the big telecoms operators decides it's economically viable to extend their network. It's not easy, but not-for-profit grassroots community projects can provide an economically viable alternative.
Victorian schools win on broadband, fail on IT in the classroom
A report from the Victorian Auditor-General on how the state is approaching IT for education has shown that while it might have a strong broadband backbone, it has failed to deliver a platform on which to help the digital classroom.
Virgin Media unveils Tube Wi-Fi pricing as 20 more stations get connected
Virgin Media has extended its Wi-Fi network to 20 more London Underground stations and released the prices some commuters will pay when the service stops being free early next year.
12 'smaller' UK cities win £50m for 100Mbps fibre broadband
The 12 cities that will share £50m to improve their broadband networks for residents and businesses have now been named - is yours on the list?
330Mbps prices to fall as BT cuts fibre-to-the-premises wholesale fees
Many businesses should be able to get full-fat fibre connectivity for a lower price as of next year, when BT Openreach will cut its wholesale pricing for FTTP-enabled areas and introduce its FTTP-on-demand option, also at the lower cost.
O2 hands over customer details in porn copyright case
The ISP has been forced by a court to give pornographer Ben Dover and copyright enforcement outfit Golden Eye the details of almost 1,000 customers, who have been accused of unlawfully downloading films.
By the Numbers: The fixed-wireless mix
Does high fixed broadband penetration mean lower wireless demand? This infographic shows where countries sit when it comes to their adoption of both technologies.
Syria back online after two-day internet blackout
According to web monitoring firm Renesys, 'the restoration was achieved just as quickly and neatly as the outage'. However, it may be too early to tell for sure what precisely caused the cutoff on Thursday.