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• Post office launches guide to broadband
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• Credit crunch may slow Virgin take-up
• High street stores suffering from online sales
• Big players to launch broadband freeview
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• Pipex reprimanded for withholding MAC codes
• Broadband connections exceed 16m
• Mobile phone users staying offline
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• BT to begin controversial Phorm trials

  BT is set to begin trials of its controversial advertising technology ‘Phorm’ today. The Phorm system, developed by Webwise, works by tracking the online browsing behaviour of users. The data can then be used to display ads relevant to the user’s interest on their page.

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  30/09/2008 12:01:00 Published by Alice Galletly Category Telecom

• Ofcom planning for super-fast broadband

  Communications watchdog Ofcom have published proposals aiming to deliver super fast broadband to UK homes and businesses. The proposal is set to encourage investment in the technology and to ensure competition and consumer choice in the market, according to the regulator.

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  26/09/2008 18:27:00 Published by Alice Galletly Category Telecom

• Internet can no longer remain 'free', says expert

  According to the BT Wholesale exec, the ability to access TV and multimedia online will soon become a paid service, as ISP's cannot continue to increase bandwidth limits at no extra cost. Speaking at the Carriers World trade show on Tuesday...

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  25/09/2008 13:44:00 Published by Alice Galletly Category Telecom

• TalkTalk reprimanded for ‘free’ broadband offer

  Talk Talk has received a slap on the wrist from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), over an advert promising ‘free’ broadband with its landline package. The advertisement was found to be misleading after it failed to indicate that the ‘free’ broadband...

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  25/09/2008 11:56:00 Published by Alice Galletly Category Telecom

• PM's 'broadband for all' pledge

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown will unveil his ‘broadband for all’ scheme today, which will aim to provide broadband for disadvantaged families. The £300m scheme will be targeted at families with low incomes, whose children might fall behind at school if they cannot access online lessons...

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  24/09/2008 10:56:00 Published by Alice Galletly Category Telecom