Broadband news archive
B4B News archive from August 2004
| New frontier opens in broadband The stage has been set by Wanadoo for a new round of broadband access price cutting. For the company, formerly known as Freeserve, are now offering new customers 1Mb/s connections from £17.99, doubling the speed at no extra cost. | |
| Broadband delays end Extra cabling work delays that have affected the broadband roll out of seven Highland local exchange should be cleared shortly. | |
| Highland trials extend broadband reach New line noise limit standards just announced by BT for exchange-based broadband means an extra 14,000 people in the Highlands and Islands will now be able to get high speed connections from September 6. | |
| Alert service BT broadband customers are now being offered a free alert service to receive system status updates and other notices relating to their connection. | |
| Broadband Olympics The Athens Olympics which open tonight (Friday) are not only a historic return to the home of the Games, but also the first to offer live web coverage. | |
| OECD to take a bash at spam The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the latest body to take a stand against spam. | |
| Ofcom broadband stats Internet usage and the take up of broadband continue to grow, with 53 per cent of UK households now online - 4.45 million of whom are using broadband connections. | |
| Sharing broadband You’ve got the broadband connection and now you want to share it with the other computers; what are the options?
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| Extended reach trials update The extended reach broadband trials in Dingwall and Fort William are “going very well”, BT Scotland have confirmed. | |
| Jim Wallace announces new Broadband grant scheme The Deputy First Minister, Jim Wallace, announced today that a new Broadband grant scheme has been launched by the Scottish Executive.
The announcement came during a visit to Lochgilphead firm, Midton Acrylics. The company benefited from the original satellite Broadband grant scheme and have enjoyed their Broadband connection for over a year.
Businesses will be able to apply for the new scheme by online application through the national Broadband for Scotland web site. | |