The Office of Communications (Ofcom) has urged broadband companies to consider installing fibre optic broadband in rural areas neglected by the previous generation, before making the service universally available to the rest of the UK. The decision has been met with some concern by advisory groups, who believe that the move is not cost-effective and exacerbates a situation that is already expe...

The school holidays, combined with the rotten weather this summer, mean that children will be on the internet more than usual. Surprisingly, according to research carried out by BroadbandChoices.co.uk, parents are pretty lax in monitoring their offspring’s online activity. Most seem to rely on their children’s word and, with ...

So you’ve spent hours on the telephone and sent more e-mails than you thought was possible, and you still feel that your ISP hasn't dealt with your problems properly? Then your next course of action is to do something very old fashioned - write a letter of complaint. Companies are legally obliged to respond to all correspondence and if you’ve decided to take the plunge and write on...

Also frequently referred to as 'Net Neutrality' or simply NN; internet users particularly in the UK could be forgiven for not having heard of this topic. Net Neutrality is the principle that a network of any kind, though most commonly the network that links you and me with each other known as the internet, should be neutral. This means it doesn't prohibit any kind of site or usage, it...

That’s not broadband for your mobile by the way, that’s broadband on the move. But then who’s to say this deal won’t mean on your mobile too one day? Vodafone and Sony Ericsson certainly don’t look as though they would this month, as they announce their plans to lower the charges drastically for high-speed broadband on the move in the UK for business. The Lenovo ThinkPad is ...