UK broadband gathers pace
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One person in the UK is signing up to broadband every 10 seconds,  according to telecoms giant BT.
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Britain&#39;s telecommunications regulator  Ofcom launched a consultation on Wednesday to chart the  country&#39;s move to a super-fast broadband network needed to keep  it internationally competitive.
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Broadband has out-stripped unmetered connections in the UK for the first time, official figures show.
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Almost 55 million people in Europe have broadband, with the web eating into TV viewing habits, studies show.
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The number of people in Europe surfing the Internet over a broadband connection reached 54.5 million in October 2004 -- an increased of 60% from 34.1 million a year earlier -- according to the latest report from Nielsen/NetRatings.
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Business and charities in the UK have joined forces to persuade more people to go online.
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Pay-TV company BSkyB said it had signed  up more than 1 million customers to its broadband service,  drawing new subscribers to its overall offering and making it  the UK's fastest growing provider.
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Worldwide use of DSL technology for broadband access rose 38 percent to around 164 million users in the year to June 30, 2006 boosted by strong growth in the European Union, industry trade group said Tuesday.
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LONDON - The UK took another step towards greater competition in and cheaper access to broadband technology as telecoms regulator Ofcom published its final proposals for local loop unbundling and ordered BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges
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BT must work harder to open up its network to rivals in order to aid uptake of broadband internet access or risk a possible investigation by the UK Competition Commission, the UK communications regulator has warned.
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People in the UK are spending more time and money going digital, says communications watchdog Ofcom.
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Internet service provider Wanadoo has launched the latest salvo in the broadband price wars in the UK.
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And UWB licences to be axed Ofcom has allowed fixed broadband internet providers to double the power of their signals in a move the UK telecoms regulator says will help bridge the digital divide.â¦
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By JO THORNHILL Only a few years ago, broadband in the home was a rarity just something for the computer 'nerds'. But thanks to a price war between providers, almost ten million homes now have the highspeed internet connection.
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54.5 million Europeans surfed the Web over a broadband connection, a 60 percent increase from 34.1 million 12 months earlier. AMSTERDAM: More than half of Europe&#39;s Internet surfers now have a high-speed broadband
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US broadband deployment is accelerating as underserved rural and inner city areas gain greater access to new services, according to a government report.
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With broadband access an increasingly critical requirement in running a business, BT said as many as 78,000 more West Midland homes and businesses will be brought within reach of its broadband service next month.