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Digital divide over filesharing plans
London :: United Kingdom | 6 days ago
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Earlier today, the government published the digital economy bill , the result of more than a year's consultation and debate, which includes plans to send warnings letters to persistent unlawful file-sharers and paves the way for persistent illegal sharers...
Tags: UK Digital Economy Bill, online piracy, illegal downloaded, Lord Mandelson, United Kingdom, London, Recording Industry Association of America, TalkTalk, BT Group, Internet service provider, Intellectual property organizations, Internet activism, File sharing, Copyright infringement, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Entertainment Culture, Copyright law, Computer law, Internet privacy, Metadata, Monopoly, United States copyright law, Digital Britain, Copyright, Data management, Library and information science, Internet, Technology Internet, Anti-Social Behaviour Order, Ofcom, ITV, Digital radio in the United Kingdom, Internet censorship in the United Kingdom, Television in the United Kingdom, Orphan works
Tories urge overhaul of UK media
London :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
Credibility Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will give a speech later criticising "outdated" rules which stop firms owning different media in one area. The government says its newly launched Digital Economy Bill contains "plans to sustain our creative industries".
Tags: Jeremy Hunt, United Kingdom, London, BT Group, National broadband plans from around the world, Digital Britain, Digital divide, Virgin Media, Politics
Digital economy bill promises action on ITV regional news
London :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
Credibility Digital economy bill promises action on piracy, games and ITV regional news Bill offers illegal filesharing clampdown, tougher rules on video game age ratings and powers for Ofcom over ITV regional news A clampdown on unlawful online file-sharing, a...
Tags: ITV, digital economy, itv regional, United Kingdom, London, BBC, Digital television transition, Ofcom, Pan European Game Information, Television in the United Kingdom, Digital Britain, Channel 4, Technology Internet, Broadband, National broadband plans from around the world, Business Finance, Telecommunications, Digital divide, Politics
Daily Telegraph, UK: Ice.net promises fast broadband for whole of Britain
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Labour has pledged to roll out faster broadband to the estimated 1.5m households that are unable to access the internet or struggle with antiquated download speeds. However, fulfilling the objective presented in the Digital Britain White Paper is proving...
Tags: Digital Britain
Broadband tax 'to be made law'
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility The 50 pence a month tax applies to everyone with a fixed line telephone. Speaking at a debate in London, Mr Timms said the tax will be presented to parliament as part of the Finance Bill. But the Tory MP John Whittingdale said the tax, which could raise...
Tags: broadband tax, Digital Britain, Stephen Timms, month tax, financial secretary, Mr Timms, BT Wholesale, United Kingdom, London
Stephen Timms takes on Digital Britain report
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Treasury minister Stephen Timms has said that plans to ensure faster broadband access for homes will be at the top of his in-tray after he was appointed to continue work on the Digital Britain report. Timms, who is Financial Secretary at the Treasury...
Tags: Stephen Timms, Digital Britain
Timms confirmed as Digital Britain chief
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Stephen Timms confirmed as government's Digital Britain chief Treasury minister's responsibilites extended to include broadband and other issues after departure of Lord Carter The treasury minister, Stephen Timms, has been confirmed as the man charged...
Tags: Digital Britain, lord carter, Mandelson, Carter
'Villain' Conroy defends broadband plan
Victoria :: Canada | 4 months ago
Credibility The Government yesterday launched a report on its plans for the development of Australia's digital economy, of which the NBN forms a crucial part. The Opposition has claimed Government policy on the proposed network has not been properly developed and...
Tags: NBN, Digital Britain, Australia
Computer Weekly: Digital Britain needs a reboot, says ex-Microsoft boffin
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
Credibility Proposals in the Digital Britain report will transfer billion of pounds to old companies and tax the very companies it claims to want to help, says Microsoft UK's former national technology officer. Jerry Fishenden , who left Microsoft last week after...
Tags: Digital Britain, Microsoft UK
Telemedia to bid for telecom co eircom
Dublin :: Ireland | 5 months ago
Credibility Singapore Technologies Telemedia will make a formal bid to buy Irish telecoms group eircom on Tuesday, The Sunday Business Post newspaper reported, without citing any sources. The Asian telecommunications group moved into pole bidding position last week...
Tags: Digital Britain, Lord Carter
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