If you’ve ever been disappointed that your Broadband speed is nowhere near the ‘up to’ speed quoted by your ISP, a means of benchmarking broadband speed is now available. On Monday, OFCOM launched the UK’s first interactive map of fixed Broadband (or ADSL), using actual data provided by communications providers about the UK’s broadband infrastructure. The [...]
The government has just announced that a new Broadband tax of 50p a month will apply to everyone with a phone line. It’s not clear from the BBC article how this will affect businesses. Would 50p be applied to each account, or each line? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8270772.stm It is being reported that the income from this tax may [...]