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Farming Talk: Don’t lose out in dealing with telecom giants

In recent times there has been much talk of changes in the structure of the mobile telecoms industry and in particular the merger of several of the main companies into larger commercial units.


Google to release IE, Firefox rival with Chrome

Google has confirmed it will imminently release a new open source browser to rival Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.


iPhone hit by misleading web claims

Apple has been rapped by advertising watchdogs for claiming its new iPhone could surf the whole internet.


BT: £1.5bn broadband investment

BT is planning to roll out fibre optic broadband to 10 million homes in a £1.5 billion investment programme.


Illegal music file sharers sent warning letters

Virgin Media is to write to hundreds of customers warning them about illegal music file sharing.


Virgin rapped for broadband speed ads

Virgin Media has been censured by the advertising watchdog over an advert for claiming high download speeds.


Fastest broadband speeds found

O2 is the fastest broadband provider for its 8Mb package, new research finds.


Sky’s ‘funny business’ rapped

Sky has been warned over its advertising conduct after being found to have belittled BT.


Unexpected departure for Vodafone chief

Vodafone has announced the shock retirement of its chief executive Arun Sarin.


BT is voted least popular provider

BT has been voted Britain's least popular home phone company in a survey that has revealed a general dissatisfaction among consumers with the telecoms industry.


Vulnerable consumers ‘left behind’ by price competition

Removing retail price controls has helped most but not all consumers in energy and other markets, a report has warned.


Sony Ericsson in profit warning

Sony Ericsson has issued a profit warning for the first quarter of 2008 as slowing growth in the mid-to-high end mobile phone market affects sales.

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