AT&T could start charging extra from massive downloaders
AT&T has said that they are considering charging extra from users who download excessively.
A company representative said: “A form of usage-based pricing for those customers who have abnormally high usage patterns is inevitable.”
AT&T claimed that the top 5% users on their network end up consuming 46 percent [...]
Speakeasy to offer Symmetric 10 mbps net connection
Best Buy has announced that their Speakeasy broadband unit is offering a new package which offers symmetric speeds of 10 mbps.
This is a good option for businesses who find the low upload speeds on DSL connections disappointing.
Market analysts say that this package is perfect for small businesses that [...]
Time Warner Cable to launch data transfer limited plans
Time Warner Cable has revealed that they are now going to test out some data transfer limited plans.
Time Warner Cable’s executive vice president Kevin Leddy, said that these test plans would be introduced in regions including Beaumont, Texas.
They have planned several tiers including:
$29.95/month: 768 kbps: 5GB
$54.90/month: [...]
AT&T offering free Wi-Fi access to Mobile Broadband Subscribers
US based telecom giant AT&T has announced that their Mobile Broadband Subscribers are now eligible to get free access to its Wi-Fi Home package of U.S. hotspots.
The members get access to as many as 17,000 hotspots in the USA. Most of these are located in McDonald’s and [...]
Virgin Group enters the Russian market
Virgin Group has now announced their entry into the Russian market.
Virgin Group’s founder Richard Branson spoke about this new venture: “I am delighted to announce Virgin’s first business in Russia… Virgin Connect will demystify the complex tariff jungle and bureaucracy seen in the market over the last years.”
With Virgin [...]
Vonage to offer DSL services powered by Covad
Vonage has now announced that they would be reselling DSL services powered by Covad.
This would help them expand their services range. The company said that their packages would feature speeds of 3.0 or 6.0 megabits per second.
These services would be provided to both home users and small [...]
EarthLink closing down the Wi-Fi network in New Orleans
EarthLink has announced that they are going to close down the municipal Wi-Fi network in the New Orleans.
The company could not find a buyer for this network to further support the infrastructure.
EarthLink said: “We were unable to find a buyer — either the city or an [...]
SK Telecom acquires a stake in hanarotelecom
South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has announced that they are now investing in the broadband service provider hanarotelecom.
This deal is worth around $1.18 billion. It is incidentally a 50 percent premium on pre-acquisition talks.
SK Telecom has now become the largest shareholder in this company with a 43.6 percent [...]
BSkyB now has 1 million plus broadband subscribers
BSkyB has said in a statement that they now have more than 1 million subscribers to their broadband services.
The Pay TV company has hence become the UK’s fastest growing Internet service provider.
BSkyB had launched their hybrid satellite-Internet platform in July last year as they aimed to enhance customer [...]
