Demand for capacity grows on back of hit Netflix shows, online games and moreThe breakout success of the Korean drama Squid Game has prompted a local broadband provider to launch legal action to force the maker, Netflix, to help pay for the huge surge …
‘Galactic Britain’: how Cornwall is winning the European space race
Following the publication of the National Space Strategy last week, photojournalist Jonny Weeks explores how the south-west is primed for Britain’s first sovereign rocket launch“When we first started, people would laugh at us,” says Melissa Thorpe as s…
888 app plan to protect women ‘sticking plaster that reinforces victim blaming’
Activists say UK government-backed proposal places onus on women to safeguard themselves rather than address societal problemsLabour and campaigners have criticised a government-backed proposal for a service to protect women travelling alone as “a stic…
BT faces £600m legal case over landline charges
Up to 2.3m customers face up to £500 payout each after tribunal approves case on alleged overchargingAlmost 2.5 million BT customers could receive up to £500 each after a tribunal approved an attempt to launch a class action against the telecoms compan…
UK jobseekers are offered six months of free broadband
Joint TalkTalk and government scheme to tackle digital exclusion gives no-contract uncapped usagePeople looking for work can now apply for six months of free broadband to help them search for jobs.A national programme has been launched by the telecoms …
Three becomes latest mobile firm to bring back roaming charges
End to almost five years of free roaming across Europe will come into effect from 23 May 2022Three is to reintroduce charges for using their phones when travelling abroad, ending almost five years of free mobile phone roaming across Europe for their cu…
Phew! Kwarteng can breathe again as Meggitt race slims down to one
TransDigm was the more problematic bidder but the UK still needs solid assurances from Parker-Hannifin• Meggitt takeover rival pulls outThat’s a relief – especially for Kwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary. TransDigm, by a distance the more problemat…
Roaming charges return: how will the dreaded charge affect UK travellers?
If Brexit and Covid wasn’t enough, the extra cost of using a mobile in the EU is making a comebackIf you are planning a winter holiday elsewhere in Europe this year, get ready to pay more to use your mobile phone while away – as roaming charges are abo…
BT is trying to charge me £348 to leave its broadband service
The company had told me I could leave penalty-free, but it is threatening me with debt collectorsCan you please help me as BT is chasing me for £348 in early termination fees despite previously telling me that it would forgo these charges. The broadban…
Eutelsat Quantum: breakthrough reprogrammable satellite launches
Transmission beams can be reconfigured from the ground, whereas most commercial satellites are hard-wired before launchThe world’s first commercial fully reprogrammable satellite has been launched, ushering in a new era of more flexible communications….