Monthly archive of 14 April 2008
BT Argues for Changes to the Current USO
Posted Monday 14th April 2008 by Tom P
BT has complained to the communications regulator Ofcom over plans to roll out a high speed fibre connections network. The crux of the issue is the Universal Service Obligation or USO. This USO regulation ensures that BT must supply phone lines to all areas of the UK whilst giving discounts to low income households and keeping the public phone network operable. BT want to waiver this regulation, especially considering the billions of pounds it will cost them to upgrade the nation’s network to high speed fibre optics.
Human Rights Protect Internet Piracy
Posted Monday 14th April 2008 by Catherine
In another strange development from the realms of ‘human rights’ laws comes the news that European politicians have rejected a recommendation to cut off internet users who persistently break the law by way of piracy.
Fortunately, the EU recommendations are just that and hold no force over individual governments and the measures they wish to take. France has been seen to be taking strong actions against criminals of this type with the news that they are making net firms become anti-piracy watchdogs.
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