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Web pioneer backing open internet

The BBC has outlined its stance on net neutrality in a blog this week, explaining that a trend towards traffic management by UK ISPs is "worrying".

YouView has insisted that internet service providers should see the impending arrival of the IPTV service as a 'growth opportunity' rather than worrying about the amount of bandwidth it will use.

Exclusive There should be more transparency in the way web connection speeds are advertised in the UK, according to Plusnet, as those reporting inflated speeds will be see a consumer backlash.

British internet service providers such as BT and TalkTalk are calling for a full judicial review into the Digital Economy Act.

Tie my ISP down, sport

Ireland has become the first country in the world to begin the 'three strikes' rule of banning users from the web if they are accused three times of breaking copyright.

The Digital Economy Bill in the UK could well wipe out free public Wi-Fi access in universities, libraries and independent cafes across Britain, if new reports are to be believed.

British Telecom has announced that it signed up its five millionth broadband customer on 9 December, the first ISP to pass that landmark.

Web users in Hull are being cut off from the internet with no warning if suspected of illegal file-sharing.