Telecom firms must warn over web copyright March 6, 2012 BT and TalkTalk lost a court appeal yesterday, meaning the internet service providers (ISPs) will now have to identify and warn customers who are suspected of illegally accessing copyrighted material online. The two major British ISPs challenged a High Court ruling, claiming the Digital Economy Act – a crack down on illegal file sharing – is [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 5, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES REGULATORS CONSIDER AN OVERHAUL OF LIBOR UK regulators and global banks are discussing a potentially far-reaching overhaul of the calculation and regulation of interbank lending rates, amid claims that the benchmark for $350 trillion contracts worldwide may have been subject to manipulation. STARBUCKS TAKES COFFEE WARS TO NESPRESSO Coffee capsule wars are set [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS February 27, 2012 Berwin Leighton Paisner BLP has hired Linklaters’ former global corporate head David Barnes to its City corporate team. Barnes will join next month as a partner in the firm’s London corporate group after retiring from Linklaters last summer. Barnes left the magic circle firm after standing as one of five candidates for the senior partner [...]
World fastest smartphone from Huawei February 26, 2012 CHINESE low-cost smartphone manufacturer Huawei is further encroaching on the territory of waning technology veterans such as HTC as it launches the world’s fastest smartphone, the Ascend D quad. The world’s number two network equipment maker specialises in sub-$200 smartphones and is swiftly stealing customers from its pricier rivals. In its 2010 financial year, Huawei [...]
BT looking to launch a new music player February 26, 2012 BT is considering launching its own music service, putting it in direct competition with the likes of Apple’s iTunes and Spotify. A BT spokesperson said, “We’re keen to launch a music service this year, but the business model has to make sense.” He declined to comment on the nature of the product or its expected [...]
BT latest to plan legal service as claims business applies for Tesco law licence February 16, 2012 TELECOMS giant BT is muscling in on the legal sector after confirming yesterday that its claims management division has applied to become an alternative business structure under the so-called Tesco law. Wholly-owned subsidiary BT Claims currently just handles claims related to its parent group’s corporate vehicles, but if a licence is granted plans to roll [...]
Vodafone on the lookout for a rebound February 12, 2012 A little birdie is flying around, leaving a story in its wake that suggests Vodafone is interested in Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW), the communications network which once rivalled BT, but now just crosses its fingers for profit. Vodafone was quick to quell the comments, but might it slip a cheque under CWW’s door? It [...]
Stelios stays away from crucial shareholders’ pay row meeting February 12, 2012 EASYJET chairman Sir Michael Rake hit back last night after shareholder advisory body PIRC recommended that investors veto the airline’s remuneration report and abstain from re-electing him as chairman. Sir Michael said easyJet “was not surprised by PIRC’s recommendation given its well-documented position on remuneration” and pointed out that in the last year, the body [...]
London 2012 | IMAGE OF THE WEEK February 9, 2012 REFLECTING ON 2012 | OLYMPIC STADIUM AND TOWER This photo was taken by Jessica Glass as part of the BT Storytellers project. Jessica is just one of 100 people from across the UK who are taking part in a campaign to record the story of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The BT Storytellers [...]
BT Openreach cost could be capped further by Ofcom February 6, 2012 BT HAS spoken out against regulations suggested to the European Commission by media watchdog Ofcom which would see the wholesale broadband provider’s prices further capped. This marks the third time Ofcom has regulated rental costs for BT Openreach, which dominates the wholesale broadband line rental market. As they currently stand in draft form, the changes [...]