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O2 broadband tops comparison poll
The poll measures key satisfaction areas for customers, including speed, reliability and customer service, asking users to score each provider. Thinkbroadband.com compares services from all the main ISPs and when compared with AOL (UK), Orange, TalkTalk Broadband, BT Broadband and Sky Broadband, O2 Broadband scored the highest in each of the three categories, with 74 per cent, 72 per cent and 79 per cent for speed, reliability and customer service respectively. In a separate survey conducted by Intrepid Research, 100 per cent of customers that switched from Orange and PlusNet thought the O2 service was "better" than their previous service. 86 per cent of ex-AOL customers and 85 per cent of ex-Virgin Media customers thought the same. Overall, 81 per cent of customers questioned were very satisfied with the service and likely to recommend it to their friends.
France Wants To Cut Casual File Sharers Off The Internet
France really seems to have a split personality on the question of file sharing. For years, the French courts have said that casual file sharing isn't piracy and should qualify as legal private copying. However, French politicians haven't gotten that message. Some proposed a law that would put casual file sharers in jail. However, recognizing how silly this was, others pushed forward a bill that would have legalized non-commercial file sharing. Unfortunately, it looks like things are swinging back in the other direction, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and a French anti-piracy body have announced a new plan that would kick casual file sharers off the internet. This body included representatives of internet firms, record companies, film-makers and government. You'll notice that no one seemed to represent consumers' rights or interests.
Broadband digital divide looms
People living in rural parts of the country have much less choice of broadband providers, are likely to get slower speeds and pay a different price. And with super-fast broadband on the horizon, some commentators think things are set to get a lot worse. If you live in a rural part of the country, you could be waiting decades to get the same service that your friends and relatives in the city enjoy. "There is going to have to be an acceptance that broadband will be faster in the cities. The model of equal access will have to be adapted," said Ian Fogg, an analyst with Jupiter Research. He added: "Fibre costs such a fortune to roll out that it may take decades to get to ubiquitous coverage in rural areas." Price divide Next year sees the roll-out of the next-generation of ADSL, dubbed ADSL2+, which promises speeds of up to 24Mbps, but like its slower cousin speeds will be dependent on how far away from the exchange people live.
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