Marconi CEO Lord Simpson of Dunkeld has agreed to meet with trade union leaders before he completes his rescue plan for the beleaguered company in September. Marconi chiefs assured delegates that the action plan would not involve further...
You can blame BT and/or Oftel for making it prohibitively difficult and expensive for companies to gain access to the local loop, or to resell BT's own DSL offerings. The cable companies who bypass the whole local loop problem aren't too keen to...
Some have felt that, when we were talking about unbundling the local loop, Oftel's director general was unduly understanding of BT. Martin O'Neill, Labour MP for Ochil, expressed doubts that Ofcom would be able to effectively regulate BT, given...
Other groups are getting together to set up co-operatives that offer internet access, such as the Western Sonoma County Internet Co-operative, which offers wireless internet access in an area where DSL is not easily available.
He also pointed out that local loop unbundling means that any company can install ADSL kit in an exchange and offer broadband services. BT announced details of a further swathe of broadband trigger levels on Monday, giving hope to 102 communities...
Another issue that got silicon.com readers talking this year was the skills shortage. Age-old debates turning up the volume this year include the IT skills shortage and the threat it poses to the UK's future economy; the ongoing lack of female...