Following warmly on the heals of the Digital Britain report in January, which dismissed the ‘three strikes’ rule, the Government has published its proposal for the ‘Digital Rights Agency’.
Facebook make-over takes the lead from Twitter
They say that imitation is the biggest compliment. If that’s the case, Twitter must be very pleased with itself as the new Facebook facelift pays homage to the world’s favourite micro-blogging service.
The YouTube row
I’m sure you’ve heard over the past couple of days that music videos are being removed from YouTube.
This is all because of a row between Google (which owns YouTube) and the Performing Rights Society (previously MCPS–PRS Alliance), the organisation which licenses music and collects royalties on behalf of musicians. This is bound to affect TalkTalk customers, who we know love YouTube, so no doubt many of you will be missing your favourite music. What underlies this row that affects the enjoyment of so many people?
Save our broadband
Ofcom is about to reset the price of LLU – these are the products that most UK ISPs rely on to offer broadband services.
We are really worried that the telecoms regulator Ofcom is going to let BT get away with charging excessive LLU prices that could result in you paying £20 to £30 a year more than you should do for your broadband. Openreach – the part of BT that runs the access network – is already making huge profits above Ofcom’s target rate. These rises will in effect mean you will being taxed to fund even more excess profits for BT. These LLU price rises will make us probably the most expensive in Europe (and possibly the laughing stock too).
The secret of Twitter’s success? Celebrity stardust
If, like many of the team here at TalkTalk, you’ve become fascinated by Twitter, you’ll probably already know that it’s the web’s hottest social network. Of course, one of the main reasons for Twitter’s recent success is the celebrity factor…