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Archive for December, 2009

Andrew HeaneyAndrew HeaneyOur Don’t Disconnect Us petition passes 30,000 signatories

Less than two months since the launch of our Don’t Disconnect Us campaign and we have now gained over 30,000 signatures on our Number 10 petition, making it currently the fifth most-supported petition on the Downing Street website.

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeAnd this year’s winner is: Joe McElderry

Well, if you’re like me and was glued to the X Factor this week, you’re in good company: 19 million of us tuned in to watch Joe McElderry win this year’s contest.

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeX Factor final: Olly, Stacey and Joe – who will win?

It’s almost here. Four months in the making: the X Factor final hits our screens this weekend. Over the last few months we’ve all had our favourites, but if you don’t know that it’s down to Olly, Stacey and Joe fighting it out in a very open final….well, you probably live in a cave!

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Sylvain ThevenotSylvain ThevenotGovernment launches new child internet safety strategy

You may have read this morning about the launch of the government’s new child internet safety strategy.

The strategy – called “Click Clever, Click Safe” – has been drawn up by the members of the UK Council on Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), of which TalkTalk is a part. It’s the government’s response to the recommendations set out in Prof Tanya Byron’s review of child safety online, which she published 18 months ago.

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidWhat’s your point of impatience?

The internet is speeding up our lives and making us less patient about the slow nature of the offline world. That’s the finding of research we’ve just commissioned to mark the launch of our high performance TalkTalk Pro package.

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