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Archive for September, 2010

Mark SchmidMark SchmidSarah & Steve complete their Big Ride!

Last month we wrote about two TalkTalk customers, Sarah and Steve, who were cycling from Land’s End to John o’ Groats to raise money and awareness of Great Western Air Ambulance.
And the great news is that they’ve just returned, having successfully completed the journey and raised over £7,000 along the way.
We donated some cycling [...]

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Andrew HeaneyAndrew HeaneyJulian Huppert MP calls Digital Economy Act “deeply worrying”

We were very interested to read an interview on Broadband Genie with Julian Huppert MP about the Digital Economy Act (you can read the interview here).
 
Julian Huppert is a new MP so he wasn’t in Parliament to vote on the Digital Economy Act when it was going through the “wash up” just before the General [...]

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Mark SchmidMark SchmidIT and biscuits

Calling all internet beginners!
We’re hosting a number of simple and easy to follow classes with Age UK on making the most of the internet
This event on September 20th will cover the fundamentals of what the internet has to offer such as sending emails, paying bills online, internet shopping, and using search engines such as Google. [...]

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Andrew HeaneyAndrew HeaneyTalkTalk criticises Digital Economy Act costs ruling

We have consistently opposed the Digital Economy Act ever since it first emerged in its original form, as the Digital Economy Bill, back in the autumn of last year.
One of the primary aims of the Act is to reduce illegal downloading of copyrighted material by sending warning letters to people whose connections, according to the [...]

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Tristia ClarkeTristia ClarkeHave you had a go at BrightStar Studio yet?

If you’re one of the 10 million people tuned to The X Factor every Saturday night, you’ll no doubt have seen the clips of people singing songs at our BrightStar Studio.
BrightStar Studio allows you to film yourself singing a song and means you could end up in one of our ads during the most watched [...]

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