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		<title>Data shows even more Britons are getting online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Government statistics show that more than 600,000 Britons used the internet for the first time during the last 12 months.
That’s more people than live in Glasgow, but there are still more than 8million who have never gone online, according to the Internet Access Quarterly Update from the Office for National Statistics.
The disappointing thing about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/05/16/data-shows-even-more-britons-are-getting-online/</link>
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		<title>Protecting children online with parental controls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We welcome the continued focus from Government, and specifically the Prime Minister, on the hugely important issue of protecting children online.
TalkTalk remains the only ISP to ask new customers to make an upfront decision about using parental controls. Since we began doing this in March, one in three new customers has chosen to activate them; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/05/04/protecting-children-online-with-parental-controls/</link>
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		<title>Network traffic revs up as Premier League rivals clash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manchester City were not the only winners on Monday evening as TalkTalk’s Next Generation Network dealt comfortably with a record spike in traffic.
An incredible seven per cent increase was recorded as City took on United in a crucial end-of-season derby match in the Barclays Premier League.
On average, our network handles 250Gb of general IP traffic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/05/02/network-traffic-revs-up-as-premier-league-rivals-clash/</link>
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		<title>Superfast 80Mb Fibre Optic Broadband is here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TalkTalk customers are now benefiting from great value Superfast Fibre Optic Broadband with download speeds of up to 80Mb. We’ve had a great response to pre-registration and now even more TalkTalk homes can enjoy some of the fastest broadband speeds around.
Our new 80Mb Superfast Fibre Optic Broadband also offers unbeatable upstream speeds of up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/26/superfast-80mb-fibre-optic-broadband-is-here/</link>
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		<title>One in three new customers using HomeSafe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the Independent Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection, chaired by Claire Perry MP, has published its final report which included a number of recommendations for Government and ISPs about how child internet safety could be improved.
It is good to see the continued Parliamentary and Government focus in this area. I’ve always believed that as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/18/were-leading-the-way-as-one-in-three-of-our-new-customers-are-using-homesafe-to-make-the-internet-safer-for-their-children/</link>
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		<title>How the web could save the world</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The internet could be key to beating climate change in the coming decades, according to a report by a United Nations organisation.
The Broadband Bridge, by the UN’s International Telecommunications Union, calls for governments around the world to join together policies around protecting the environment and developing broadband that is affordable for all.
It says that Information [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/10/how-the-web-could-save-the-world/</link>
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		<title>A world first from TalkTalk – The Printer-Net!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’re always coming up with bright ideas about making the internet accessible to more people here at TalkTalk, and we’re sure the Printer-Net will be a big hit.
For the first time ever, the entire internet has been printed out, bringing the wealth of knowledge, fun and human experience that makes up the worldwide web to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/01/a-world-first-from-talktalk-%e2%80%93-the-printer-net/</link>
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		<title>The chips are anything but down at this year’s Mobile World Congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some fantastic devices are being seen for the first time at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, and excitement is building over Apple’s iPad 3 tablet, which is expected to launch next Wednesday.
The latest top-of-the-range smartphones from LG and Huawei will have quad-core processor chips, allowing them to handle 3D games and high-definition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/03/01/the-chips-are-anything-but-down-at-this-year%e2%80%99s-mobile-world-congress/</link>
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		<title>Are you getting your £3,000 of value?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was an interesting story that came out this week about how the Internet is now worth over £3,000 to every British family in convenience savings. This huge figure, outlined in research by the Boston Consulting Group, is a combination of costs saved from using online tools like instant messaging to researching the web to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/02/03/are-you-getting-your-3000-of-value/</link>
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		<title>Making sure super fast is super competitive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently reflected on some of the comments made by the Culture Secretary on piracy and parental controls in his speech to the Royal Television Society. Today I wanted to focus specifically on his vision for superfast broadband.

As Mr Hunt recognised, the UK benefits from some of the lowest broadband prices and most innovative services [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2011/09/26/3272/</link>
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