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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>TalkTalk is proud to be a founder of Go ON UK</title>
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I’m proud to be announcing our support for Go ON UK, a new partnership that aims to bring the benefits of the internet to every individual and every organisation in every community across the UK. TalkTalk is one of seven founder partners and, along with Age UK, the BBC, Big Lottery Fund (BIG), E.ON, Post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/24/talktalk-is-proud-to-be-a-founder-of-go-on-uk/</link>
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		<title>Around the world in 151 minutes</title>
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We’re hoping that we will soon have a Guinness world record under our belt after TalkTalk employee Christian Chambers managed to call every country in the world in just two hours and 31 minutes.
Christian, who works at our customer contact centre in Preston, was challenged to have a conversation with a person in every country, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/11/around-the-world-in-151-minutes/</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>Promoting online safety by keeping kids safe on the streets</title>
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Child safety has long been an important issue for TalkTalk. We’ve been working hard to help keep children safe online through our unique HomeSafe security service, but having recently learnt of the funding difficulties faced by school crossing patrols, we’re no longer looking only at child safety on the ‘information superhighway’ but also on real-life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/04/02/promoting-online-safety-by-keeping-kids-safe-on-the-streets/</link>
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		<title>Fabulous prizes going for a song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a way to keep your children interested in making music until the X Factor returns this summer? TalkTalk is proud to support a brilliant singing and songwriting competition, The Song Academy Young Singer Songwriter Competition.
 Organisers are looking for children and young people aged six to 18 years who can write [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2012/02/23/fabulous-prizes-going-for-a-song-fabulous-prizes-going-for-a-song/</link>
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		<title>Have You Voted For Your Digital Hero Yet?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With only 6 days to go before voting ends, the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards finalists are on the campaign trail searching for those extra votes that could help them scoop a £5,000 regional grant, or even the £10,000 national grand prize.

This year’s 37 finalists are more diverse than ever before, each using digital technologies in amazing ways to make a difference in their communities. So, if you’ve not cast your vote yet, head on over to the <a href="http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes" target="_blank">Digital Heroes Awards voting page</a> to select your winners - remember you can vote in every region!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2011/11/08/have-you-voted-for-your-digital-hero-yet/</link>
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		<title>Who will protect our children in the internet age?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Safety is something that we take very seriously at TalkTalk. Last week we attended an event at Conservative Party Conference entitled “Who will protect our children in the internet age?” which looked at the different roles that government, industry, parents and the third sector have to play in keeping children safe online.
The panel included Children’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2011/10/10/who-will-protect-our-children-in-the-internet-age/</link>
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		<title>UK’s best value landline calls to over 100 international destinations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we launched our brand new 500 Global Minute Boost which means that TalkTalk customers can now benefit from the UK’s best value landline calls to over 100 international destinations (compared to BT, Virgin, Sky and Plusnet).
For just £5 a month, the Global Minutes Boost provides customers with 500 minutes of calls from their landline [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.talktalkblog.co.uk/2011/10/03/get-the-uks-best-value-landline-calls-to-over-100-international-destinations-now/</link>
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