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Fiver To The Home Campaign launched: ABC are pleased to announce the launch of the Fiver To The Home Campaign.
BB unavailable to how many?: It is difficult to assess just how many people in the UK are unable to access even a basic broadband service, but the number appears to be growing. Particularly as people discover that up to 8Mbps actually means just 1 or 2Mbps, and that 24Mbps and higher is unavailable to most of the country.
ISPs to stop selling a service they cannot deliver?: It seems that finally ISPs may be withdrawing from the practice of selling of broadband services to areas they know they cannot connect.
Stephen Fry adds his name to ABC supporters: We are pleased to welcome Stephen Fry - author, actor, producer, director, comedian, and once described by Michael Parkinson as "being a man with a brain the size of Kent" (home of ABC's CEO) as a supporter of the campaign.
BBC & broadband grammar: When a new 'utility' hits our lives and the headlines, we expect the BBC to be the first to 'get it'.
Broadband hits late night TV: No, no-one on Coronation Street or Eastenders yet has a broadband connection to boast about, or even a computer as far as we can see. Emmerdale had a webcam over a year ago in not just the cafe but also Seth and Betty's sitting room.
Estonia matches BT achievements: It was proudly announced at the fibre-to-the-Home Council event in Vienna, that Estonia has the same broadband adoption levels as the UK.
Aramiska satellite closes service: Today saw the announcement that Aramiska satellite, who serve many rural businesses, community networks and WISPs, were to cease as of this evening.
EU lagging seriously behind with fibre: Adrian Wooster is reporting back from the FTTH Council Conference currently taking place in Vienna.
Notspot.info launched: Need for speed? Sign up to the register by taking our survey
Notspot.info launches: The Notspot register launches officially
ADSL Notspots register: We are increasingly concerned by the growing number of emails from businesses and citizens unable to get an ADSL connection.
Broadband End Game cancelled: The Broadband End Game conference on Tuesday 22nd November has had to be cancelled and all ticket sales will be refunded.
End Game tickets on Ebay: 10 End Game tickets are up for grabs on Ebay. Bid now!!!
Teens create and share: Teens are becoming ever more active in creating and sharing content according to a new report by Pew/Internet and American life report. This is why we need symmetrical broadband - so consumers can be creators. It is not about the old passive broadcast model any more. It is interactive, creative, and all about sharing.
The broadband job is not done: Leading broadband campaign group, the Access to Broadband Campaign, states that at the end of 2005 there are still businesses and citizens unable to get even a basic ADSL -1 (512kbps) service let alone ADSL2+ or symmetrical services; the digital divide is widening between UK and other nations, and within the UK; UK Plc is losing market share in the global knowledge economy; innovation and creativity are being stymied. Yet, the hype says we are a broadband leader. Businesses, consumers, citizens and common sense say otherwise.
Peter Cochrane for sale!!: ABC have taken the extraordinary step of auctioning Professor Peter Cochrane on Ebay in the run-up to the Broadband End Game conference
LA's Samizdat Nov 2005: Here we are, close to the end of 2005, and where is the broadband Britain promised to all of us those few short years ago?
Cochrane warms up for The End Game: Peter Cochrane this week tackles the subject behind The End Game - "The UK's a broadband leader. Really?" Unmissable blogging as ever which should make a few people in industry and Government start wondering about their clarity of thinking on this issue
Malcolm Laws: It is with deep sadness this week that ABC have learnt of the death of Malcolm Laws.
NextGen Services & Networks Event: ABC is partnering with b2b events run by Jane Murphy on a conference to be held on 30th Nov/1st Dec near Heathrow.
NextGen Services & Networks Event Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel, 2005-11-30 10:00:00 - 2005-12-01 17:00:00: Next Generation Consumer Services, Telepresence and Instant Messaging, New Applications and Billing - understand the fundamental shift to services based on the Internet protocol, including voice services over broadband.
ABC Newsletter Feb 2005: News this month on Open Spectrum UK; our DTI/Defra-sponsored Spring Event; and ABC has an effect on Ofcom!
ABC/CBN Spring Event: Networks springing up all over? An ABC/CBN conference on the future of community networks, in London on 2nd March 2005.
ABC sponsors CANdo Award: ABC has sponsored the Best Network CANdo Award to support community networks across the UK
LA's Samizdat: A quick update on ABC and CBN going's on in November 2004. Originally sent out as the Unofficial ABC/CBN Newsletter by Lindsey to a select group of 10, and hence renamed "LA's Samizdat" by CEO Brian!
Guildford ADSL Woes: Adam Curry - Prince of Podcasting - discovers Guildford is a port or two short.
ADSL Woes: Enabled exchange but STILL no ADSL broadband??? As more and more exchanges are enabled for ADSL each week, we are receiving increasing numbers of reports from disgruntled broadband wannabes who cannot get ADSL.Is this YOU too?
Lindsey Annison nominated for 'Upstarts' award: ABC's Lindsey Annison has been nominated in the New Statesman Upstart Awards 2005, in the "Social Enterprise Champion (Individual)" category.
Middle Mile Press Release: ABC's concern about the middle mile, and a radical new white paper (for the telcos) by Erol Ziya - "Middle Mile Agenda" (see link below press release). Issued 30th November 2004.
Broadband Community Connections: Workshop & Seminar, Harrogate, 16th November 2004
ABC Newsletter Sept 2004: The first joint CBN and ABC newsletter
"Powering up with Broadband" Conference Aviemore, 2004-11-02 00:00:00 - 2004-11-03 00:00:00: The 3rd ABC Conference - "Powering up with Broadband" - will be held in Scotland. Come and interact with world-leading thinkers and doers in broadband, and understand how to capture the benefits of broadband use.
"Powering up with Broadband" Conference: Aviemore, Scotland, 2nd - 3rd November 2004. Come and interact with world-leading thinkers and doers in broadband, and understand how to capture the benefits of broadband use.
ABC Newsletter, July 2004: Includes a report on the Digital Dales Broadband Seminar in Harrogate.
Digital Dales Broadband Seminar Harrogate, 2004-07-12 10:00:00 - 2004-07-12 17:00:00: Digital Dales will be running a one-day Seminar with a wide appeal for both the starter and the expert.
Digital Dales Broadband Seminar: On 12th July at Harrogate, Digital Dales will be running a one-day Seminar with a wide appeal for both the starter and the expert.
The Royal Show at Stoneleigh Stoneleigh, 2004-07-04 00:00:00 - 2004-07-07 00:00:00: The ABC Broadband stand will: • Deliver a clear message to rural communities about the opportunities • Help businesses plan how to implement broadband for business advantage • Demonstrate the different technologies that deliver broadband-enabled services to rural locations.
ABC Newsletter, June 2004: News from Access to Broadband Campaign, June 2004
Broadband campaigners demand more govt leadership: A broadband Britain in which one gigabit per second connections are the norm won't be as easy as ABC but e-commerce minister Stephen Timms has a vital role to play.
2010: A broadband odyssey: The head of broadband campaigning group ABC claims the public and private sector must prepare for the UK's future high-speed networking needs now.
ABC Newsletter, March 2004: First ABC newsletter.
ABC at WLAN again!: Come and see us on Stand 705 at WLAn, Olympia, 6th and 7th April 2004
Variable power regs on 2.4Ghz: Ofcom are undertaking a survey to determine what use is being made of the 2.4Ghz frequency, particularly in rural areas, and the need for variable power regs
ABC in the regions - Yorkshire: ABC helps Yorkshire Forward structure a grant scheme to meet all needs, not just ADSL
Broadband Britain: Parliamentary Question, 28th January: The ABC Revolution at the Edge: Broadband Networks and Innovation conference was cited in Hansard, as the Earl of Northesk tables a parliamentary question on the installation of fibre networks.
Eminister to address broadband conference: Eminister Stephen Timms and the minister for rural affairs, Alun Michaels, are to address a key conference which will examine how to bring affordable broadband to areas currently without high-speed Net access.
2nd ABC Conference: "Revolution at the Edge: Broadband Networks and Innovation" - an ABC conference on Innovative Technology, Strategy and Business Models for Furthering Affordable Access
2nd ABC Conference Cisco, Bedfont Lakes, Middx., 2004-01-27 13:00:00 - 2004-01-28 17:00:00: "Revolution at the Edge: Broadband Networks and Innovation" : an ABC conference on Innovative Technology, Strategy and Business Models for Furthering Affordable Access
Broadband access dominates UK tech awards: "The inaugural CNET Networks UK Awards dinner in London last night showed there is still plenty of activity in the UK technology scene, but illustrated the continued need for a focus on access to broadband."
ABC wins CNET Award: ABC has won the "Outstanding Contribution to UK Technology" category in the CNET Networks UK Technology Awards.
ABC cited in Lords amendment to the OFCOM Communications Bill: UK Parliament, Communications Bill, 23 June 2003: The Earl of Northesk moves the amendment and cites John Wilson (Co-Founder and Chair, Access to Broadband Campaign) in the case for OFCOM to play a proactive role in assisting the government to meet its Broadband Britain policy objectives.
Oftel urged to improve its broadband stats by ABC: ZDNet UK News Article 2 June 2003
ABC at Wireless LAN Exhibition: Visit ABC at the European Wireless LAN Exhibition May 22-23, 2003 at Olympia
Peripatetic broadband?: It's April 2006, just before Easter, in UK. I sit here on my Max DSL enabled exchange with a paltry 512kbps broadband connection (on a fine day - today isn't) - all I can expect to get for....well, who knows how many years more.
National Work from Home day: ABC supports the idea of encouraging working from home. For many of us the feeling is still .....if only we could.
Can't get broadband?: Are you one of the ever-growing number of communities still unable to get broadband?
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