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Music download service over broadband added by Tiscali UK

Oct 30 2009 / No Comments

In a partnership with eMusic the TalkTalk owned Tiscali UK has launched a new free broadband music download service without the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) An incredible 6.5 million MP3 tunes have been made available for users to download using the new ‘music for life’ subscription service, which is ...

Tiscali UK sales price to Carphone to be reduced due to Inaccurate figures

Oct 9 2009 / No Comments

Following accusations that the customer base of the Italian broadband provider had been overstated, Carphone Warehouse has now reduced the original price of £236 million that it had agreed to pay for Tiscali UK. Following these latest revelations the CEO of Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone said “They effectively overstated the figures. ...

Installation fees from Tiscali slashed by two thirds

Sep 28 2009 / No Comments

It has been announced recently that broadband provider Tiscali, which is now part of Talk Talk, is slashing the cost of installation on its two broadband, television, and home phone bundles by two thirds. Many people these days decide to take out a bundle package with an Internet Service Provider rather ...

New offers made available from Tiscali

Aug 14 2009 / No Comments

The broadband provider Tiscali is said to be enticing new customers by offering a tempting range of new broadband deals that could help those hoping to weather the recession by making cutbacks on their outgoings. With the recession resulting in many of us feeling the financial pinch more and more people ...

No warning for Karoo file sharing customers

Jul 27 2009 / No Comments

Recent reports have claimed that customers of the Internet Service Provider Karoo, who have been found to be sharing files, have been getting cut off without warning by the ISP. According to a recent report one UK Internet Service Provider has decided to take drastic action against illegal file sharers, which ...

Expansion of broadband IPTV service from Tiscali

Jul 21 2009 / No Comments

The benefits of expanding the broadband TV service from Tiscali is currently being looked into by Carphone Warehouse, the owners of TalkTalk, following its recent takeover of the broadband provider. At the moment there are no plans to stop the IPTV service, which is currently accessed by over 50 000 users, ...

The implementation of WiMAX services is moving forward

Jul 14 2009 / No Comments

Proof-of-concept trials for WiMAX are no longer required as the pilot phase of rolling out WiMAX wireless broadband services to planes, trains and buses has now moved to full deployment. Questions on the best technology to be applied to trains, how much bandwidth will be required and what the best business ...

TalkTalk tipped to turn Tiscali around

Jun 8 2009 / No Comments

Broadband comparison site www.broadband-expert.co.uk believes TalkTalk will have their work cut out in appeasing thousands of unhappy Tiscali customers, following the company’s recent acquisition of Tiscali’s UK business. Rob Webber, Commercial Director at Broadband Expert explains that, “over the last 3 years Broadband Expert has received more complaints and ...

Customers leave Tiscali for cheaper deals on broadband

May 18 2009 / No Comments

As customer leave Tiscali in order to take advantage of better deals from rival provider, the UK operator has been hit with a second consecutive drop in its broadband customer base in its first quarter for the year. Over the first three month up to March 31st the company had around ...

Tiscali UK bought for £236 million by Carphone Warehouse

May 11 2009 / No Comments

In a new deal that will make it the second largest broadband company in the UK, Carphone Warehouse has ended what has been a drawn out bidding process for the UK arm of the debt-laden Italian Internet service provider and purchased Tiscali UK for £236 million. A total of 4.25 million ...