Internet Service Provider News

AOL could pay out $25M in proposed consumer settlement
InfoWorld - Jan 06 12:59 PM
( InfoWorld ) - America Online Inc. (AOL) has reached a proposed class action settlement with plaintiffs in Illinois state court which could see the company pay out cash compensation to consumers of up to US$25 million, the parties involved announced Friday. The settlement covers plaintiffs' claims that AOL wrongfully billed consumers for online services and products without first Save to My Web

Florida Slaps Spammer with $11 Billion Fine
NewsFactor - Jan 06 7:31 AM
CIS Internet Services has been awarded $11.2 billion in a court judgment against a Florida man who sent millions of unsolicited pieces of commercial e-mail.Save to My Web

MSN Phisher Pleads Guilty To Crimes
InternetWeek - Jan 04 8:27 AM
Jayson Harris, 23, duped MSN customers into providing credit card numbers, claiming they needed to update their accounts. He netted about $57,000 from the scheme.Save to My Web

Advances in Web Browsers
eWeek - Representatives at the browser company deny an impending buyout from Google or Microsoft; analysts say Opera's mobile technologies help the smaller firm compete. The browser maker has taken geographical restrictions off of a preview of its upcoming

BC News archives, Engineering prize, China corruption fight
Detroit News - LONDON (AP) -- Landmark BBC television reports of major world events from the past half-century will be available free online to British computer users. Footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall, protests in Tiananmen Square and the famous 1984 dispatch

Law now puts a spanner in the spammers works
Business Day South Africa - PROOF that antispam legislation can be effective in punishing companies that bombard e-mail users with unwanted junk has come through a victory in the UK courts, which may encourage greater use of anti-spamming laws around the world. Internet expert

Liberty Global snaps up Austrian ISP
Denver Post - The Englewood-based company has been buying cable-related companies left and right. It wants to expand its European holdings. By Denver Post staff and wire reports Englewood-based Liberty Global Inc. continued its buying spree of cable-related

Online Journalism News
dotjournalism - Dec 21 8:49 AM
Google is to invest $1 billion in a five per cent stake of AOL , the US web portal and internet service provider. The alliance will create a powerful advertising partnership and will promote more AOL content to Google users.Save to My Web

ISP offers pay-as-you-go broadband
Personal Computer World - Jan 03 10:13 AM
Internet service provider Be has announced that it is to launch 'Be lite', a 24Mb broadband service for 15 per month. 'Be lite' will include an initial download usage allowance, which can be topped up as needed. The service comes with support hotlines and a free 'Be Box' wireless router.Save to My Web

U.K. cities to get blanket Wi-Fi coverage
CNET - Jan 03 9:51 AM
European wireless provider the Cloud will bring wireless broadband access to residents in nine cities.Save to My Web