The Register - Comms: NetworksBiting the hand that feeds ITOfcom mulls BT Openreach price hike- May 30, 2008 'Free' broadband economics tested After months of lobbying, BT has got its wish. Ofcom today announced it will formally consider letting Openreach raise the prices it charges BT's competitors for wholesale access to local exchanges.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/30/ofcom_openreach_price_cons... Phorm opponents to picket BT shareholders- May 30, 2008 Activists refuse to let sleeping data pimps lie Opponents of BT's involvement with Phorm will protest outside its annual general meeting in London in July in a bid to alert investors to alleged wiretap law-breaking.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/30/bt_agm_phorm_protest/ Potty-mouthed hackers steal comcast.net keys, go for a spin- May 29, 2008 Users redirected to rogue site Unknown hackers hijacked Comcast's domain name for three hours overnight, sending subscribers who tried to access webmail and other services to a rogue site that bragged of the exploit.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/29/comcast_domain_hijacked/ Comcast hack leaves users without email- May 29, 2008 Pwned The portal of US communications giant Comcast was hacked on Wednesday night in an assault that left subscribers unable to access their emails for several hours.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/29/comcast_hack/ DVLA, Tiscali, Barclays rake in phoneline cash- May 29, 2008 Which inducts 30 into hall of call shame Which magazine has produced a list of 30 companies and organisations it found to be using high-rate numbers such as 0870 and 0845, including the DVLA which apparently made 3.4 million last year from punters calling in.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/29/which_0870_numbers/ |