Virgin in hot water over broadband speeds

Saturday, July 5, 2008 10:17 PDT -07:00   News  


Virgin made headlines recently when it announced that it will send letters advising of legal ways to get music to people who are suspected of using filesharing networks to share copyrighted material.

Well, Virgin has come under fire this week for its broadband speeds. The complaint isn’t quite as serious as the ones launched against Comcast, as Virgin is only really accused of failing to tell users that its advertised speeds are only achievable at off-peak times.

Virgin will have to clarify the speed of its services for users now. Though not directly related to filesharing, part of the issue here is, ironically, how fast people can download TV shows (and music) through filesharing networks.

Meanwhile, ISPs in the US are banning access to filesharing services such as BitTorrent, while British Telecom is planning to cut off the Internet connections of people who sue filesharing networks to download copyrighted material.

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