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Watchdog exposes broadband speed rip-off

Britons are spending money on high-speed packages but receiving less than half the promised access, Ofcom reveals

We are in a very competitive world

Didier Lombard, the head of France Telecom, aims to put the Orange brand at the forefront of the internet age worldwide

Carter’s new phone era

Vodafone and Virgin Media will be asked for the first time to share with BT the cost of providing basic phone services, including public payphones

Software Radio mobile arm calls in administrators

Failure to fill funding gap signals the end of the line for company that designs radios for army and police

France strips Orange of exclusive iPhone rights

Watchdog orders Apple to make its mobile phone available on more than one network, citing damage to market competition

New Ofcom head known for Westland affair role

Colette Bowe, successor to Lord Currie in the £200,000, three-day-a-week position, was head of press at the DTI in 1986

Siemens to pay €1bn as corruption inquiry closes

A corruption scandal that threatened to engulf Siemens ended with a record €1 billion payment to US and German authorities

Free wi-fi with your Pret duck wrap

After trialling the service for in some of its regional stores, the food chain has struck a five-year deal with The Cloud

David Ross: playboy who fell to earth

He hits back at critics who vilified him for mortgaging his company shares

David Ross: What I did was all 'above board'

The Carphone Warehouse tycoon, caught in a row over his business affairs, has broken his silence to defend his name

Tech giants limber up for contract battle

The scheme envisages the installation of digital smart meters in every home to tell customers how much energy they are using

Alcatel-Lucent to cut 1,000 managerial roles

Alcatel dives 11 per cent as the group predicts the telecoms equipment market will shrink by 8 to 12%