In our current digital age, staying connected has never been more important. Given that shopping and working online can now happen 24 hours a day, one of the chief considerations for any consumer has become quality home broadband.

A BT campaign has been banned for misleading customers about the speed of its Infinity broadband service, a watchdog said.

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There's a scene in the film Spinal Tap where lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel unveils his custom-made amplifier and points out that the volume settings all go up to 11. When asked why, he says authoritatively: "Well, it's one louder." That single-digit increase – totally meaningless and yet somehow so indicative of improvement – is something that also blights the world of technology.

The British satellite company Inmarsat said yesterday its partner LightSquared had missed a $56.3m (£35.5m) payment.

Cable operator Virgin Media is to create 620 new jobs as it looks to meet demand for its broadband and television on-demand service.

The prices consumers pay for broadband and landline telephone services are expected to fall after Ofcom announced plans to reduce the amount BT can charge rivals to rent lines.

Telecoms firm BT stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion today by promising "ultra-fast" speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.

BSkyB yesterday underlined its financial strength with a 28 per cent surge in profits, but the pay-TV giant is facing growing pressure on subscriber numbers because of the economy and internet rivals.

Broadcaster BSkyB started the fightback against competition Netflix and YouView today as it announced a new internet TV service.

Film lessons in schools and more screenings outside big towns and cities are among the proposals put forward in a new report to help the UK movie business take advantage of "a golden period" in its history.

Virgin Media shares jumped more than 5 per cent after it said it was doubling broadband speeds for most of its four million customers.

The Government today named 10 major UK cities eligible to fight it out for a share of £100 million to boost broadband speeds.

Gamers have not been deterred from downloading games via Sony's PlayStation 3 despite the hacking issues suffered by users of the console earlier this year.