It's been quite a year, so if you need a reminder of the most important stories in the world of the web, read on.
It's been quite a year, so if you need a reminder of the most important stories in the world of the web, read on...
January
Sheffield-based ISP PlusNet was
sold to BT.
February
The law concerning migration authorisation codes (MACs) changed to make it easier for customers to
switch ISP.
March
Edgware-based ISP Biscit went into
administration.
April
Virgin Media
threatened to take Sky to court in a row over the rate Virgin paid to show Sky One on its service.
May
Swindon was found to be the UK's
best-connected town in terms of broadband.
June
Google was accused of a smear campaign by
Privacy International, an organisation that had criticised its data retention policy.
July
Rogue Russian music store
AllofMP3.com was shut down.
August
A House of Lords
Select Committee warned of serious security risks online, urging the government to take drastic action.
September
A run on
Northern Rock caused the bank's website to crash.
October
Led Zeppelin's promoters took aim at eBay and touts selling
concert tickets on the online auction site.
November
The long-awaited
iPhone finally went on sale in the UK.
December
Ofcom announced its intention to force ISPs to
get real with the speed of their services.
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