Ofcom Exempts Small ISPs from Digital Economy Act
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Ofcom is to exempt Internet Service providers with less than a 400,000 users from the terms of the Digital Economy Act.Timico reports on its blog that Ofcom has said the DE Act will be limited to ISPs with 400,000 subscribers or more and will not include mobile broadband. Ofcom, which is in the process of outlining the guidelines for the new digital laws, has informed the Internet Service Provider's Association (ISPA) about its cut-off decision for small scale internet...
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