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Birmingham city council's cabinet member for children and young people has called on broadband providers to bridge the "digital divide" with cheaper internet access for poorer families.

Many small and medium-sized businesses are finding that voice over internet protocol (VoIP) systems are driving a move to more efficient business applications, an industry expert has said.

The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has announced the finalists for its tenth annual internet industry awards.

A new project to bring broadband speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (mbps) to UK homes has been launched by fibre specialist H20 Networks.

A UK firm that uses internet protocol (IP) signalling over broadband to eliminate the "weak link" of telephone lines has been given £500,000 to support its global expansion.

A new broadband project could help 100 rural companies in Devon conduct more business on the web. The £120,000 scheme will see six new broadband aerials installed across the Devon side of Exmoor to serve the remote areas around Lynton, Lynmouth and the North Devon countryside.

Nearly nine out of ten corporate users of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) applications are happy with the technology but some businesses are missing out on the benefits it can offer, according to a new report.

Savings made by switching to voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology are being reinvested to help companies improve their market position, an industry expert has said.

People living in wealthy countries are well placed to take advantage of IP telephony solutions as almost everyone has access to broadband technology, according to experts.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled new plans to use VoIP solutions to help people across the world learn English.

Major UK life insurance company Friends Provident has turned to VoIP call services in a bid to improve its customer services and business continuity.

While the majority of VoIP hardware has been developed for PC users, manufacturer Ipevo has unveiled a new range of devices aimed specifically at the Mac audience.

The spreading dominance of Wi-Fi broadband connections in the UK is unlikely to be threatened by new WiMax technology, it has been suggested.