Including downloading, the transfer took two hours, six minutes and 57 seconds — the time it took for only four percent of the data to be transferred using a Telkom line.
via Pigeon transfers data faster than South Africa’s Telkom – Yahoo! Canada News.

Internet service providers in Spain have now ended all government mandated talks with the music and movie industry after earlier refusing to disconnect alleged pirates. The talks were supposed to reduce online piracy but the ISPs say this is impossible if legal alternatives aren’t provided.
via ISPs End Anti-Piracy Talks With Entertainment Industry | TorrentFreak.

BT is tired of the BBC and other video sites getting a “free ride” on its networks.
Last week a row erupted between BT and the BBC, after it emerged that BT was choking iPlayer streams on some of its broadband packages, which the broadcaster said was hurting viewers’ ability to watch television online.
John Petter, managing [...]