Mark Bridge writes:

The Terminate The Rate campaign has pretty much run its course. Its aim was to get Mobile Termination Rates reduced. These are the wholesale charges paid when a mobile or fixed-line network connects a call from one of its customers to a rival. Lower MTRs would mean better deals on call charges, the campaign argued.

BSkyB, BT, O2, TalkTalk, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone have all committed to providing better and more easily comparable information to consumers about traffic management. It's a voluntary agreement that's been arranged by the Broadband Stakeholder Group.

The participating companies account for around 90% of all fixed-line broadband customers and 60% of all mobile broadband customers in the UK.

O2 has announced a free public WiFi service for the UK.

It’s called O2 Wifi and will be available to O2 and non-O2 mobile customers after a simple sign-up process. This sign-up is expected to be automatic for O2 customers on their WiFi devices by the end of the year.

Orange and T-Mobile have both announced subsidised pricing for the Apple iPad when bought with a two-year ‘pay monthly’ contract. The devices are expected to go on sale in the next week or two.

London Underground and BT are launching a six-month trial of WiFi service at London's Charing Cross tube station. The service, which will be available from 1st November, uses the BT Openzone service. It'll be chargeable, although around 5 million BT broadband customers and BT Openzone customers are eligible to use the service without paying any extra. Live Transport for London service updates will be available to all WiFi users.