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# UPC

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# speed limits
There are big problems with Netflix speeds on Virgin Media, but who's responsible?
The two companies aren’t being particularly clear on what or who is causing the slow streaming speeds.
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Feb 14th 2016, 9:30 AM
# virgin birth
Virgin Media will be hoping for a Richard Branson bounce in Ireland
The company shed more customers over the three months before it was officially renamed from UPC.
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Nov 6th 2015, 11:59 AM
# is it a bird
Eircom has been replaced with this squiggle
The company is spending €16 million on a rebrand, including a new name and logo.
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Sep 16th 2015, 11:28 AM
# say my name
First UPC, now Eircom's unloved brand could be on the way out
It’s all change in the phone and internet biz.
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Sep 1st 2015, 11:39 AM
# oh hai richard branson
Goodbye UPC, hello Virgin Media
Changes are on the way.
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Aug 28th 2015, 2:44 PM
# UPC
What's Amazon's impressive streaming service and why can't you get it in Ireland?
Does Netflix have any direct competition here?
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Jul 30th 2015, 12:00 PM
# not a bad deal
UPC Ireland buys TV3 for €80 million
Changes are ahead for the channel.
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Jul 3rd 2015, 10:58 PM
# big deal
8 of the quickest reactions to TV3 being bought by UPC
The sarcasm was strong.
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Jul 3rd 2015, 7:38 PM
# shady
Eircom, Meteor, Three and UPC all made one big mistake when signing up customers
Consumers had not been given enough information before they entered into contracts.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 5:20 PM
# post no bills
UPC blasted for cutting post office bill payments
Customers are being written to at the moment – but the cut-off for An Post payments happens next week.
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Jun 16th 2015, 6:04 AM
# Deal or no deal
Is this American billionaire's company about to buy TV3?
UPC owner Liberty Global has emerged as the frontrunner in a potential sale.
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Jun 12th 2015, 9:36 AM
# The briefcase
Here's everything you need to know about business this week
Everyone was talking about Denis O’Brien and SiteServ, broadband wars and jobs for the grads.
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Jun 7th 2015, 10:15 AM
# hooked up
Two of Ireland's biggest phone and internet players want to get together
UPC parent Liberty Global and Vodafone are looking at doing a deal.
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Jun 5th 2015, 5:11 PM
# Yesssss
Is your area FINALLY going to get super-fast broadband?
Eircom plans to be the biggest fibre provider in the land.
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Jun 4th 2015, 5:50 PM
# binge watch
16 brilliant films and TV shows you can watch on your UPC right now
Nothing on the telly? Fear not.
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Mar 22nd 2015, 6:00 PM
# not optimus prime
UPC has launched its own streaming service...
But Netflix it ain’t. And you may have to pay extra for it.
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Mar 19th 2015, 5:06 PM
# Bad news
170 jobs at risk as UPC moves roles to Philippines
Facilities in Dublin, Limerick, Galway, Cork and Waterford will be affected.
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Feb 19th 2015, 8:18 PM
# Zooooooom
UPC launches the fastest fibre broadband in the country
The new service offers unlimited 240 Mbps broadband from today.
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Jan 6th 2015, 11:52 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jan 2nd 2015, 4:45 PM
# bye bye julian
No, you can't watch the original UTV on Irish telly any more
But there IS a workaround if you have Sky.
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Jan 2nd 2015, 1:16 PM
# Price increase
If you're a UPC customer, your monthly bill could increase in February
The price increase relates to its TV services and will come into effect next month
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Jan 2nd 2015, 12:40 PM
# Sky High
Sky has joined the fibre broadband wars. And it's undercutting its main rivals
All the big telecoms players are offering high-speed broadband in Ireland from today.
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Dec 11th 2014, 6:30 AM
# broadband wars
Eircom has the biggest fibre network in Ireland - but customers are slow to get on board
The company’s revenue is still going down, although not as fast as before.
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Nov 28th 2014, 9:42 AM
# property baron
Who is this US billionaire who is buying up half of Ireland's hotels?
The Limerick Strand Hotel is the latest property to be snapped up by the man Al Gore dubbed “Darth Vader”.
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Nov 19th 2014, 11:17 AM
# clicks or bricks
Poll: Clicks or bricks, how do you decide where you're going to shop?
What can local retailers do to win back all the Irish online shoppers spending their cash overseas?
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Nov 11th 2014, 1:39 PM
# Banned
In a first for Ireland, UPC is to ban access to child sex abuse websites
Users who access child abuse material either mistakenly or deliberately will have their internet access restricted.
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Nov 10th 2014, 10:47 PM
# coding
Ten more CoderDojo clubs are to be set up over next twelve months
The exact locations has yet to be set in stone, but it’s expected that some of them will be set up in Dublin, Kildare and Limerick.
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Oct 9th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Computer Says No
UPC broadband back up after technical difficulties across parts of Dublin
Engineers worked to fix the problem, said the broadband provider.
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Sep 30th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Oireachtas TV
Nothing on telly? You can now flick over and watch the Oireachtas
Only if you’re into that sort of thing, of course, and have UPC or Sky.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 7:12 PM
# cashing in
This Irish start-up landed €15 million from a secret millionaire (after meeting in a pub)
Irish TV will launch next week, targeting the world-wide Irish diaspora.
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Aug 20th 2014, 4:52 PM
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Everyone’s talking about Garth Brooks, the cabinet reshuffle and Google smartphones for robots…
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Jul 8th 2014, 10:58 PM
# telly
UPDATE: UPC says it won't give out customer data for TV licence crackdown
Pat Rabbitte has got government approval for a new scheme aimed at tackling TV licence fee evasion.
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Jul 8th 2014, 4:25 PM
# connected
Sorry, country folk: Still a huge divide between urban and rural internet speeds
At the launch of UPC’s second Irish Digital Report, the Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte said that there was still a “significant divide” between the quality of internet service provided in urban and rural Ireland.
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Jun 4th 2014, 3:46 PM
# Upwardly Mobile
UPC to enter mobile market next year after striking deal with Three
UPC will become a mobile operator in 2015 after it signed an MVNO agreement with Three Ireland.
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May 30th 2014, 10:15 AM
# Online
9 ways the internet used to wreck your head
GET OFF THE PHONE, I need to look something up!
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Feb 13th 2014, 5:46 PM
# a penny saved...
Worried about rising TV service charges? Read these money-saving tips
Both UPC and Sky Ireland have said customers will face price hikes – in some cases as high as 14 per cent.
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Jan 24th 2014, 4:16 PM
# Live
UPC's red button hiccup for Leinster clash unlikely to be repeated
The Irish province’s Heineken Cup game in Castres was unavailable live, even to viewers with Sky Sports add-on packages.
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Jan 14th 2014, 12:39 PM
# TV Wars
Eircom enters the television market to compete with Sky and UPC
And then there were three…
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Oct 16th 2013, 7:17 PM
# Sponsored by UPC
7 signs you're addicted to a TV series
Are you a TV series junkie? We understand.
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Aug 28th 2013, 12:55 PM
# Sponsored by UPC
6 ways TV is the third person in your relationship
For better or worse, TV is definitely in the mix with you and your other half.
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Aug 19th 2013, 6:16 PM
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