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The cost of watching live Premier League football for armchair fans was slashed to just £6.99 a month today after BT announced prices for viewing Sky Sports.

BT will show live Premier League football next season, plus many more major sporting events, after confirming it has signed a deal with BSkyB to show two Sky Sports channels.

Sports fans don't just have the World Cup to look forward to, they will be toasting cheaper TV packages for the top events, in time for the next football season.

Internet users who illegally share copyrighted material could be banned from surfing the web under Government plans.

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has opened the door to lower bills for millions of customers today after moving to slash mobile phone connection fees.

The X Factor free voting loophole appears to have been a success, with thousands avoiding the sky-high premium rate prices to support their favourite act.

Communications regulator Ofcom wants to ease the mobile switching process by hastening the time it takes to transfer your number, possibly to within two hours.

Ofcom, the communications regulator, has today announced new guidelines to help reduce the cost of calling expensive 0870 numbers. However, they are not compulsory and do not apply to pricey 0845 and 0871 numbers.