A spokesman said: "We have explored the options of being able to put a broadband cable in and have talked to
internet providers but, at the moment, they have not wanted to get involved.
The case started in 2004 when SABAM - the Belgian society in charge of authorising the use by third parties of musical works by authors, composers and editors - discovered that customers were using the services of its
internet provider, Scarlet Extended SA, to illegally download works that had been taken from its repertoire via peer-to-peer networks.
KT, LG Telecom and SK Broadband, the fixed-line unit of SK Telecom, are the country's leading broadband
internet providers, while cable television operators C&M and CJ HelloVision also have high-speed internet market share.
An Australian
internet provider has been deemed not responsible for copyright violations by its users, who download films illegally.
It had told the court that trying to prosecute
internet providers for the things their users use the service for was like suing a power company for things their customers do with electricity.
Newcastle-based
internet provider Nomad Digital has won a deal to supply the first free-to-all onboard wireless broadband service on the entire US railroad.
He added: "I have been told the problem does not lie with our
internet provider but at the exchange.
Research by
internet provider AOL UK also revealed 10-year-olds in the North East would most like to e-mail people like Toon skipper Alan Shearer and Geordie duo Ant and Dec.
Very often these types of lists are maintained by your
Internet provider.
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The civil case pitting personal liberties against national security was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of an
Internet provider whose name is being kept secret by the court.
NEC's
Internet provider, Biglobe, has 3.99 million subscribers, while NTT Communications' OCN (Open Computer Network) has 2.85 million, KDDI's Dion 2.07 million, and Japan Telecom's ODN (Open Data Network) 1.86 million.