WelcomeHello and welcome to the Autumn edition of our Connected Newsletter. In this edition we will be advising you on the Akamai/DNS forwarder changes and how you can benefit from this. We will be announcing the winners of our 10th anniversary competition, talking through our new terms and conditions... Advisory – Akamai/DNS Forwarders Action required before 30th September As part of our continued commitment to delivering you the best possible service, we have recently obtained a direct 10Gbps connection into the Akamai network. In order to benefit from the change, it's important that you amend your DNS forwarders before the 30th of September. Please be aware that from 30th September the old resolvers will be retired. Terms and Conditions Update You should recently have received a separate email from us informing you of an update to section 17, Cancellation Notice Period, of the Talk Straight/Schools Broadband Terms & Conditions. The amendment will be effective from 1st October 2017. Please click the button to the left to read the new terms and conditions. 10th Anniversary Competition Winners As part of our 10 year anniversary celebrations, we have chosen ten lucky schools at random to each win a £100 amazon voucher for their school. The winners are... 1. Kingsmead School - Somerset It’s official – your school network is protected by the UK’s Best Security ISP!We are delighted to announce that Schools Broadband recently received Best Security Award at the 2017 Internet Service Providers Association Annual Awards! We are hugely proud of this achievement and excited at the prospect of bringing our customers more new innovative and hopefully award-winning technologies soon! Big Changes to the Data Protection Act The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in the UK on 25th May 2018. We have also put together a booklet highlighting '10 steps for schools' to follow regarding GDPR. SIP Phone Service Anniversary Offers However large or small your school, Schools Broadband has telephony solutions guarenteed to save you significant sums of money and improve your operational efficiency. With our hosted VoIP or SIP Trunk Service you can expect: * Reduced or even zero line rental costs *A highly scalable service *A huge choice of free call features *One simple combined bill *Protected bandwidth for voice and data *Quick and easy install If you would like to speak to your Account Manager, please call us on 01133 222 333-Option 3. Talk Straight Runs Leeds 10k This summer a few brave souls endured the heat in our 4th consecutive Leeds 10k as team Talk Straight. It was a lovely day had by all with fellow team mates as everyone performed really well, despite the warm conditions! Everyone enjoyed a well deserved drink at the end in the sunshine. Well done guys, we look forward to seeing you all again next year! |