Very good companies for communication
mobile phones, broadband, internet phone

Talk Talk
Award-winning broadband and phone provider, Talk Talk is one of the leading broadband companies offering a combined package
- Voted The Best Bundled Provider for Value for Money and The Best Bundled Provider for Clarity of Pricing in the Consumer Choices Awards 2010
- Voted Best Broadband & Phone Package in the Top 10 Broadband Awards 2009
- Voted Best Value for Money in the uSwitch Home Phone Awards 2010 and Voted Best Broadband & Phone Bundle in the Simplify Digital Customer Choices Awards 2010

photobox
UK and Europe's leading online digital photo publishing and printing community with more than 5 million members
- Winner - Innovation in Social Media and Communities - Econsultancy Innovation Awards 2008
- Winner of Gartner category award for Customer Experience - Gartner Customer Relationship Management Summit 2010
- Which? Best Buy award for photo prints 2010

BE
Internet Service Provider which has been providing fast broadband since 2005 and were the first premium ISP in the country to provide ADSL2+
- Highly Commended - Customer Service - Large ISP - Think Broadband Awards 2009
- PC Advisor Recommended -(top of both the Average Download and Average Upload speeds)- PC advisor ISP Awards 2009
- Voted Best Consumer Fixed Broadband ISP - The UK Internet Industry Awards 2010 - ISPAs 2010

The Carphone Warehouse
UK's largest retailer of mobile communication products - with a full range of good mobile phones, accessories, PDAs / handhelds, home telephones, ringtones etc
- Voted Best Retailer of the Year - Mobile Industry Awards 2009
- Winner of European Solution of the Year - Retail Systems Awards 2009 - in in conjunction with Fizzback for their customer service measurement system
- Voted Best High Street Retailer - What Mobile Awards 2009

Vodafone
Leading telecommunication provider offering mobile phones and latest popular handsets, internet access, mobile broadband, USB modems, SIM cards and mobile phones accessories
- Voted Best Consumer Mobile Broadband - 2009 ISPAs (Internet Service Providers’ Association) and Best Wireless ISP - 2008 ISPAs
- Winner - Best Network category - Mobile Industry Awards 2010
- Best Rated Mobile Broadband and Fastest Mobile Broadband - Top 10 Broadband Awards 2009
pebble.it
Provider of tailored IT infrastructure, support and solutions for small-to-medium enterprises - focusing on providing solid infrastructure solutions and reliable on-going support as well as development capabilities(web, iPhone, Mac...)
- Winner (pebble.it's development team) of the Judge's Award and the People's Choice Award at the EcoMo '09 Mobile Development camp

Skype
Internet based provider of cheap voice calls, with packages offering international anytime unlimited calls to landlines without the need for a long term contract
- Winner of the Innovation Award in the category of Online Lead Generation - E-consultancy 2009
- Winner in the Communications category - CNET Webware 100 Awards - 2007
- Webware 100 Winner 2008 - category communication

JustGiving
Leading online platform for charity giving, helping over 8,000 member charities raise money from an 8 million community of online charity supporters
- JustGiving - Best use of technology - the Sunday Times Tech Track Awards 2009
- 2009 Albert Medal awarded to Zarine Kharas (founder and CEO) by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA),

Twelve Thirty Eight
Public relations consultancy specialising in the generation of high-impact new media, press and broadcast coverage that delivers messages which customers respond to.

O2 UK
O2 is an award-winning mobile phone and internet operator
- Winner - Large ISP - Customer Service Awards 2009 - Think Broadband Awards 2009
- O2 Earns Highest Customer Loyalty Ranking Among UK Mobile Phone Operators in Satmetrix 2010 European Net Promoter Industry Report
- uSwitch survey of over 12,000 broadband customers showed that O2 broadband customers spend the least time on hold and are the most satisfied - Oct09

rackspace
Leading UK supplier of hosting solutions, cloud hosting and email environment offering 24/7 customer service support
- Named IT Operator of the Year at the Green IT Awards 2010 and Winner Customer Focus Award - National Business Awards 2008
- Winner - Customer Service Team of the Year and Customer Service Team of the Year for B2B - National Customer Service Awards 2009
- Top 10 place in the Award for Customer Focus category at the European Business Awards 2009

AQL
Communication portal offering telephony services to customers over the internet

garlik
Developper of tools enabling consumers to find and understand what personal information is in the public domain about them and manage how their identities appear online

Plusnet
Broadband provider with over 10 years of Internet experience. Part of the BT group, Plusnet have more than 200,000 broadband customers
- Best Consumer ISP (Internet Service Provider) - Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) Awards 2008 and Best Broadband Provider in the UK 2008 - Broadband Choices
- Best Value Home Broadband provider - Top 10 Broadband Awards 2009
- Runner-up in Overall Customer Satisfaction survey and Customer Service survey in the 2010 uSwitch customer satisfaction survey

Skimlinks
Provider of simplified affiliate marketing service easily deployable by bloggers and website owners to make money online
- Winner of three awards at the A4U Awards 2009. Best New Entrant, Best Use of Technology and Innovative Affiliate of the Year
- Best New Business - New Media Age Awards 2009

Virgin Media
Broadband access, phone and mobile deals
- Britain's Most Trusted ISP Brand 2008 - Readers Digest magazine
- Best Customer Service (for eight years running) - Virgin Mobile - Mobile Choice Consumer Awards 2008
- Road Trip 3G Mobile Broadband Award Winner - Dongle on the move 2009

WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Freedom of Information request to public authorities
- Innovation Winner - New Media awards 2008

Zen Internet
Provides a range of Internet services including high speed DSL Broadband Internet access. Also provides domain names, Web hosting packages and Web site design.
- Awarded 8 Best Buy from Which?, The September 2009 Best Buy revealed five stars for customer service and support
- Runner-up - niche ISP - Customer Service Awards 2009 - thinkbroadband awards 2009
- Best ISP (Internet Service Provider) - PC Pro Awards 2009

MobileShop
Online comparison retailer of mobile phones allowing the user to chose a good phone for his/her needs

Mobyko
Mobyko is a unique, simple and free service enabling people to manage their mobile phone online. It offers complete freedom and flexibility to backup, organise, manage and share using a secure account

Samsung
Mobile phone manuacturer
- Best Manufacturer, Best Camera Phone and Best Music Phone - Mobile Choice Awards 2008
- Winner of an award for Global Customer Care - Electronics - 4th Middle East Government and Business Organizations' Awards - GCC Government and Business Global Competitiveness Customer Care Strategy Development Conference - Dubai 2010

Symbian
Creator of the world's leading mobile operating system


