Internet Oscars

Wandadoo was this year's top of the pops for the judges of the internet's equivalent of the Oscars.

The internet service provider (ISP) scooped three top prizes at the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA)annual Awards.

It now boasts the titles of best national consumer ISP and best heavy consumer broadband provider for its 1Mb and 2MB connections. Its third prize was awarded for having the best portal that was deemed family friendly, with a lot of relevant UK content and services to help to protect children online.

Other consumer ISP winners included Tesco for the best unmetered dial-up award. The judges said the ISP offered "an idiot proof" way to get online at a competitive price.

Telewest Broadband won what could be termed as best supporting actor for its services offering speeds in excess of 2Mbps to consumers, such as gamers who need.

Two less well known ISPs won praise from the judges for their services. HomeChoice from Video Networks was commended for its "unique broadband service" which offers bundled digital TV.

Firefly Internet was awarded a commendation for its service that the judges felt "competed with the largest players in the industry".

For the second year running, Google won the best search engine award. BT meanwhile was honoured with the Internet Watch Foundation award for its work in developing online safety and its web address blocking initiative Cleanfeed.