TalkTalk is dismayed to learn that Lord Mandelson is to press ahead with his ill-conceived plans to allow content providers to force ISPs to disconnect people suspected of illegal filesharing.

The approach is based on the principle of ‘guilty until proven innocent’ and substitutes proper judicial process for a kangaroo court.

What is being proposed is wrong in principle and it won’t work in practice. We know this approach will lead to wrongful accusations.

The unintended consequence of Lord Mandelson’s plan will be to encourage more wi-fi and PC hi-jacking and expose more innocent people to being penalised.

TalkTalk will continue to resist any attempts to make it impose technical measures on its customers unless directed to do so by a court or recognised tribunal.

In the event we are instructed to impose extra judicial technical measures we will challenge the instruction in the courts.

Last week we launched a campaign against Lord Mandelson’s plans called Don’t Disconnect Us (www.dontdisconnect.us). We urge people to visit the website and to sign the petition to make their opposition to these draconian and disproportionate measures known.

Over the past few weeks millions of X Factor fans have been exposed to ‘bright dancing’ – using torches or mobile phones to create images out of light. These are used to illustrate TalkTalk’s sponsorship of the show.

Today we are launching an online campaign using a specially commissioned bright dance from Michael Bosanko, the original bright dancing artist. It features a pair of scissors cutting a computer cable. The film may also be used in an X Factor ad break