Category: Regulation

Confusing people with misinformation or simply planting the seeds of doubt has become common place as the number of sources for information increase and competition for screen time increases.

The Information Commissioner's Office, the UK regulator for data protection has made it very clear that data protection is not an excuse when tackling scams and fraud.

For the 2 million people reliant on the lifesaving alarms that provide a safety net for vulnerable people living on their own the Government has reached an agreement with telephone firms that will mean better care is taken during the PSTN switch off.

Waisting the time of scammers so that they in theory can call less people is a noble challenge, and also much safer than trying to do so yourself.

Ofcom has announced the appointment of Tamara Ingram and Richard Allan to the board.

Ofcom is proposing to apply Code Powers to SICOM Limited

Residents of Broadway in Worcestershire took Wychavon District Council to court by way of a Judicial Review following its decision to allow poles to be erected by Full Fibre in the village to deliver full fibre broadband.

A report commissioned by the campaign group Broadcast 2040+ and produced by consultancy firm EY has highlighted the dangers to households of the broadcast TV network being switched off, and moving fully to an Internet-based IPTV solution for content distribution.

Too many people still trust phone numbers that claim to originate in the UK and Ofcom launching an investigation into one firm that manages blocks of numbers after reports of misuse by customers.

An update to Ofcom's work on the Online Safety Act and their current implementation plans and timeline has been published.