Category: Regulation
OTS completes 50,000 switches in first month
The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo) has facilitated 50,000 consumer broadband switches in the past month.
One Touch Switching — the launch – updated
One touch switching is live and we have more information about who is running, some key stats from TOTSCo, and more.
Gigaclear being investigated by Ofcom for potential regulation breach
Ofcom are investigating if Gigaclear have breached regulations regarding location information that should be provided during emergency calls
ASA hits at major providers over mid-contract price increase wording
The ASA has issued six rulings following its investigation into major broadband providers not being clear about price increases
One Touch Switching has seen 32,000 successful switches complete
The One Touch Switching platform has so far seen 100,000 switch orders and some 32,000 actually complete their migrations via the system.
Ofcom asks OTA2 to help with One Touch Switching
It is difficult to tell how good or bad the One Touch Switching is going, as one one hand we are seeing 1,300 to 1,700 migrations completing on week days. On the other hand we have Ofcom wanting OTA2 to be involved to help resolve with figuring out which ISP is actually responsible for the old connection when someone starts a migration.
ASA Judgment — Vodafone vs BT (Spoiler: BT Won)
The ASA has issued a judgment against Vodafone when comparing its service to BT's.
New Ofcom guidance on broadband marketing
Ofcom's announcement in December 2023 of how fibre services are advertised is due to come into effect today.
Telecoms Minister Chris Bryant holds meeting on telegraph pole complaints
The issues around duct and pole sharing and particularly in areas where it simply is not working, or require joined up thinking to minimise new passive infrastructure are not vanishing.
Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms speaks at Connected Britain 2024
Sir Chris Bryant MP has completed his Ministerial keynote address to a packed main stage at Connected Britain 2024, setting out a number of key points for the telecoms and tech industry.