Category: Regulation
Uswitch says delays in One Touch Switching are on the largest providers
Uswitch has published an open letter to the big four broadband providers BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk over their comparison sites concerns with the delays to the One Touch Switching system.
Ofcom enforcement update reveals One Touch Switching live date
In case you were holding off of switching broadband you will probably just want to go ahead, as Ofcom has announced the new expected go live date for the One Touch Switching is Thursday 12th September 2024.
Pressure to slow down full-fibre roll-outs continues
Telecoms poles are ugly and unnecessary we are told and the protests in the East Riding of Yorkshire combined with pressure from MPs could see rules around Code Powers change and a laser focus on how KCOM prices and operates its PIA products.
ASA rules 6G Internet Ltd must not imply services are full fibre if wireless based
6Gi who provide a fixed wireless service that is not provided over a mobile network and does not make use of 4G, 5G or future 6G cellular technologies has fallen foul of the ASA over wording that could have confused the public into thinking the service was full fibre based.
Southport issue with overhead fibre raised in House of Commons – UPDATED
The wave of objections to overhead infrastructure continue, and protests we covered last weekend have made it to the House of Commons over claims made by Openreach whistleblower.
Public £53m worse off as a result of broadband advertising rules
Broadband Genie has looked into the effect that the rules around price changes have had on the market and their conclusion is that people are £53 million worse as lots of people seem to have stopped switching broadband provider as a result.
Wingland resident asked for £100,000 to upgrade from copper to full-fibre
The costs of deploying full-fibre in rural areas are highlighted by a quote of £101,874.60 from BT under the USO scheme to bring FTTP to a resident of Wingland.
One Touch Switching edges towards announcing a new go live date
A brave new world of broadband switching awaits us with the One Touch Switching scheme and feedback from a proposal for trials ahead of a go live date has been considered by TOTSCo.
Connexin claims poles are more eco-friendly than ducted telecoms infrastructure
Protests around new broadband infrastructure take many forms, from simple online moans to people threatening to take a chainsaw to new poles and some actually doing so. Connexin is attempting to score a positive point with eco-credentials for its heavily pole based roll-out.
Ofcom writes to broadband providers about delays in one touch switching implementation
Ofcom has last week written to broadband providers to express concerns about the persistent delays in implementation of One Touch Switching (OTS) by TOTSCo.