Category: Regulation

Campaingers in the East Riding of Yorkshire will be peturbed by Ofcom saying it will not launch an emergency review into the roll-out of overhead infrastructure in the area.

The One Touch Switching Company's (TOTSCo) website appears to have been down over the weekend.

The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo) has seen two directors resign as it edges closer to a new go-live date being announced next week.

The roll-out of its fixed wireless network by IX Wireless in Manchester was raised by one of the MP in the area i.e. Jim McMahon MP for Oldham West and Royton. The debate and possible action by Government does have implications for the rest of the UK.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.