Category: Regulation
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.
Ofcom opens investigation into Virgin Media digital phone line migration
Ofcom has opened an investigation into Virgin Media’s compliance under the General Conditions of Entitlement on migrating customers from analogue PSTN phone lines to ‘digital land lines’
CMA starts investigation into Vodafone and three merger
The CMA now it has the initial evidence to allow it look at whether a merger between Vodafone and three would substantially lessen the level of competition in the UK mobile market.
ASA rules against Zzoomm in savings claim
The ASA has upheld a ruling against alt-net Zzoomm in relation to a statement on how much a consumer might save by picking their service.
BT Group misses deadline to remove Huawei kit from core network
BT Group appears to have been likely to miss the 31 December 2023 deadline to remove Huawei equipment from its core network and faces the prospect of significant daily fines.
Ofcom Connected Nations report estimates full-fibre take-up running at 28%
The 2023 Ofcom Connected Nations report has been published and shows what the Ofcom analysts have made of the data supplied by broadband operators in September 2023.
One Touch Switching – Further Delays
The One Touch Switching Platform is designed as a way to simplify migration of broadband services between providers. The project has been marred with delays after delays, and few people are surprised by the latest development. The One Touch Switching Company has published a bulletin to announce a delay to the planned go-live date of 14 March 2024.