Category: Regulation
Virgin Media O2 seeks weakening of net neutrality rules
Virgin Media O2 is calling for the UK Net Neutrality rules to be reformed, specifically for mobile infrastructure. Its position is that the rules are outdated and are holding back mobile investment and constrain networks as agents AI starts using up bandwidth on its own. It has commissioned as report which argues that the requirement […]
ISPA urges Andy Burnham to embrace opportunity to finish UK broadband upgrades
A new Prime Minister can mean lots of changes but we are waiting to see if Andy Burnham has big changes in mind in the fixed line broadband sector. While full fibre and Gigabit rollouts have in the past done amazing things for the state of broadband in the UK since 2018, those left waiting […]
ASA part upholds ruling against EE broadband ad
The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA UK) published a ruling in which it partly upholds complaints made by competitors Sky and Vodafone made in response to an EE digital poster. The poster which was shown as recently as the start of June 2026 stated “MORE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING EE BROADBAND [..] SWITCH TO THE UK’S FASTEST […]
Ofcom warns Big Tech it must deal with scam adverts
The problem of fake and scam adverts across multiple platforms has been growing and often they will feature a well known celebrity with some fake claim to pull in the unsuspecting public. Ofcom is making it very clear to the Big Tech platforms that they MUST address this issue. Ofcom research indicates 51% of adults […]
Ofcom has issued another £600,000 fine for a site not having age checks in place
Age Verification for accessing adult content was a key part of the Online Safety Act 2023, and Ofcom who was given the powers to police this area for the United Kingdom has fined another porn website. The fine for hosting pornographic material and not implementing highly effective age assurance to determine if a visitor is […]
Dispensation granted for installing Gigabit capable broadband in flats and houses
It has been a concern for a while and had the possibility of making installation of full fibre Gigabit capable broadband in flats and homes harder and more expensive, in terms of paperwork and time recording everything. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has today announced dispensation from building regulation controls for when […]
Competition Regulator defines areas of focus for Nexfibre x Netomnia acquisition
Broadband infrastructure builder Nexfibre (owned by the owners of Virgin Media O2) are in the process of acquiring Substantial Group, the holding company behind Altnet Netomnia. This is currently being investigated by the regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority. We previously did a deep dive on what this acquisition would mean for Virgin Media O2 […]
Virgin Media has 2 months to pay £28 million Ofcom fine
Ofcom has issued a large fine of £28 million to Virgin Media for the effort and hassle it made customers go through to switch to another broadband provider in the period of January 2022 to September 2024. The problems are pretty negated today in terms of volume because the One Touch Switching system that came […]
ASA rules against Grain Connect marketing e-mail
The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA UK) has issued a ruling admonishing Grain Connect for a marketing e-mail where it made references to YouFibre and Brsk and its pending acquisition by Virgin Media. The e-mail sent in March included the text: “IMPORTANT NEWS: Virgin Media are taking over YouFibre & BRSK [..] Got friends with YouFibre […]
CMA to fast track phase 2 investigation for Liberty Global, Telefonica and InfraVia acquisition of Substantial Group
The Competition and Markets Authority has started its phase 2 investigation that will delve into the detail of the acquisition of Substantial (Netomnia i.e. Brsk and YouFibre) by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia (nexfibre). nexfibre and Substantial asked the CMA on 11th June 2026 to fast track the phase 2 investigation and has started the […]