Category: Regulation
Huawei kit decision arrived at for UK 5G network operators
5G is many things to different people but the risk of Huawei dominating the hardware supply side has led to a long war of words and the UK Government has now confirmed its stance moving forward.
Ofcom publishes fairness framework
The broadband market place regulation has moved beyond reacting to incorrect billing or broken broadband and is now aiming at ensuring all telecoms are treated fairly.
Ofcom announces proposals for increasing full fibre investment
Goodbye old Ofcom Markets A and B and say hello to Markets 2 and 3. Ofcom is giving everyone three months to digest its massive Fixed Telecoms Market Review which is split across multiple volumes it is so large.
Government drops current plans for age verification to access pornography
The moves to require adults to be able to prove their age to access legal pornography online have been shelved after a number of delays. Leaving privacy campaigners claiming a victory and others worrying about the harm that will be done to children without the controls in place.
New legislation on the way to make getting Gigabit into apartments easier
The wait is over and we now know what the Government intends to do with regards to problematic access to apartments and other buildings with lots of residents and businesses.
TalkTalk slapped for upset to customers over capacity limit being hit
TalkTalk ran in February and March 2019 what may have been a good idea but poorly implemented campaign to get more customers to upgrade to a faster and generally more expensive speed tier or technology.
Ofcom brings fairer pricing for vulnerable and out of contract customers
Ofcom has announced measures to protect vulnerable customers and extracted price commitments from providers so that out of contract customers will not get such a raw deal.
Committee says Government has failed to reduce rural urban broadband gap
After all the years of work from the numerous BDUK projects and a growing number of community initiatives the House of Commons EFRA Committee is still saying the Government has failed to close the gap for broadband problems.
5G competition and changes to mobile mast rules under consultation
To try and stimulate the roll-out of 5G in rural areas a competition is underway under the Rural Connected Communities project to identify 10 schemes to take a slice of £30 million of funding. Additionally planning changes to help with the roll-out of 5G and improving 4G coverage are being consulted on.
Ofcom proposes changes to copper requirements in Salisbury
Salisbury is set to be a big test bed for what will happen on a much wider scale in the next decade as Openreach shifts from a copper local loop to a full fibre on.