Category: Regulation
Ofcom publishes reporting showing bundles save people 24%
The latest Ofcom report published is looking at the pricing of telephone, broadband, TV and mobile services and there is no shock at all to us that buying those who chase the offers get the best deals and even more so if happy to bundle services together.
Ofcom reports UK average download speed in November 2017 as 46.2 Mbps
Ofcom with its technical partner SamKnows has crunched the numbers from its population of speed test boxes and determined that in the 12 months to November 2017 the UK average download speed rose by 10 Mbps to 46.2 Mbps.
Ofcom publishes its comparison of the major broadband providers
The latest market research into customer service quality across the broadband, landline and mobile markets from Ofcom has landed and adds some extra questions to the debate of who is the best.
40/10 FTTC charge controls tweaked by Ofcom in final version
Back in February Ofcom set out the rules for Openreach over PIA and price controls on the anchor 40/10 FTTC service and the final versions have been published coming into effect 1st April.
Are regional franchises for full fibre on the way?
The Holy Grail must be obtained at all costs and it appears that some in the Government are revisiting the old franchise model to improve the amount of full fibre in rural areas.
Ofcom Broadband Speeds Code of Practice to use peak time speeds from March 2019
The voluntary code of practice run by Ofcom is set to change and will encompass DSL, cable and full fibre based services after a one year implementation period.
New rules aim to help boost full fibre roll-outs
The headline from Ofcom is that new rules could cut the cost of laying full fibre to the home from £500 per premises to £250, additionally new targets for Openreach on performance and firmer pricing for the 40/10 GEA-FTTC service.
Ofcom CEO says Openreach needs to be more ambitious
Sharon White who heads up Ofcom does not hold back in an attack on Openreach, which makes it clear that she expects Openreach to do more and wants them to urgently do something for slow premises.
Citizens Advice calls for telecoms consumer advocate
Citizens Advice has published a survey showing that 6 out of 10 cats (sorry broadband consumers) experienced slow service or their connection stopped working in the last year. This needs improving and they feel a new advocate to help consumers is needed.
USO will be a legal right – BT offer rejected
The proposal from BT that in return for not making the USO a legal requirement it would roll-out a mixture of fixed line and other technologies to deliver a USO has been rejected and now the full weight of the law is set to apply to the USO.