Category: Regulation

The proposals for a 2 Gbps USO were always going to be pie in the sky when made by the House of Lords, but another amendment calling for a 30 Mbps USO was probably what the Lords hoped would get enacted.

If you are a network operator looking to deploy FTTP the latest document drop from Ofcom is required reading due to the impact it may have on your roll-outs.

Ofcom has finally published its analysis of UK broadband performance based on its panel of testers.

Now broadband is seen as a utility the increasing interest from consumer groups should be no surprise, and the CAB is the latest to warn people they may be overpaying.

Broadband advertising is under the microscope once again with a decision expected on which services can and cannot use the word fibre in them.

Wave goodbye to the price gap between ADSL2+ and entry level VDSL2 products as Ofcom is starting to regulate Openreach VDSL2 pricing, but there are side effects.

The investigation may have started in November 2015 but Ofcom has now concluded its investigation into slow Ethernet installs and slapped a record fine on the BT Group.

Compensation for broadband and telephone line faults is possible now but we have to chase hard to receive and Ofcom is proposing a system that will define compensation levels and make payments automatic.

A mistake from PlusNet over billing customers after they had left the provider, has seen the operator refund all those it can, donate some to charity and pay an Ofcom fine.

The Internet is a great resource, but the questions are whether it should be regulated heavily, or allowed to continue its rapid evolution.