Category: Regulation
CAP to attempt to cap the madness that is broadband speed advertising
Regular visitors to our site will be well used to our regular monthly round ups on broadband speeds this puts us in a position to give some illustrative figures for what the various CAP options may mean.
Government rejects House of Lords USO amendments
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.
Ofcom releases more detail on its PIA2 proposals
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 publishes annual round-up of 19 broadband package speeds
Ofcom has finally published its analysis of UK broadband performance based on its panel of testers.
Don’t sleep walk into broadband price rises
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.
ASA reviewing use of the word fibre in broadband advertising
Broadband advertising is under the microscope once again with a decision expected on which services can and cannot use the word fibre in them.
Low prices for FTTC to encourage more roll-out of Full Fibre
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.
Slow Ethernet installs by BT Group bring record £42 million fine
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.
Automatic fault compensation system outlined by Ofcom
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.
Ofcom fines Plusnet £880,000 for overcharging customers who had left
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.