Category: Regulation

We cover all the major voice line rental price changes and have shown in the past the tendency for BT competitors to shadow the operator, now Ofcom has reported on this and the overall cost changes for voice calls and line rental.

The Ofcom Communications Market Review is highly important as many places use it as the annual bible and thus it worrying to find what look to be mistakes or inconsistencies in how services are compared price wise.

Ofcom has been criticised over coverage data before and the latest communications market report can easily be mis-read to give a very nice headline for the politicians.

The CAB has launched a fairly strong attack on the practice of splitting broadband and voice line rental cost, claiming that hidden costs can make deals £465 more expensive than advertised.

The ASA does a good job of policing the advertising world, but some adjudications do seem a little odd and can lead to more complex adverts as more and more caveats get added.

More than a decade after the last Digital Communications Review which resulted in the creation of Openreach Ofcom has started its next review with the topic of how to handle Openreach being a core part of the review.

The posturing as everyone tries to ensure their point of view carries significant weight in the latest Ofcom Strategic Review has had a big input as Sky has published its position and analysis of BT Openreach performance.

While no-one is likely to hold a party to mourn its passing the 20th June marks the end of many years of loyal service for the Migration Authorisation Code.

The disgruntled MP's of the South West particularly Devon and Somerset are to get together to compare notes and attempt to influence the pace of roll-out in the region.

The UK has had advertising rules and a speed code of practice that has just changed, but Which? is still running its annual campaign to get things changed so that the speed of the majority is shown.