Category: Regulation

The House of Lords published its committee report into Home Working last week claiming that it could be the way to ‘get people back into work’. The report, called “Is working from home working?” makes the argument that home-based work could get some people back into the workforce who might otherwise not be able to […]

Following Gigaclear’s statement this morning calling on Openreach to work with altnets, the Independent Networks’ Co-operatives Association (INCA) has issued a statement along similar lines. Openreach’s problem isn’t regulation – it’s competition. Nearly a million customers a year are choosing Altnets over the tired old network operator because they offer better products, better value, and […]

Rural broadband builder Gigaclear has responded to recent comments from Openreach (which suggest they may revisit their target of connecting 30 million premises to full fibre may be at risk), flying the alternative network operator flag and warning that the most rural of areas are still struggling with getting full fibre broadband. Gigaclear wants Openreach […]

Ofcom is pursuing its investigation into a suicide forum it previously paused as the forum implemented IP-based blocking for UK users. On 1 July 2025, the forum implemented a block to restrict users with UK IP addresses from accessing the service. Ofcom has been actively monitoring these restrictions to check they are maintained consistently and […]

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has this morning announced that it will be working with its counterparts in the five-eyes countries (UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) to ‘enhance cooperation’ on telecoms security. They issued a joint statement this morning: This follows a meeting by the regulators in London over the past three days discussing […]

Liz Kendall replaced Peter Kyle as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in the September 2025 re-shuffle. She has hit the ground running and has written to Ofcom’s CEO expressing concern at the price increases consumers are facing from Internet providers. Background — From mid-2025, new rules came in which restricted any […]

The news last week that O2 was changing its annual price rise from £1.80 each April to £2.50 each April continues to create headlines. This is because it comes at a time when people are suffering price shock each week when shopping for food and therefore are more sensitive to other fixed costs going up […]

The Financial Times has reported that Virgin Media O2 is in talks to potentially acquire Netomnia in what it suggests could be a deal worth £2 billion. The talks are described as non-exclusive and another potential suitor for Netomnia is CityFibre. In the Virgin Media O2 financial results today, they described themselves in the quarterly […]

Broadband altnet Zzoomm posted a circular through the letter boxes of residents, which the ASA took issue with. The item was a ‘window’ envelope with the address, and the envelope contained the statement: “Important notice. Disruption in your area.” The letter clarifies this “Not the disruption you were expecting…But it’s the best kind. Homes across […]

A recent judgment has been issued by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in relation to a Dyfed Powys Police raid at an incorrect address due to ‘crossed wires’ in the telephone network that led them to the wrong property. This was reported by ISPreview and originally TheRegister. The IPT is the legal mechanism by which […]