Category: Regulation
G.fast receives final approval as an ITU standard
G.fast has now received its physical layer specification approval from the ITU which means the silicon manufactures can now move ahead at full speed to produce kit for Telco's around the world.
What impact will Counter-Terrorism Bill have on UK Internet
The last week has a seen a lot of mis-information on what a new bill will mean for broadband providers and the millions of businesses and consumers using them, alas even with the new bill now available it is still not clear.
Goodbye LLU say hello to a virtual future world
The success of LLU has driven broadband competition for almost ten years in the UK now and has underpinned the slashing of telephone bills, even in the face of rising line rental costs. The EU though has endorsed now for the second time the concept of virtual unbundling.
18.7 Mbps average speed for UK broadband reported by Ofcom
The Ofcom speed test analysis may mean very little to individuals, but given they are the national regulator its research does represent an important cog in the puzzle of how UK Broadband is behaving.
BT told to make on-screen advert text clearer
A BT Infinity offer that ended in June 2014 has drawn the whimper of the ASA even though the text used passed BCAP and Clearcast guidance.
78% of UK premises able to get NGA broadband according to Ofcom
Ofcom has been doing its number crunching and surveys to produce the Ofcom Communications Market Report for 2014, which include updated figures for the coverage of NGA type services.
Forget Digital Britain it is now a Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy
While many will argue over the way that the investment in UK broadband infrastructure has largely landed in the lap of BT, there are signs of change in the commercial landscape and the Government is trying to set a handle on this for the 2025 to 2030 period.
BT told to not show advert again that it has already stopped running
The ASA does a good job, but when adjudications are to not show an advert again when the original had a limited time frame it almost encourages advertisers to push the limits for promotions that have a one-off appeal.
TalkTalk advert slammed over visibility of price comparisons
TalkTalk SimplyBroadband is one of the cheapest broadband deals going even when you ignore all the promotions but that has not stopped the firm getting into trouble over an old advert.
Migrating FTTC customers should now only have a 1 month contract
The new rule that migrations between FTTC services should only carry a 1 month contract rather than the old came into effect on the 1st July.