Category: Regulation

Ofcom is seen as toothless by lots of the public and part of this may be the industry that now exists to lobby against changes that operators feel are against their best interests.

There was a small ripple of applause when Ofcom announced the new guidance rules for price rises while mid-contract had taken effect, but it would appear that caveats mean people still need to be read for price rises.

Ofcom has published a set of data that is meant to help drive the quality and price debate. The data mainly shows the decline in UK broadband pricing that has been matched by the increasing uptake.

It may be six months on from the first round at the Public Accounts Committee, but watching the session it felt as if this new session was following on after a cup of tea.

Ofcom is moving the regulatory circus along at civil service pace and the review of broadband pricing for the most rural parts of the UK continues.

Ofcom made the announcement that new guidance on price rises during fixed term contracts back in October 2013, now on Thursday 23rd January 2014 these will have come into effect.

The ASA has told Virgin Media off over the wording of a direct mailing campaign where it was felt that the line rental costs were not prominent enough.

The publication of research by Ofcom into how Internet Safety measures are used by parents and carers will help to inform policy makers, even if a lot of the content is similar to what people have been saying already.

The MAC for broadband switching now has a limited lifetime as Ofcom has confirmed the changes, and it is now down to a working group that meets in January to work with industry to implement the system.

Ofcom has started yet another consultation, which seems a very slow way to regulate but without the consultation Ofcom would simply be at the behest of the operator who shouts the largest. The consultations provide a chance for all operators and the public to at least have some input on how the telecoms market operates.