Category: Regulation

The revolving door of Westminster has seen Maria Miller leave her post as the head of the DCMS and the Financial Secretary has been promoted to Secretary of State at the DCMS.

Without a doubt cheaper FTTC services would drive take-up but the issue is whether that level of take-up would equalise the increased payback period.

The package to bring an end to roaming charges on mobile calls will be welcomed by those who travel across Europe, but there are question marks over what it will mean for those who never roam with their mobile phones.

The EU may have voted for an end to roaming charges across the continent, but there are other important implications for the Internet industry and consumers.

The great success of UK broadband has been the level of competition for hard earned money at the retail and wholesale level. There are signs though that take-up for unbundled services are tailing off.

The Public Accounts Committee is still stuck in the world of discussing a rural broadband programme when the majority of areas under the BDUK process are currently not rural.

While Ofcom does not undertake to resolve individuals complaints, it still receives around 300 complaints per day from telecoms customers.

The Internet reflects the planets diversity but it appears that while safeguards are available to protect children, the existing ones are not enough and thus those in charge are looking to shift more content into the dark unseen corners of the web.

Almost everyone who travels in Europe will welcome news that draft rules on roaming charges are close to becoming law by December 2015, but there are still many questions over the Net Neutrality legislation.

The soap opera of UK broadband continues with it really being a war of sound-bites rather than actual tech fact.