Category: Regulation
ASA upholds complaints about BT Infinity dating advert
While the BT adverts on TV might be cringeworthy and bear no relation to the lifestyle those of us who went to University years ago remember, in the world of advertising they are not that unusual. The ASA though has ruled against some of the sequences and in particular the impression given for upload speeds.
Ofcom publishes research report into traffic management
Ofcom is trying to broaden its information base for consumers by publishing more information on traffic management, a decade after it began being an issue for consumers.
EU wants to make copper broadband pricing consistent across EU
The UK is far from perfect in the broadband sense, but the EU appears intent on creating a common market with uniform pricing across Europe for wholesale broadband access.
Ofcom publish correction to WLR/LLU price controls
Ofcom announced the next round of its proposed price controls for 2014 to 2017 in July, but has issued a correction due to some errors in how they calculated the proposed prices.
ASA rips another hole in the Bruce Willis white vest
The sequence of Bruce Willis adverts where he complains about video quality on his laptop have come under the ASA spotlight and it appears the ASA has managed to do what many film villains have failed to do.
Blocks of EZTV have unintended consequences
The process whereby providers block sites in cases where court orders have been obtained is almost a well established process, but events of the last few days illustrate a problem with the actual blocking hit Sky/O2/Be customers.
Ofcom picks Harmonised GPL switching process for broadband migrations
The changes to the way migrations are handled in the broadband and fixed line telephone market are closer to happening as Ofcom has decided on the course of action, over the next year or so the precise details will be thrashed out.
Ofcom calculates UK average speed as 14.7 Mbps
The six monthly updates on UK broadband speeds from Ofcom reveal that take-up of superfast services is pushing the average speed up.
Is the Public Accounts Committee trying to rewrite history?
It is with interest that we have read an article in The Telegraph that says that accuses BT of delivering 10% less than initially planned, but is it true?
Ofcom publishes 2013 Communications Market Report
If you want to be responsible for the loss of many trees you will print the latest Ofcom report which at 436 pages it is a big one, fortunately it is available in sub-sections for the areas of the communications market you are most interested in.