Category: Regulation

For many people the Internet is often viewed as the last great bastion of freedom and Neelie Kroes has made a speech outlining has she feels the EU can best ensure an open internet for all.

Charges for using your mobile in Europe will fall from the 1st of July, and proposals could see these disappear altogether in 2014.

Proof that people do read the leaflets and letters that land on your doormat, the ASA had a member of the public complain about a BT letter that forgot to mention the 10GB usage limit on its entry level broadband service.

The UK is squaring up for a fight with the EU over proposed changes by the EU that are in principle aimed at reducing the costs of high speed broadband roll-outs and creating a single market across the EU.

The jump in the level of USC level coverage in the UK from 89.9% to 95.3% may seem welcome, but if you look at the change graphically the change is astounding.

It would appear that in the six months since Ofcom last published coverage data for the UK, the availability of a 2 Mbps headline speed has dramatically improved from 89.9% to 95.3%. This is a big surprise seen as the BDUK projects have not delivered significant improvements yet.

There have been problems with Yahoo! email hacks for some time, including a cross site scripting vulnerability back in 2012.

With the super-connected scheme stalling, it seems that the Labour is looking to capitilise on the confusion and suggest an alternate strategy that they will implement if they win the 2015 General Election.

The £164m that was to be spent across 22 cities in the UK in an attempt to create enclaves of hyper-fast broadband and photo opportunities for politicians appears to be floundering.

The weekly ASA round-up this week has Sky complaining about a TalkTalk advert where TalkTalk claimed to have the best value triple play package.