Category: Regulation

An open letter from Ed Vaizey to Ofcom has outlined how the Communications Minister sees the £180m scheme to handle interference from forthcoming 4G networks.

In what is hardly a great advert for the Department for Education and the Governments abilities to handle technology, problems that exposed peoples personal information have resulted in the consultation website being disabled.

Another broadband provider challenged a Virgin Media advert and has had its complaint upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.

The pace at which the Digital Economy Act is moving towards its alleged infringer letter writing campaign continues at the same slow pace as ever, perhaps to give the Governement time to reverse direction if it blows up in their face.

We have had almost four years of Digital Britain talk, and projects are progressing slowly, to meet the EU 2020 targets a lot more work is needed, and engaging is the first step.

BT has been told that the RPI-X formula from Ofcom that governs wholesale pricing of broadband and line rental is to stay as it is.

The ongoing tit for tat blocking and evasion of The Pirate Bay continues, as BT completes the list of major providers now blocking the site.

It is four years since Ofcom last looked into the leased line market, and the rise of Ethernet services has changed the marketplace, so a new consultation is to be welcomed.

The UK has committed around £530m to building better broadband networks, but is to spend some £1,800m to monitor criminal activity over the internet, with the publication of the Draft Communication Bill.

Many have wondered about how the super-connected cities scheme would manage the state-aid rules. Birmingham has now got its project approved, and can proceed on its path towards providing connectivity.