Category: Regulation

After some time when there was lots of worry that the EU may block State Aid for BDUK projects, the latest news from the EU suggests a more pragmatic approach that may allow UK to continue with its incremental rather than ground breaking approach.

More snippets are emerging over current capabilities with regard to interception of your internet data and proposals to allow security services to keep pace with the march of technology.

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.