Category: Regulation
LLU continues to grow in popularity
The Telecommunications Adjudicators figures for March 2012 reveal some 8.24 million telephone lines have been unbundled in the UK.
New law to be announced to allow internet contact monitoring
With the level of CCTV usage in the UK many consider the UK to be a survelliance society, the news that the Queen's Speech will be used to announce a new law to allow GCHQ to monitor internet communications live will simply strengthen that view.
Is speed to vanish from broadband advertising?
The new ASA/CAP/BCAP rules on advertising broadband speeds have gone live, and perhaps because it is not a regular working day not much has changed, or providers feel their existing advertising and product pages are up to speed.
New advertising rules for unlimited broadband come into play
The Wild West that is broadband advertising is being coralled by new rules that are intended to avoid undue surprises for the average advert reader.
Harriet Harman re-iterates Labours 2 Mbps for all 2012 policy
The Shadow culture secretary has criticised the current Government for its super-fast broadband plans claiming it would create a digital underclass.
High Court orders O2 to hand over personal details to Ben Dover Productions
The High Court has ruled and granted a Norwich Pharmacal Order to the Ben Dover and Golden Eye (International) Ltd with respect to some 9,124 IP addresses suspected of downloading and sharing adult films.
Ofcom updates telecoms complaint data for major providers
Ofcom is carrying out its job of focusing on the big picture with the latest batch of complaints data, that covers only the largest providers. Alas the focus on the large providers only helps to focus attention on them, leaving us to guess whether small providers are better or not.
Lobbying body calls for Broadband Universal Service Obligation
The Country Land and Business Association has called for the Government to make the 2 Mbps USC a legal obligation, rather than the proposed easier to get out of commitment.
Speculative invoicing scheme coming to customers of O2 and Be
Copyright holder has applied for a court order to reveal the account holder behind some 9,000 IP addresses that belong to O2 and Be customers. If the order is granted the customers may well get a letter asking for £700 to settle an alleged copyright infringement scheme.
Five major studios allege Hotfile’s business is unlawful file distribution
With Megaupload shutdown, the next target has appeared in the cross-hairs and it is Hotfile, which as a web based file locker system can be used for sharing material without the copyright holders permission. In this case Hotfile are claiming safe habour under DMCA, but the studios contest this.