Category: Regulation

The ASA report into broadband speed claims used in advertising is expected to be released this week, with a leaked copy in the Independent claiming that broadband suppliers will only be able to use speed claims if 10% of customers can receive these speeds.

Ofcom have released statistics on the number of complaints received against phone, broadband and mobile companies, with TalkTalk keeping their spot as the most complained about broadband and phone service provider.

Jeremy Hunt in a speech to the Royal Television Society has outlined measures for controlling access to offensive and unlawful content.

Ofcom are to press forwards with work that would allow the UK to use white space wireless broadband technology

TalkTalk have been fined £3 million by Ofcom over incorrect billing brought about through the merger of the Tiscali UK business into TalkTalk.

Ofcom has published research on mobile not-spots, concluding that in general the mobile covergae information provided by the mobile networks was reasonably accurate for outdoor use. The research focussed primarily on voice, rather than data issues.

Copyright infringement is the topic of the week it seems, with two lawyers been suspended by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and fined £20,000 each plus costs.

Ofcoms annual market review for the markets it regulates has been published, and reveals that rural take-up of broadband surpasses that of urban areas by some 5 percentage points.

The Digital Economy Act places internet providers a requirement to pass on notification letters of copyright infringement. The DEA supports an appeals process, but there is some debate other whether this should be free, or incur a cost to stop frivolous appeals.

The price of broadband for those who can only receive up to 8Meg products look set to receive a 12% reduction in price at the wholesale level following adjustments to wholesale charge controls by Ofcom.