Category: Regulation

A working group is being set up to address some concerns of the Digital Economy Act which may lead to litigation against ISPs who are forced to block websites.

Ofcom have launched a consultation on trading of mobile spectrum which would allow mobile network operators to trade frequencies used.

The government have asked Ofcom to look at whether site-blocking proposals of the Digital Economy Act are workable

The ASA have set forth proposals in a consultation for how the terms 'unlimited' and 'up to' should be used in broadband advertising, and are seeking comment before deciding how the rules should be adjusted.

ACS:Law have quit anti-piracy work following personal threats. The court case is however continuing with MediaCat continuing to get the cases dismissed but the Judge investigating further into the irregularities of this and the case in general.

There have been many discussions in recent weeks about 'net neutrality' with mobile providers on one hand arguing that website operators like Facebook should contribute to their costs of maintaining a network and delivering content to users, whilst other parties are campaigning to force ISPs to treat all traffic 'equally'.

The Statutory Instrument which sets out the cost sharing agreement between rights holders and ISPs as required by the Digital Economy Act has been laid before parliament.

A meeting between ISPs, the VOA and the Minister for Communications has occurred to discuss fibre rates which have been a hot-topic in the broadband industry

Work by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is under threat according to the former head who resigned over concerns of the government priorities.

From today, Ofcom is permitting mobile operators to use frequencies allocated for 2G services, for 3G services, a decision which will help increase coverage and capacity, particularly in rural areas.