Category: Regulation

Making more spectrum available for mobile broadband may mean people using wireless microphones have to replace kit as their allocated spectrum is moved.

The ASA has upheld a number of complaints against Virgin Media relating to comparisons between its 'fibre optic' claims and remarks about 'copper' services.

The joint project planned by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to offer video-on-demand services has been blocked by the Competition Commission.

Obviously not everyone will want to read the full 86 page report so we have done it for you, and are providing a condensed summary.

The interim report on the future direction of broadband in the UK was expected over the weekend, but it seems this date has slipped.

Ofcom have today released a report with some conclusions based on the first month of data collected from its research in October/November last year. This shows the average consumer broadband download speed is 3.6 Mbps, confirming our own regional broadband statistics released in December.

While radio and TV issues take a few weeks to become an unstoppable machine, the IWF has seen the rapid effect that the Internet can have in comparison.

An ASA ruling published in October 2008 has been superseded with a new assessment, though the outcome has not changed.

As a side effect of how Wikipedia polices who can edit articles on the site, the inclusion of one Wikipedia URL on the IWF list of child abuse images has resulted in many not being able to contribute to Wikipedia.

BT has received approval from Ofcom that it can suspend its Equivalance of Input obligations on IPStream in Ofcom Market 3.