Category: Regulation

Ofcom have announced an action plan that encourages investment and competition to help deliver next generation access to homes and businesses in the UK.

The European Commission is pushing forward a proposal that will encourage duct sharing to aid in the deployment of next generation fibre-based networks.

Vodafone advertising an unlimited mobile internet service with a 500MB monthly data allowance has had its advertising looked at by the ASA.

The latest salvo in the ongoing Phorm saga has gone public.

A senior Ofcom regulator has now joined the BT Group some 18 months after leaving BT.

A report from the government looking at the case for investment in broadband is expected soon, but the leaked news so far does not look encouraging.

Phorm the controversial targeted advertising system that looks at web sites visited to serve up adverts more likely to make you click through is being reviewed by City of London police.

Latest figures show that LLU is growing in numbers, just falling short of the 5 million lines figure in August 2008. The rate of growth is slower than previous months, perhaps due to the August holiday period.

It is a small step, but giving H2O street works powers will make rolling out a fibre network simpler.

The recent revelations of local councils using RIPA to investigate what would seem to be minor infractions has cemented the concept of a surveillance society for many. The ongoing move to require providers to retain internet records will mean that even when in your own home you may be being watched.