Category: Regulation

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.

Another month, another report and another 114,000 LLU lines.

NebuAd which was a system similar to Phorm is slimming down its operation in the US, and with the continuing wrangles over Phorm in the UK one wonders how big a bank balance is available to keep Phorm ticking over until some money comes into their bank account?