Category: Regulation
Proposal to allow BT to charge reduced line rental at Ebbsfleet fibre trial
It is nice to be able to do news about fibre products for consumers in the UK.
Telecommunications Adjudicator releases May figures
Office of Telecommunications Adjudicator releases May 08 update.
Ofcom Releases Broadband Speeds Code of Practice
Ofcom have released a voluntary code of practice for broadband service providers to follow to help inform consumers on what sort of service they should expect to receive.
Providers already signed up to Broadband Speed Code of Practice
Ofcom has announced the initial 32 providers covering some 90% of UK broadband connections who have signed up to the new Broadband Speeds Code of Practice.
Ofcom consulting on review of BT Openreach pricing
Openreach, which was created in 2006, has a set of ceiling prices for its WLR/MPF and SMPF products and Ofcom is starting a consultation to review these.
Wholesale broadband pricing rules removed for 70% of UK
Ofcom has announced that 70% of the UK is to be deregulated with regards to broadband pricing controls.
Government database to hold phone and e-mail details
The George Orwell novel '1984' will be the first thing that comes to mind for many people on reading about the Data Communications Bill.
April update from Telecommunications Adjudicator
The latest industry update reveals a grand total of some 4,486,000 lines that have been unbundled.
Will broadband providers ever reach agreement on advertising terms
Broadband providers run the risk of a mandatory code of practice being imposed if they do not reach agreement on a voluntary code of practice for advertising broadband.
Ed Richards on Broadband Britain – Towards the Next Generation
The Ofcom Chief Executive has given a speech to the Institution of Engineering and Technology that provides a summary of where we are and where we may go broadband wise in the UK.