Category: Regulation

The number of unbundled lines continues to grow as the latest update from the Office of Telecommunications Adjudicator shows.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled in favour of Virgin Media over fibre optic broadband claims.

Following parliamentary reform on 24th January, Stephen Timms, has moved from his role of Competitiveness at the Department for Business, to be replaced by Baroness Shriti Vadera.

The growth of bundles and local loop unbundling means that migration between the various telecoms elements needs to be reviewed.

The number of LLU connections continues to grow at a rapid pace.

The Ofcom Consumer Panel which provides independent representation of consumer interests in the communications market has asked Ofcom to produce a mandatory code of practice for broadband service providers in relation to advertising of broadband connection speeds.

Ofcom has this morning published its International Communications Market 2007 report which compares the UK with other key countries in terms of television, radio and telecommunications.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against TalkTalk in relation to a brochure advertisement which advertised "FREE Broadband" and compared it to the costs of a BT service.

Industry regulator Ofcom has this week announced that from September 2008 operators of Voice-over-IP services will be required to provide access to the '999' emergency services number.

More paperwork is on the way with regards to next generation broadband - whether this will lead to connection speeds outside of Virgin Media increasing within a year or two remains to be seen.