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Companies face £2m fine for silent calls

...Communications regulator Ofcom is set to gain the power to fine companies up... Read more

16 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Gap between broadband you get vs broadband ISPs promise set to shrink

...by consumers and those being advertised by ISPs is increasing, according to communications regulator Ofcom. The average download speed being received by broadband users in... Read more

28 July, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Politicos push IPv6 web protocol

...switchover before there is an impact on the internet."Vaizey met with communications regulator Ofcom, service providers BT and Virgin, networking company Cisco Systems UK... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Ofcom to review site-blocking in Digital Economy Act

...will assess how specific the controls can practically be. For example, the communications regulator will look at whether ISPs can block certain web pages, rather... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Ben Woods

Ofcom to test mobile broadband speeds

...Communications regulator Ofcom is to field-test the mobile broadband performance of five... Read more

13 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Open Rights Group calls for digital act code reboot

...sufficiently outlined the standards of evidence needed to identify copyright infringers. The communications regulator began a public consulation in June on a draft code outlining... Read more

23 July, 2010 by David Meyer

The Weekly Round-Up: Selfish iPad fans and snail's-pace broadband

What your iPad says about you Read more

30 July, 2010 by The Round-Up

Average broadband speeds: ISPs must 'fess up or consumers can walk

...on how headline speeds compare to the real-world Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has revised its code of practice on what broadband speeds ISPs... Read more

28 July, 2010 by William Shenton

Ofcom announces telecoms review

New communications regulator Ofcom has announced its intention to put the telecoms industry under... Read more

15 December, 2003 by Jo Best

NTL boss calls for single communications regulator

NTL's chief operating officer, Leigh Wood, has called for a single regulator to govern the convergence of media and telecoms in the UK. Read more

24 October, 2000 by Lisa Burroughes

Cheap broadband to prevent BT fibre 'monopoly'

...services will keep BT from running a fibre monopoly, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. The watchdog on Tuesday announced it will be imposing no... Read more

4 March, 2009 by Jo Best

Ofcom gets tough on rogue diallers

...email or visiting a Web site where the software is hidden. The communications regulator said there is "growing evidence of consumer harm" arising from rogue... Read more

22 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

Ofcom admits illegal wireless problem

...are operating in the UK in violation of its own regulations. The communications regulator insists that the companies and organisations running these networks face legal... Read more

20 April, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Study: Women and elderly lead internet charge

Women and older surfers are taking over the web, according to communications regulator Ofcom Read more

23 August, 2007 by David Meyer

Ofcom orders BT to play fair, or else

The communications regulator has brought out the big stick in the latest attempt to... Read more

18 November, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

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