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Map compares broadband quality in the UK

Map compares broadband quality in the UK

...fixed broadband infrastructure and how it delivers for consumers," Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement. "We hope that this information will stimulate... Read more

7 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom: Operators 'gaming the system' over 4G auction

...could lead the government to take back regulatory powers. Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards, pictured in March, has said UK operators are 'gaming the system... Read more

29 November, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom pushes UK to be first in white-space radio

...spaces, which are currently lying vacant all around us," Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said in the statement. Unlicensed white-space data services will share... Read more

1 September, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

Ofcom: Broadband is getting faster in the UK

...performance report] two-and-a-half years ago," Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement. "We are now seeing consumers increasingly move... Read more

27 July, 2011 by David Meyer

O2 beats rivals in Ofcom mobile broadband study

...as their principal means of accessing online services," Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement. Average download speeds Ofcom and the broadband... Read more

26 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom lays out rules for 4G auction

...rules should ensure a competitive 4G market in the UK, says chief Ed Richards. Photo credit: David Meyer The regulator's proposals were published on... Read more

22 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom calls for changes to broadband speed advertising

...out across the UK and faster speeds are being achieved," Ofcom chief Ed Richards said in a statement. "However, the research shows that ISPs need... Read more

2 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom's copyright crackdown code is a 'few weeks' away

...on Thursday about parliament and the internet, the regulator's chief executive, Ed Richards, said Ofcom had "clear duties" in formulating the code, as a... Read more

14 October, 2010 by David Meyer

Ofcom tightens broadband advertising rules

...step change in the quality of the UK communications infrastructure," Ofcom chief Ed Richards said in a statement. "Actual speeds are often much lower than... Read more

27 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Operators deny 4G litigation threats

...threats to hold up the 4G spectrum auction process, as Ofcom chief Ed Richards accused them of doing. Richards said on Tuesday that "incumbent mobile... Read more

1 December, 2011

Ofcom: Level playing field needed for rural broadband

...cabinet in Birch Green village in August 2010. Photo credit: David Meyer Ed Richards, the regulator's chief executive, said on Tuesday that single operators... Read more

9 November, 2011 by David Meyer
New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

...most significant spectrum release in the UK for many years," Ofcom chief Ed Richards said in a statement. "The proposals published today will influence the... Read more

12 January, 2012 by David Meyer
In the field with Newquay 4G trials

In the field with Newquay 4G trials

...available to consumers in the UK before 2014. On Tuesday, Ofcom chief Ed Richards accused operators of 'gaming the system' and warned that the government... Read more

30 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Ofcom pushes for free 0800 calls for mobiles

...the benefit of consumers and service providers alike," Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement.In addition, Ofcom is looking into the... Read more

4 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
BT expands white-space trial to Cornwall

BT expands white-space trial to Cornwall

...technologyDespite the technical and regulatory challenges of using white space for broadband, Ed Richards, chief executive at the telecoms regulator Ofcom, said it is a... Read more

8 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

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