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Happy 2011!Peter Black's note, notifying you folks as follow:Say bye bye to... Read more

15 February, 2011

UK hits critical broadband target

...spend around £1bn this year on "improving the access network still further". Peter Black, the telecoms adjudicator appointed to keep an eye on Openreach's... Read more

5 February, 2007 by David Meyer

BT accused of unbundling overcharge

...country continues to be questioned. The latest monthly update from telecoms adjudicator Peter Black revealed that his office was still investigating "underlying issues" between Openreach... Read more

10 January, 2007 by David Meyer

Unbundled broadband on the up

...to the UK's telecoms sector is picking up pace, according to Peter Black, the UK's telecommunications adjudicator. Black, who oversees the unbundling of... Read more

3 February, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

BT system failures hamper broadband competition

...BT telephone lines and offer its own services to businesses and consumers. Peter Black, the telecoms adjudicator, reported last week that these software problems meant... Read more

9 August, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom hires sheriff to keep broadband peace

...man appointed to the newly-created role of telecoms adjudicator will be Peter Black, who has previously worked at BT, NTL and Thus. Black will... Read more

6 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden and Jo Best

Kerching! One million down...

The million-unbundled-lines mark has just been passed, according to Peter Black, the telecoms adjudicator. Seeing as the target for that to happen... Read more

8 November, 2006

Viviane Reding nominated for internet villain award

...UK anti-spam firm Spamhaus. Also nominated as a bad guy is Peter Black, the Telecoms Adjudicator. According to the judges, he has become elitist... Read more

4 January, 2007 by Richard Thurston

UK reaches a million unbundled lines

...one of the most competitive broadband markets in the world." Telecoms adjudicator Peter Black praised Openreach for achieving the one million mark, but added that... Read more

9 November, 2006 by Tom Espiner

The A to Z of broadband

...and, based on current growth and the rollout plans of these operators, Peter Black, the UK's telecommunications adjudicator, estimates between two and three million... Read more

1 November, 2006 by Gemma Simpson

Orange silent on major broadband outage

...s telecoms market. BT recently came under fire from the telecoms adjudicator Peter Black because just 78 percent of newly unbundled lines were being delivered... Read more

18 October, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Action demanded over BT unbundling problems

...has revealed. In his latest monthly update, published on Friday, telecoms adjudicator Peter Black noted that, while the rate of unbundling was progressing well — 850... Read more

10 October, 2006 by David Meyer

Unbundling soldiers on despite logistical hiccups

...of a million, but the process is still experiencing problems, according to Peter Black, who is overseeing the process. In his latest monthly update, telecoms... Read more

4 September, 2006 by David Meyer

Openreach slashes prices in unbundling push

...until we hit that target," a spokeswoman told ZDNet UK on Monday. Peter Black, the telecoms adjudicator, announced last week that the number of unbundled... Read more

6 June, 2006 by David Meyer

Bulldog blames BT for service failures

...an average of 6 percent or fewer," she added. Back in February, Peter Black, Ofcom's Telecoms Adjudicator, reported that just 50 to 60 percent... Read more

25 July, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

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