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Ofcom Announces Telecoms Review
News New communications regulator Ofcom has announced its intention to put the telecoms industry under the spotlight for the first time in over a decade. The aim of the exercise, according to the regulator, is to provide the groundwork for taking a...
[December 15, 2003, 9:30]
ISPs Fear Greater Net Regulation
News UK ISPs are worried that communications regulator Ofcom may be given powers over the delivery of television programmes over the Internet. When MPs created the Communications Act, under which Ofcom was created, they deliberately did not give the...
[January 27, 2005, 15:35]
Communications Bill Ignores Broadband
News The Communications Bill, under which a "super-regulator" will be created to oversee Britain's telecommunications and broadcasting sectors, does not include any new measures to support the rollout of broadband in the UK.
[May 8, 2002, 17:16]
Companies Told To Clamp Down On IM Use
News If this is not possible, the regulator recommends a complete ban on IM communications between staff and clients. The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the US regulator of the Nasdaq and securities market, told its members to treat...
[June 19, 2003, 11:23]
ISPs Wary Of BT's Network Upgrade Plans
News The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA) has told communications regulator Ofcom that it must ensure there is free competition in the UK's telecoms market as BT and other telcos build improved network for carrying voice and data.
[April 13, 2005, 18:20]
European Parliament To Get New Powers Over Oftel
News The European Parliament has voted to adopt three draft directives dealing with a proposed new regulatory framework for communications networks that will put now limits on bodies such as the UK's telecoms regulator Oftel.
[March 5, 2001, 6:39]
Broadband Critics Hit Out At Communications Bill
News Ofcom, the new regulator for the UK's telecommunications and broadcasting market, moved another step closer towards becoming fully operational when the second reading of the Communications Bill was passed on Tuesday evening.
[December 4, 2002, 16:52]
Broadband TV Could Spark Tighter Web Controls
News When the government formulated the Communications Act -- which brought Ofcom into existence in 2003 -- it deliberately didn't give the regulator the power to control the Internet in the same way that it governs television and radio.
[December 6, 2004, 11:15]
Ofcom Chief Executive Quits
News Stephen Carter, the chief executive of telecoms and media regulator Ofcom, announced his resignation on Friday morning. Luke Gibbs of OfcomWatch told ZDNet UK that Richards "looks a shoo-in", but added: "There will be a few eyebrows raised in the...
[May 26, 2006, 12:30]
Super-regulator To Shake Up Media
News The communications white paper charts the "third broadcasting revolution" in which all electronic media, from email to television, will fall under the jurisdiction of a single multimedia regulator. The future of all electronic media is to be shaken...
[December 12, 2000, 16:11]
Government Announces Ofcom Head
News The UK is leading the world in establishing an integrated, world-class regulator that will set the conditions for the UK communications industry to flourish. He will play a key role in the creation of Ofcom -- a new super-regulator that will...
[July 25, 2002, 12:28]
Ofcom: Mobile Broadband To Spur Fibre Rollout
News The regulator has written to communications-industry leaders inviting them to commit with Ofcom to help spur the rollout of next-generation networks across the UK and said it will aim to publish details of the regulatory framework in September.
[July 7, 2008, 8:45]
US Companies Abandon UK Broadband Schemes
News On Monday telecoms firm RSL Communications pulled out of bidding to connect UK local phone lines accusing the regulator of failing ensure fair play for rivals to BT. This month UK telecommunications regulator Oftel stepped in to mediate after these...
[September 21, 2000, 8:32]
EC Seeks Views On Future Regulation Of VoIP
News A "Publicly Available Electronic Communications Service" will be subject to a number of conditions, including notification to the regulator, quality of service, and numbering obligations. The UK regulator Ofcom is already consulting with industry...
[July 28, 2004, 16:35]
Time To Filter Out The Internet Effluent
Leader The communications regulator, Ofcom, is the closest thing we have in the UK to an Internet version of the water regulator. Currently, Ofcom regulates the communications market but it does not regulate the Internet; in practice it is quick to say...
[August 18, 2004, 11:30]
BT Calls For Euro-wide Telecoms Regulations
News Ofcom is aware of the importance of communications services to business consumers, [stimulating] innovation and productivity, [which] in turn benefits consumers in general," reads a statement from the regulator on Monday.
[April 7, 2008, 13:18]
Ofcom Won't Ban Spam
News An attempt to force Ofcom, the new regulator for Britain's telecommunications and broadcasting sectors, to take action on pornographic spam is likely to be unsuccessful. Officials at the regulator have indicated, though, that they do not think this...
[December 5, 2002, 15:12]
Developing Nigerian 3g Mobile Content.
Blog The Nigerian regulator, NCC, should bring together industry players to pursue strategic content initiatives and bring to market, innovative 3g content and services. The national regulator will play a vital role in content development by working...
[March 4, 2008, 13:04]
Developing Nigerian 3G Mobile Contents
Blog The Nigerian regulator, NCC, should bring together industry players to pursue strategic content initiatives and bring to market, innovative 3g content and services. The national regulator will play a vital role in content development by working...
[July 22, 2008, 9:43]
Ofcom Gets Tough On Rogue Diallers
News The communications regulator said there is "growing evidence of consumer harm" arising from rogue diallers — victims can see their bills go up by as much as £1,420, although the average hit is around Last year premium rate regulator ICSTIS ordered...
[November 22, 2005, 9:05]
