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Ofcom: No public funding for 21CN competitors
News The chief executive of Ofcom, Ed Richards, has dismissed the idea of public money being used to fund an alternative next-generation network. As the regulator that forced BT to open up access to its broadband infrastructure in 2005, Ofcom itself has...
[April 11, 2007, 17:49]
Ofcom boosts broadband power
News The power will be turned up on many of the UK's broadband wireless connections after Ofcom relaxed its regulations. It means that the signal can travel further so it can give greater coverage to more people," an Ofcom spokesperson said on Friday.
[June 1, 2007, 16:40]
Ofcom confirms licence-free RFID
News Communications watchdog Ofcom has announced that the spectrum used by RFID tags will be exempt from licences. In August, Ofcom opened up more spectrum to be used for RFID tags and transmitters. Today's announcement will mean any company can use the...
[November 10, 2005, 9:00]
Ofcom won't act over data roaming rates
News After voicing concern last year over the cost of data roaming abroad with a 3G card, telecommunications watchdog Ofcom has now said it has no plans to intervene to reduce these high costs because the market is in its infancy.
[January 12, 2006, 10:55]
Ofcom keeps axe hovering over BT
News Communications regulator Ofcom is still weighing up whether BT ought to be split. Appearing at parliament on Tuesday, Ofcom revealed it is still digesting BT's offer to change the way it is structured and governed in return for not being broken up.
[March 2, 2005, 11:55]
Ofcom gets tough on rogue diallers
News Ofcom wants to tighten up regulations on Internet diallers because companies are already finding a way round the rules. Ofcom now wants to extend the rules so that ICSTIS can take action against any rogue dialler irrespective of the telephone...
[November 22, 2005, 9:05]
Ofcom announces 'digital dividend' auction
News Ofcom has formally laid out its proposals for auctioning off the spectrum that will become available with the analogue switch-off. Ofcom has conducted research that suggests several possible uses for the spectrum, with the "most likely" being...
[June 6, 2008, 14:33]
Ofcom changes rules on number porting
News Switching mobile operators will be a much speedier process as of April next year, after Ofcom announced changes to the number-porting rules. The UK was one of the first countries to introduce number portability and this has helped create a...
[July 18, 2007, 13:23]
Ofcom puts businesses centre stage
News Ofcom's chairman has pledged to support the communications needs of UK businesses. His attempt at reassuring businesses that they are central to Ofcom's regulation flies in the face of the opinion of many business users, who feel that the comms...
[February 8, 2007, 7:52]
Ofcom sounds a trumpet for spectrum trading
News Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed that companies will be able to begin buying and selling radio spectrum from the end of this year. Ofcom says that allowing users to trade their stakes will bring more freedom and flexibility into...
[August 6, 2004, 13:10]
Ofcom tries again to speed up number porting
News Ofcom has published new proposals for speeding up number-porting times — the time it takes a mobile-phone user to transfer their phone number from one operator to another. Last year, an attempt by the telecoms regulator to shorten this process...
[August 4, 2009, 17:16]
Ofcom paving Bill published
News The government began setting the framework for the communications super-regulator Ofcom on Friday with the publication of the Office of Communications Bill, but is making no promises that the body will receive legal powers by the 2003 deadline.
[July 16, 2001, 13:58]
Ofcom admits illegal wireless problem
News Ofcom has confirmed that a number of illegal high-speed wireless networks are operating in the UK in violation of its own regulations. Ofcom is aware that there may be illegal 5.8GHz systems operating in the UK," said an Ofcom spokesperson.
[April 20, 2004, 12:15]
Ofcom to consider customer termination charges
Blog Mobile operators already charge each other termination charges -- now Ofcom has called for opinions as to whether end users should be charged. Interesting articles both in the Register and the Telegraph discuss the proposals.
[August 29, 2008, 17:28]
OFCOM 'will not help' rural broadband crisis
News Oftel director-general David Edmonds said on Monday that OFCOM -- the forthcoming super-regulator that will oversee both the broadcasting and telecommunications markets -- will not be in a significantly better position to drive the rollout of high...
[May 28, 2002, 11:30]
Ofcom's plan to speed up number porting derailed
News An attempt by communications regulator Ofcom to reduce the amount of time it takes to port a phone number from one mobile network to another has been derailed in court, following an appeal by Vodafone and other operators.
[September 19, 2008, 16:03]
Ofcom seeks to encourage telco fibre investment
News Ofcom has revealed a plan to establish what must be done to encourage telcos to invest in next-generation fibre networks. One area Ofcom is looking at is ensuring pricing freedom for telcos, to reflect the risk of deploying fibre and to allow them...
[September 24, 2008, 11:28]
Ofcom drops Bulldog probe - for now
News After convincing Ofcom that it had changed its ways, Bulldog escaped any sanctions over its treatment of customers when the regulator dropped its investigation on Wednesday. Ofcom has upheld many of the complaints and set out a list of conditions...
[October 19, 2005, 13:10]
Ofcom keeps axe hovering over BT
Talkback It would be better if the government shut Ofcom and all these quangos down and took BT back under government control instead of allowing all these ISPs (who usually last about 6 months) to chip away at BT assets
[March 7, 2005, 18:06]
Ofcom approves landmark BT restructuring
News Communications regulator Ofcom has accepted BT’s offer of widespread changes to the way it operates its local network and deals with its rivals. In an announcement on Thursday morning, Ofcom said it had accepted more than 230 separate undertakings...
[September 22, 2005, 10:10]
