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Ofcom poised to rule on BT's future
News Britain's communications landscape may be fundamentally altered on Thursday, when Ofcom updates the industry on the progress of its strategic telecoms review. Ofcom's review has focused on the impact of BT's dominant position in the UK market.
[June 22, 2005, 17:25]
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. Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, MP Derek Wyatt said that...
[December 5, 2002, 15:12]
Ofcom gives go-ahead to ultrawideband
News Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has estimated that, if it regulates correctly, UWB will provide £4bn in value to the UK over the next 15 years. The European Commission's decision needed further ratification from Ofcom before UWB devices could be...
[August 10, 2007, 15:07]
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 must retune its research
Leader Ofcom thinks it has a way forward with what it calls dynamic spectrum access (DSA). In its latest Technology Research Programme report, Ofcom talks about pricing and service information being delivered for automatic comparison by the user — or the...
[November 15, 2006, 16:04]
Ofcom: Copper can support high-speed broadband
News An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the street cabinets used by the phone network.
[August 21, 2008, 17:49]
Ofcom forces action on broadband unbundling
News Ofcom announced a range of measures on Thursday designed to create more competition in Britain's wholesale broadband market, a sector which is currently dominated by BT. The telco says the move will give a very significant boost to broadband...
[May 13, 2004, 13:55]
Ofcom backs transparency in roaming debate
News The debate over the cost of using 3G datacards while abroad is all about "transparency" according to MP Norman Lamb and regulator, Ofcom. Ofcom said in a statement to ZDNet that it "shares some of the concerns highlighted" by Lamb and said it saw...
[November 16, 2005, 17:00]
Ofcom aims to ease broadband migrations
News After receiving thousands of complaints from customers who have struggled to change broadband suppliers, Ofcom had put forward a consultation document with a view to changing legislation to make it easier.
[August 18, 2006, 16:45]
Ofcom urged to make BT more transparent
News A group of UK telecoms operators has demanded that Ofcom uses its strategic review of telecoms to bring in new measures to prevent BT abusing its powerful position. In its submission to Ofcom's Strategic Review of Telecommunications, UKCTA urges...
[June 22, 2004, 16:35]
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 loses the 4G signal
Leader But Ofcom's chief operating officer may be letting the opportunity to turn a quick buck blind him from repeating the fiasco of 3G. On Thursday, Richards revealed that Ofcom is considering auctioning off radio spectrum that could be used for fourth...
[August 11, 2006, 16:40]
Ofcom seeks your views on VoIP
News Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has issued a proposal outlining how it plans to regulate the UK's Internet telephony market. Ofcom is proposing that operators offering VoIP should be forced to be clear about what their services can and cannot do.
[February 23, 2006, 17:20]
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 hints at 4G auction strategy
News The next generation of mobile communications — currently ill-defined but generally referred to as 4G — will probably be kicked off with another round of spectrum auctions, Ofcom hinted on Thursday. Speaking at the launch of the regulator's annual...
[August 11, 2006, 11:50]
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 needs more broadband clout, say MPs
News The government has been criticised for not giving Ofcom more responsibility for the growth of the UK's broadband market. According to several MPs, the Communications Bill should be amended so that Ofcom -- the new regulator that will replace five...
[January 7, 2003, 16:28]
Ofcom orders BT to play fair, or else
News Ofcom has admitted that BT is still failing to give its retail rivals fair and equal access to its telecommunications network, and threatened the telco with a full legal investigation. In a damning indictment of the performance of the former...
[November 18, 2004, 7:40]
Ofcom hints at 21CN regulation
News Ofcom may regulate BT's next-generation network in much the same way it forced the telecoms giant to open up its current broadband infrastructure to rival operators. The paper is not formal policy or even an official consultation document — it is...
[November 24, 2006, 12:33]
Ofcom may free up more room for mobile broadband
News UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is consulting on proposals to free up a chunk of spectrum to give a further boost to mobile-broadband services in the UK. Subject to the consultation, Ofcom said it would aim to auction the released spectrum in summer 2010.
[February 16, 2009, 8:18]
