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Brussels slaps Ofcom over mobile rates
News Mobile customers are being fleeced for calls to competing networks because Ofcom has not cracked down on charges imposed by the UK's five mobile operators, according to the European Commission. Ofcom has proposed plans to reduce these rates within... [28 Nov 2006]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News O is for Ofcom Speaking in London today, Peter Erskine, CEO of O2, revealed the mobile operator will be seeking to capitalise on the convergence trend with new technologies. It's a trend O2's rivals have all sought to capitalise on, with mobile... [15 Nov 2006]
Controversial telecoms overhaul: Watchdogs defanged?
News Not so, says UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom. Brussels is threatening a complete overhaul of the way the telecoms sector is controlled. Viviane Reding, information society commissioner for the EC, announced in a speech yesterday the Commission would... [28 Jun 2006]
Mobile roaming rates to be cut down to size
News Backing up Reding's remarks, the European Regulators Group (ERG), which includes Ofcom as a member, said the high cost of mobile roaming had "for some time been a source of concern to European authorities" but that it had proven "difficult to deal... [28 Mar 2006]
Mobile roaming rip-off to roll on and on
News Communications regulator Ofcom has recognised that some users are caught out by international roaming rates and announced on Tuesday it has begun examining international mobile roaming fees. Businesses can look forward to high and confusing roaming... [26 Jan 2006]
Wanted: New friend, must like mobile TV, says O2
News Currently, operators opting to use the DVB-H standard are essentially waiting to hear which, if any, of the desired spectrum bands will be licensed for mobile TV by regulator Ofcom. O2 is looking to get into bed with rival operators in order to... [17 Jan 2006]
Radioactive: Mobile television on trial
Comment The main stumbling block for DVB-H, the superior broadcast technology, is that it requires a new tranche of spectrum to be allocated to it, and Ofcom has so far not recognised the need, or urgency, for doing so. [06 Oct 2005]
Sports and cartoons take over Oxford's Nokias
News NTL Broadcast and O2 are hoping to persuade watchdog Ofcom to step into the regulatory fray if the feedback from the trial is positive. O2 and NTL Broadcast have taken the wraps off their TV-over-mobile trial, with a raft of big name channels... [11 May 2005]
5 years ago... Mobile firms post healthy customer gains
News The most recent figures from Ofcom show the total user numbers as: 01.07.99: Three of the UK's national mobile phone operators - Cellnet, One2One and Orange - have posted healthy customer gains for the second quarter of this year. [01 Jul 2004]
T-Mobile turns handsets into mini digital music players
News According to figures from communications regulator Ofcom, 67 per cent of internet connections are made over narrowband - which means the average music downloader without a fat pipe would need to wait between eight and 10 minutes for a song, making... [28 Jun 2004]
Emergency services to track mobile 999 calls
News The scheme was initiated and directed by telecoms watchdog Oftel, which has now become part of the communications industry regulator Ofcom. It is expected to be operational in the next few months and Ofcom said it could help save lives through... [16 Jan 2004]
