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Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News O is for Ofcom Last month telecoms regulator Ofcom announced a voluntary code of practice for ISPs for speed, with guidelines including providing customers with an accurate estimate of the maximum speed... [14 Jul 2008]
Music piracy fight - ISPs must do more
News O is for Ofcom But the IFPI feels governments are beginning to realise ISPs need to take a more active role in protecting digital music and cites France as leading this change. The International... [25 Jan 2008]
Super-speed broadband heads to Kent
News BT said it would like to make greater use of fibre for hooking up suitable new build sites - but said this investment depends upon an agreement with Ofcom which is currently consulting about the best regulatory framework... [10 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.12.07
Round-Up According to an Ofcom report we're mad for it. Advertisers spent an average of £33 per person - twice as much as France, Germany and Italy combined. We British may be rubbish at almost all sports,... [14 Dec 2007]
UK goes mad for social networking
News O is for Ofcom Four out of 10 adults in the UK regularly visited social networking sites during 2006 - more than anywhere else in Europe - according to Ofcom's latest International Communications Market... [12 Dec 2007]
2010: UK dial-up's dying days
News O is for Ofcom And ADSL2+, which is due to launch in the UK early next year, launched in France back in autumn 2004, said Fogg. The price comparison website believes 76 per cent of the country will have... [26 Nov 2007]
Ofcom consults on next generation access
News Ofcom has issued a consultation paper to identify how and when the UK should upgrade its broadband access. Ofcom's chief executive, Ed Richards, said: "Next-generation access offers tremendous new... [27 Sep 2007]
Ultrawideband gets EC approval
News Ofcom's chief technologist, Professor William Webb, said on Friday that the UK regulator was "delighted" at the approval of ultrawideband (UWB). It is understood that the committee decision to allow UWB was based on a... [08 Dec 2006]
Brits don't do VoIP or IPTV
News The Ofcom International Communications Market Report compared consumer attitudes to new telecoms services and industry performance in the UK with China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic of... [30 Nov 2006]
UK firms are broadband laggards
News O is for Ofcom According to the figures, 77 per cent of companies in the UK use broadband - meaning Blighty lags behind Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Denmark and Belgium. [13 Nov 2006]
UK MPs call for digital rights reform
News It said Sony's approach was shocking and recommends in its report "Ofcom publish guidance to make it clear that companies.if they have features such as those in Sony-BMG's MediaMax and XCP systems, run a significant risk... [05 Jun 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. As silicon sister site ZDNet... [26 Jan 2006]
Broadband Britain is champ of Europe
News According to Point Topic, there are more than 2.5 million unbundled lines in France but only 122,000 in the UK - despite Ofcom forcing BT to make LLU more competitive. Point Topic reported that there are... [03 Jan 2006]
Wanadoo to spend €1bn on local loop unbundling
News Previously ISPs had complained the telco had been less than co-operative in opening up access to its network, and communications watchdog Ofcom was called upon to step in. The France Telecom-parented ISP... [08 Sep 2005]
France Telecom to swallow up Cable & Wireless?
News Action taken by Ofcom last year has made LLU more feasible and Wanadoo recently said it would spend £300m unbundling BT exchanges. A report in the Sunday Telegraph claimed that France Telecom is planning... [20 Jun 2005]
