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News O is for Ofcom Around three-quarters (77 per cent) of businesses in Europe are now using high speed broadband, according to the European Commission's latest i2010 progress report. This compares to 62 per cent in 2005.
[18 Apr 2008]
News Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review into the most financially viable ways of replacing the existing copper networks. Fibre networks are being fitted at three estates in the UK and Ofcom is hoping to encourage further growth by laying out...
[16 Apr 2008]
News BT's CEO Ben Verwaayen is to step down as CEO on 31 May 2008 after more than six years at the telco where he championed its push into broadband and helped it dodge regulator Ofcom's axe. Analyst Ovum credits Verwaayen for "sorting out the mess he...
[08 Apr 2008]
News But the latest statistics from telecoms regulator Ofcom paint a picture of a growing digital divide based on the much less idealistic lines of income and ethnicity. UK residents on lower incomes are far less likely to have internet access...
[07 Apr 2008]
News O is for Ofcom Broadband may be as common, and almost as cheap, as chips in Blighty these days but there are plenty of places in the world where bog-standard fat pipes are harder to come by. Here are five weird and wonderful alternatives to getting...
[06 Mar 2008]
News O is for Ofcom Broadband Britain has never had it so good with fat pipes cheaper and faster than ever. Back in 2004, customers could expect to pay an average of £27 per month for a less-than-fat 0.5Mbps connection.
[01 Feb 2008]
News O is for Ofcom Firing up fat pipes is inducing techno-rage in many UK broadband customers, according to a survey commissioned by O2 Broadband. Speed tops the list of fat pipe frustrations, with nearly a quarter of respondents saying sluggish...
[25 Jan 2008]
News O is for Ofcom Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the UK's sewers and into people's homes. Not a plague of rabid rats but superfast broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.
[23 Jan 2008]
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 for future fibre deployment.
[10 Jan 2008]
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the end of next year, joined...
[27 Nov 2007]
News O is for Ofcom The competitive nature of the UK's broadband market has boosted fat pipe adoption by driving prices down. Speed has become so important that nine million broadband customers rank the quality and speed of their fat pipes as more...
[26 Nov 2007]
News O is for Ofcom A recent Ofcom report identified so-called headline speeds as an issue of increasing concern for broadband consumers. And fat pipe speeds are on the up too - at least on paper. Top speeds - of more than 8Mbps - were achieved by four...
[22 Nov 2007]
News O is for Ofcom This point was echoed by Ofcom exec Peter Phillips, partner, strategy and markets development, who said there is still "a lot of uncertainty" about how long current broadband networks will deliver what consumers need.
[22 Nov 2007]
News Broadband take-up in homes in England reached 45 per cent by the end of 2006, while 42 per cent of homes in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales had broadband, according to research from Ofcom. Less than three-tenths of UK households (29 per cent...
[24 May 2007]
News Half of UK households already have a broadband connection according to an earlier Ofcom report, with more than 13 million homes and SME offices now using fat pipes. Half of young employees reckon being able to choose when and where they work is...
[03 Apr 2007]
News The provision of MACs is now mandatory and must be free of charge, according to new rules being imposed by Ofcom, the telecoms regulator. Ofcom originally laid down its plans for mandatory MACs in December.
[14 Feb 2007]
News Media watchdog Ofcom has demanded a rethink of the BBC's plans for an on-demand IPTV service, saying the launch could hurt rival commercial services. The IPTV service, which could see BBC programmes airing simultaneously online and on terrestrial...
[24 Jan 2007]
News O is for Ofcom Back in December 2005, when Point Topic conducted its previous survey of UK broadband penetration, Cardiff ranked 15th for fat pipe penetration, with 46.7 per cent. Broadband from A to Z
[11 Dec 2006]
News The company says it does not plan to extend the MAC charge to its mobile phone customers.uSwitch has called on Ofcom, the regulator, to introduce MACs as soon as a customer signs up to an ISP. Ofcom was unavailable for comment on the proposal at...
[01 Dec 2006]
News O is for Ofcom That is something Ofcom needs to look at. 'Free' broadband providers TalkTalk and Orange have the worst customer service and support, according to an annual survey of almost 15,000 fat pipe users.
[13 Nov 2006]
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