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RSS regulatorISPs join file sharing crackdown
News The different groups will also work under the guidance of regulator Ofcom to bring about effective ways to deal with people who repeatedly use illegal file sharing sites. UK internet service providers have joined forces with the UK record industry... [24 Jul 2008]
Charity Commission saves a bundle with online returns
News The Commission, which acts as a regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales, was tasked with increasing the take up of online services in the sector in 2006. The Charity Commission has revealed an online service to handle the... [24 Jul 2008]
BBC to take better care of web budget
News The BBC's independent regulator, the BBC Trust, has approved the corporation's plans to manage its website budget more effectively - but has not approved a request for an additional £39m of new investment over the next year. [22 Jul 2008]
Privacy watchdog to get power to raid
News Justice minister Michael Wills said in a statement: "We believe sharpening the information commissioner's teeth will enable him to be a stronger, more effective regulator. The UK's privacy watchdog could get new powers to raid organisations under... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News But the company has said comms industry regulator Ofcom needs to look at changing the regulatory environment in order to ensure a "fair rate of return" for companies looking to roll out the technology. [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News 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 their line is likely to achieve, and offering to move them... [14 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News Speaking on the subject of NGA investment, Richards seemed to imply the regulator would not put severe price limitations on those companies, such as BT, who are likely to invest in NGA and sell those services onto other providers. [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee operators who... [04 Jul 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News However, mobile WiMax's chances in the UK are largely dependent on the results of an auction for the same spectrum, to be held by the telecommunications regulator Ofcom towards the end of this summer. [20 Jun 2008]
Ofcom: Digital dividend up for grabs to highest bidder
News The regulator said on Friday that it would hold an auction next year, after which 128MHz of spectrum would be "freed up for new uses in phases". The regulator wants a cap for any one bidder of 50MHz of spectrum. [09 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.06.08
Round-Up It particularly irks rural folk when our London-based communications regulator goes to great lengths to tell rural broadband customers that they've never had it so good. Now, there's no denying we love our broadband in the UK. [06 Jun 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News The regulator says this represents more than 90 per cent of UK broadband customers. The regulator will publish the results of the survey in the second half of this year. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has published a voluntary Code of Practice that sets... [05 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.05.08
Round-Up he reiterated, and the Round-Up imagines him throwing down his well-thumbed copy of Butter Churns Weekly and picking up the gauntlet laid down by the SE1-dwelling denizens of everyone's favourite communications services regulator. [30 May 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News It comes on the back of a similar survey of 4,500 adults in the UK by telecoms regulator Ofcom, which revealed approximately half the respondents were worried about disclosing personal details online, and concerns about identity fraud had risen by... [20 May 2008]
Qualcomm snaps up spectrum for £8m
News It bought the spectrum in auction from regulator Ofcom at a price of £8,334,000. US technology giant Qualcomm has bought part of the UK radio spectrum for £8m. The company said it intends to use the 40MHz stretch of the L-Band spectrum to bring a... [16 May 2008]
