ofcom regulator
RSS ofcom regulatorEdmonds takes on role at NHS Direct
News The appointment comes from Health Minister Rosie Winterton and follows Oftel being subsumed into uber-regulator Ofcom at the start of this year. Edmonds will remain a member of the board of Ofcom for which he will receive an annual salary of £30,000. [08 Jan 2004]
ISPs wary of BT's network upgrade plans
The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA) has told communications regulator Ofcom that it must ensure there is free competition in the UK's telecoms market as BT and other telcos build improved network for carrying voice and data. [13 Apr 2005]
Carphone Warehouse slapped over nuisance calls
News The Carphone Warehouse has been fined £35,000 by Ofcom for making excessive silent calls during a three month period last year. Companies and fines resulting from Ofcom's silent call investigation: Space Kitchens: £45,000 Bracken... [31 Jan 2007]
Broadband to get cheaper?
News The UK broadband market could become more competitive in 2005 following Ofcom's decision to force BT to slash its wholesale prices. In May this year Ofcom announced that it wanted BT to cut its LLU prices - at which point BT immediately announced... [20 Dec 2004]
Broadband competition boosted by Ofcom
The UK broadband market could become more competitive in 2005 following Ofcom's decision to force BT to slash its wholesale prices. In May this year Ofcom announced that it wanted BT to cut its LLU prices -- at which point BT immediately announced... [17 Dec 2004]
Ofcom: Digital dividend up for grabs to highest bidder
News Ofcom has formally laid out its proposals for auctioning off the spectrum that will become available with the analogue switch-off. Ofcom has conducted research that suggests several possible uses for the spectrum, with the "most likely" being... [09 Jun 2008]
UK to get single communications super-regulator by 2003
News The Office of Communications, or Ofcom as it has already been dubbed, will be run by a US-style board of executives rather than a single director and will combine the role of several regulators - Oftel, the ITC, the broadcasting standards... [12 Dec 2000]
Broadband TV could spark tighter Web controls
When the government formulated the Communications Act -- which brought Ofcom into existence in 2003 -- it deliberately didn't give the regulator the power to control the Internet in the same way that it governs television and radio. [06 Dec 2004]
Consumers suffering from fixed-line 'monopoly'
News Unsurprisingly, BT is less than impressed and a statement from the telco says that it "utterly refutes" the idea the regulator should encourage a switch: "[Ofcom's] key role is to ensure that consumers have a wide choice of supplier and that there... [23 Mar 2004]
Cheaper 3G in the frame as Ofcom consults
News Ofcom has announced a consultation that could result in a drastic improvement in mobile coverage across the country. According to Ofcom, such a move could bring £6bn in benefits to the UK economy. Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards said: "We can't... [20 Sep 2007]
Telcos urge Ofcom to clamp down on BT
News In its submission to Ofcom's Strategic Review of Telecommunications, UKCTA urges the regulator to devise a regulatory system that would prevent BT from abusing its dominance of the broadband sector. Ofcom's Strategic Review of Telecommunications... [23 Jun 2004]
Operators cautious on new spectrum auction
News Ofcom said this week it would auction its largest-ever portion of radio spectrum, which the regulator believes is most likely to be used for 3G or mobile WiMax. We have assumed that deployments in the 2500-2690 MHz band [the largest band on offer... [14 Dec 2006]
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]
BT takes cheers and faces jeers
Ofcom forced BT to offer to set up this access services division by threatening to begin the process of splitting the firm unless it allowed more competition. But although BT didn't set up the division until prompted to by Ofcom's ruling, Ovum... [14 Jul 2005]
Amicus members protest outside BT's general meeting
News Ofcom forced BT to offer to set up this access services division by threatening to begin the process of splitting the firm unless it allowed more competition. But although BT didn't set up the division until prompted to by Ofcom's ruling, Ovum... [15 Jul 2005]
