By Gemma Simpson, 1 November 2006 15:50
NEWS
Ofcom
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the 'super regulator' for the UK's telecoms industry, including the broadband market.
The list from A to Z
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A is for ADSL
B is for BT
C is for Cable & Wireless
D is for Dial-up
E is for Education
F is for Fibre
G is for Goonhilly
H is for HSDPA
I is for In-flight
J is for Janet
K is for Kingston
L is for Landlines
M is for Murdoch
N is for Next generation
O is for Ofcom
P is for Power lines
Q is for Quad-play
R is for Remote working
S is for Satellite phones
T is for Trains
U is for Unbundling
V is for VoIP
W is for WiMax
X is for Xbox
Y is for YouTube
Z is for Zombies
In its watchdog role, Ofcom has been involved in a fair few skirmishes over the years.
It recently published research into how to protect UK consumers on the internet, citing industry self-regulation and proactive users as key factors.
As well as worrying about broadband to the home it's also had to watch over new types of broadband communications, such as VoIP. A new licence was also made available by the watchdog, allowing train operators to upgrade their on-board wireless services to two-way satellite links. Ofcom has had licence types for planes and ships for some time but created the new type because of the increasing use of wireless links on trains.
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1. Paul Allsopp
Need to update the BT Business Units:
BT Internal Business Units changed in 2007: BT Exact more or less equates now to BT Design, the old BT Wholesale is now labelled BT Operate; the new BT Wholesale is now about wholesaling and is the smallest internal unit. BT Retail and BT Global Services remain pretty much as before.