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PhonepayPlus Release Draft Code of Practice for Premium Rate Services
Ofcom has published a new consultation regards PhonepayPlus' draft Code of Practice for Premium Rate Services. The consultation has been designed to compliment PhonepayPlus' own consultation on its draft Code of Practice which can be found here. The draft Code ensures... + more
Published 14/05/2010
ISPs React Angrily to Digital Economy Act
The new Act, recently passed through into law, requires ISPs to take responsibility for policing copyright infringements by end users and introduces measures to disconnect repeat offenders from the Internet. This new policy provoked over 20,000 letters of complaint to MPs... + more
Published 23/04/2010
How The Election Will Affect Telecoms
As the parties ramp up their campaigning in the final weeks before election, several items have been outlined which will affect our evolving industry. Below are the highlighted items from both major parties: Labour Previously axed items on the Digital Bill agenda will... + more
Published 20/04/2010
Ofcom Help to Enable a Super Fast Broadband Britain
Ofcom have published two consultations which set out proposals to promote competition and investment in current and super fast broadband services. The Wholesale Local Access (WLA) consultation proposes new requirements on how BT should give other communications providers... + more
Published 12/04/2010
O2 Chooses 21CN Convergence With BT Wholesale
After a five year managed services agreement was signed last month, BT Wholesale will be consolidating O2 UK’s mobile and fixed core networks into one using BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN) platform. This new approach means that O2 UK will potentially be able to... + more
Published 12/04/2010
Fines Implemented for Mis-selling
As of the 18th March 2010, telecoms companies in the UK will have to adhere to strict new Ofcom rules to stop the mis-selling and slamming of landline services, or face fines of up to 10 per cent of their turnover. Ofcom state that the new rules are designed to strengthen... + more
Published 12/04/2010
Ofcom Publish Consultations to Reduce Termination Rates
Ofcom have published proposals to reduce mobile termination rates - the wholesale charges that operators make to connect calls to each others' networks - to benefit UK consumers. The full consultation can be found here. Ofcom have also confirmed that, subject to the outcome... + more
Published 12/04/2010
Proposals for New EU 116 Initiative
Ofcom have published a consultation on reserving two new 116 numbers: 116 006 for a helpline for victims of crime; and 116 117 for a non-emergency medical on-call service. 116 numbers are a European Commission initiative and Ofcom’s proposals consider how to... + more
Published 12/04/2010
Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator Update for March 2010
The Independent Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA2) have published their update for March 2010. This shows that at the end of March there were 6.62 million unbundled lines and 6.03 million Wholesale Line Rental lines. The number of telephone numbers using... + more
Published 12/04/2010
Conserving Geographic Numbers
Ofcom have published a statement on introducing measures to conserve geographic telephone numbers for 336 area codes (01 codes). This is to ensure the continued availability of telephone numbers to meet demand from communication providers. The full statement can be found... + more
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