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Latest on Back Dated Charges
Recently the FCS met with representatives from Openreach and BT Directories to discuss the back billing of SPBEs. The various examples provided by FCS were reviewed and some principles agreed on the resolution of queries which were identified by FCS members, however... + more
latest article published 04/05/2012Latest News on Back Dated Charges
There has been no further news to date regards the SDE charges with from Openreach, however further complications have come to light. The problem lies with entries which have been ordered direct with BT Directories by the end-user customer. In the specific case which... + more
published 21/02/2012
Back Dated SDE Openreach Charges Update
As many of you are aware, a large proportion of the telecoms reseller community has been hit by a large bill from BT Retail via their January 2012 WLR invoice, covering back dated charges for Special Directory Entries (SDE's). We have been monitoring the situation and now... + more
published 12/01/2012
Ofcom publishes Annual Plan for 2011/12
Ofcom has today published its Annual Plan which sets out its priorities for 2011/12. They are: To promote effective and sustainable competition Ensure fair and effective competition in the delivery of pay TV services. Promote competition and investment in the... + more
published 05/04/2011
New Research Into Faster Internet Speeds
David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, recently announced £7.2 million of investment that could revolutionise the internet: Pioneering research could make the internet 100 times faster. The six-year ‘Photonics HyperHighway’ project will... + more
published 02/02/2011
Fines Possible Over Failure to Document Complaints Procedure
Valid from the 22nd January 2011, the FCS have warned CPs to ensure that they comply with new regulatory requirements issued by Ofcom on complaint handling. The changes, which apply to all companies providing ‘electronic communications services’ to residential or... + more
published 21/01/2011
New BT Service Could Reduce Competition for ISPs
The new service from BT called Content Connect allows ISPs that use BT's network to charge content suppliers for high speed delivery focused on video. There is concern within the market that this may spell the end for net neutrality, where all traffic, regardless of volume,... + more
published 05/01/2011
VAT to Increase to 20 Per Cent
The standard rate of VAT is currently 17.5 per cent but will be increased to 20 per cent on 4 January 2011, here’s what you should know. For any sales of standard-rated goods or services that you make on or after 4 January 2011 you must charge VAT at the 20 per cent... + more
published 04/11/2010
Actions for Europe
The European Commission under the new Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes is embarking on the next stage of reform, the Digital Agenda. This Digital Agenda, the aim for 2020, will seek to address current EU problems in the ICT sector: Fragmented digital markets Lack of... + more
published 15/10/2010
Orange and TMobile Merge Networks
Orange and T-Mobile have merged their networks providing a new benefit to their combined 30 milling customers who will soon be able to connect between the two mobile networks. There is still no decision on what to name this emerging super brand. The network sharing deal is... + more
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