What Ofcom’s new proposals mean for UK operators
January 13, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
UK regulator Ofcom has announced revised plans to promote competition in the country ahead of the country’s 4G spectrum auction.
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Ofcom to force down wholesale broadband costs, but BT disputes decision
February 6, 2012 Written by Benny Har-Even
The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has said it will be forcing down the prices that Openreach, the wholesale division of incumbent BT, can charge for broadband and telephone rental. The proposed charge controls would reduce the cost of a “fully unbundled line” from £91.50 to £87.41, and shared unbundled line, where an ISP used the line just to provide broadband, would drop from £14.70 to £11.92, while the cost for phone rental services would drop from £103.68 to £98.81.
Ofcom to borrow spectrum from MoD for London Olympics
January 24, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
UK regulator Ofcom has outlined plans to temporarily use spectrum from the public sector to cope with increased demand for airwaves during the London 2012 Olympics.
Ofcom extends rural obligation for UK 4G auction winner
January 13, 2012 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has outlined new proposals to extend 4G coverage to at least 98 per cent of the population.
Ofcom postpones UK 4G auction
October 10, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
UK regulator Ofcom has announced that it will delay the 4G spectrum auction until the final quarter of 2012 at the earliest. Ofcom said that it received a number of “substantial and strongly argued responses” to its initial plans and will undertake a further round of consultation to address issues raised.
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Rollover broadband contracts banned in the UK
September 13, 2011 Written by Benny Har-Even
Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, has announced that it has banned contracts that automatically tie customers into new contracts if they fail to opt out. The new rules, which come into force from 31st December, will ban Automatically Renewable Contracts (ARC), which commit customers to a new minimum term for their broadband, and impose penalties for leaving.
Ofcom claims delay speculation is irrelevant
September 8, 2011 Written by Dawinderpal Sahota
Mobile network operators will not be able to roll out 4G LTE services until 2013 at the earliest, due to technical issues, according to UK regulatory body Ofcom, rendering speculation about whether the spectrum auction will be delayed as irrelevant.
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Half a million Brits adopt superfast broadband
August 5, 2011 Written by Jamie Beach
An Ofcom report on the transformation of the UK’s communications market during the last decade has revealed consumers are adopting superfast broadband connections at a rapid clip, with 500,000 households now connected to speeds of 30Mbps or higher – a fivefold increase from 2010.
UK broadband speeds up 10% in six months
July 27, 2011 Written by Jamie Beach
UK consumers are enjoying a boost in their average broadband speeds, but the gap between actual and advertised speeds has also increased, according to new findings from communications regulator Ofcom.
LTE spectrum auction should deal with UK ‘not-spots’ says panel
July 26, 2011 Written by Benny Har-Even
An advisory group is calling on the UK telecoms regulator Ofcom to ensure that the LTE spectrum auction scheduled for 2013 deals with coverage ‘not-spots’ across the country. The Communications Consumer Panel is asking Ofcom to enforce coverage obligations on the operators taking part in next year’s LTE spectrum auction for each of the four UK nations; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The suggestion is that money be retained from the spectrum auction and a reverse auction run in order to provide upgraded rural coverage.
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