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Ofcom extends 999/112 investigation by another six months

8 March 2011 by Rob Bratby

Ofcom announced yesterday that it was extending for another six months its ‘own-initiative’ investigation into whether communications providers were complying with their obligations under General Condition …

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Ofcom proposes prohibition of evergreen customer contracts

4 March 2011 by Rob Bratby

Earlier this week I discussed the changes Ofcom are proposing to the General Conditions of Entitlement to implement the revised European Regulatory Framework. It now seems that …

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UK carrier avoids Ofcom regulatory action by making £2.5 million of ‘goodwill’ payments

1 March 2011 by Rob Bratby

When two companies merge, effective management of the integration of IT systems is often critical. When the systems in question control customer billing, and billing is subject …

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Rules applicable to all UK telecoms operators to change

28 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Last week Ofcom started a consultation on revising the UK’s General Conditions of Entitlement and Universal Service Conditions. The consultation closes on 7 April, and …

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Tighter regulation of mobile data roaming casts shadow over Barcelona from Brussels

16 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

With MWC 2011 still in full swing there are no shortage of topical issues to blog about, but whilst the mobile industry celebrates its achievements in …

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‘It is not possible to assess whether Ofcom delivers value for money’ says Public Accounts Committee

10 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts scrutinises the accounts of publicly funded bodies to assess whether those bodies deliver value for money (which …

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FCC approves nine White Space Database Adminstrators

9 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

In some areas, it seems that Europe is always following the US. One of those areas is white space cognitive radio.  Whilst European and UK …

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Ofcom consults on proposals to permit trading of 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz spectrum and to vary 3G licences

2 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Ofcom today published proposals for consultation to: make 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz public wireless network licences tradable; and vary the terms of existing 2100 …

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UK Government asks Ofcom to assess practicality of blocking copyright infringing web-sites

1 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s Culture Secretary (who also has responsibility for telecoms) today asked Ofcom to review sections of the Digital Economy Act to assess whether it …

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UK wholesale broadband access proposed charge control: Ofcom estimates BT’s weighted average cost of capital downwards to between 8.5% and 10%

31 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

Ten days ago Ofcom published a lengthy consultation on charge control for Wholesale Broadband Access, accompanied by a report from the Brattle Group on BT’s …

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