UK Government starts Communications Act review
As previously anticipated, the UK started this week a wholesale review of the legislation in the communications sector. Minister Jeremy Hunt published an open letter seeking …
Regulatory action
UK Parliament launches inquiry into spectrum
The UK system of government and regulation can sometimes be confusing, with the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the House of Commons this …
BT accounts reveal fear of retrospective price adjustments
BT announced its annual results today. Press comment focused on BT’s profit growth and the reduction in their pension deficit. However, both of those stories …
Lenders over-exposed to real estate move into TMT
I was lucky enough to chair Olswang’s semi-annual CPD catch-up day for in-house lawyers today. It was a very interesting set of talks (for those who are …
Setting fixed termination rates for all UK operators benchmarked to BT’s cost-orientated termination rates appropriate SMP remedy say Ofcom
It is a logical quirk of the European telecoms regulatory system that the provision of call termination is a regulated activity for all Communications Providers …
Commission maintains its softly, softly approach on net neutrality (whilst carrying big stick)
Net neutrality. A topic that stirs strong emotion and strident commentary that sometimes bears little resemblance to the underlying issues. The European Commission today published …
Fujitsu announces UK FTTH roll-out to 5 million homes
In today’s connected world a lot of what passes for news is more of a rolling update – a snippet of new information that is …
European Commission tries to marshal stakeholders for World Radiocommunications Conference 2012
The European Commission published on 6 April a Communication on policy objectives for the International Telecommunications Union World Radiocommunications Conference 2012 (WRC 12). WRC 12 is the next quadrennial …
Spectrum, broadband, customer switching and online piracy Ofcom’s telecoms priorities for 2011/12
I hope all readers noticed the date for Friday’s blog post (taken down on 2 April) and are not planning on bidding in the teleportation …
Ofcom consults on reductions in LLU and WLR prices
Ofcom today started a consultation on price controls for local loop unbundling and wholesale line rental products provided by Openreach, the functionally separate local access division …