UK telecoms regulation, Ofcom, General Conditions, numbering, spectrum, switching, enforcement
This article was published in January 2011 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 7 January the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published a ‘call for evidence’ relating to principles of economic regulation. As those who have…
Sadly I’ve not been in Las Vegas at CES, but remained at my desk in London reading the various updates. As the dust starts to settle it seems that tablets are the story of this year’s show. Not having had the opportunity to personally play with any shiny new toys, I am not in a…
This article was published in January 2011 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Ofcom permits 2G spectrum refarming Ofcom yesterday varied the spectrum licences of the UK’s three 2G spectrum licensees (EverythingEverywhere (JV between Orange and T-Mobile), Vodafone and O2) to permit them to use those…
This article was published in January 2011 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. There has been a lot of discussion this week of BT’s wholesale content connect product, so I thought it would be helpful to unpack the story…
I’m very excited to have had my first re-tweet, so today’s post develops the thought further. The retweet was of an economist article which, in contrast to the emerging consensus that traditional telephone calls are dead quotes a recent Ofcom international research report as evidence that whilst fixed line volumes are declining across the world,…
This article was published in December 2010 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. I write today’s blog from sunny Switzerland. The news seems rather slow and I can’t bear to write a top ten lists of things that either…
Re-reading yesterday’s post, I hope it wasn’t too close to a law firm client update – that is not being the point of this blog. I thought I’d try to redress the balance today, and as I drove from London to Exmoor for Christmas, with the snow by the side of the road steadily increasing,…
This article was published in December 2010 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Some years ago I was reading one of those very thought provoking articles in the end of year bumper edition of the Economist. The gist of…
This article was published in December 2010 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Trying to write an interesting blog about the intersection of law, policy and regulation with telecoms and technology is somewhat challenging. Three posts in and I seem…
This article was published in December 2010 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. With my first post done, I thought it best to try and provide a little substantive content. Two years ago, I spent some time interviewing various…
First post. It feels slightly intimidating, so I thought that describing the thought process that has brought me here and what I want to achieve would be a good start. I turned 40 this year and it is the mark of a generational shift that I have ended up as a senior technology and telecoms lawyer without…