European privacy body’s opinion on geolocation services on smartphones
Regular readers will recall the curious case of Mr Spitz and his surprise at the amount of data his mobile phone company retained about his whereabouts, …
Telecoms
Another £50 million for rural broadband in UK – a drop in the ocean?
Fifty million pounds is a very large amount of money, and it was great to read last week’s DCMS announcement that it would be made …
Mobile banking and payment: what consumers really want?
Mobile banking and payment is a recurrent theme for this blog. I have previously posted on rumours that the iPhone 5 might contain NFC technology, and mused on …
Significance of mobile data growth
Whilst this blog often picks up on topical news, sometimes I am prompted to reflect on some of the meta-themes that provide the context for day-to-day news. …
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 …
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 …
Microsoft buys Skype: comparison with eBay deal logic
The big story yesterday was the acquisition of Skype by Microsoft for $8.5 billion. It was only 6 years ago that eBay bought Skype for …
UK Information Commissioner makes a mess of cookies
The UK’s Information Comissioner has not done a great job in introducing recent changes relating to the use of cookies. They put out very late, confusing guidance …
Ofcom has wide jurisdiction and discretion to accept and resolve disputes
The CAT today rejected BT’s arguments that Ofcom has a narrow jurisdiction to accept and resolve disputes referred to it by Communications Providers pursuant to …