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 …
UK
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 …
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 …
UK implementation of revised EU telecoms (electronic communications) framework published
The UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (and although not in the title, telecoms) today published its response to the consultation on implementation of …
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 …
UK Government publishes plan for smart meter rollout
Whilst the Watcher was on holiday, the UK’s Department for Energy and Climate Change published a series of documents on 30 March: Smart Metering Implementation …
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 …
Premium rate regulation extended across the value chain from 1 September 2011
News item topics are like buses – nothing happens for weeks or months, then everything happens at once. Following yesterday’s publication of the Phonepayplus annual …
Phonepayplus publishes market trends report and 2011/12 plan
Phonepayplus, the UK’s premium rate services regulator, has today published: a Report on Emerging Trends in the Premium Rate Services Market; and its plan and budget for the …