Ofcom

Ofcom announces plan to protect endangered species – the Great British phone box

BT is getting axe-happy but regulator's scheme could save 5,000 kiosks

Bootnotes10 Nov 2021 | 32

TskTsk: UK ISP TalkTalk told off by regulator over 'misleading' adverts promising fixed price service

Don't claim 'no mid-contract price rises if that was not the case' says ASA

Networks29 Sep 2021 | 19

Ofcom swears at the general public for five days during obscenity survey

NSFW 'Warning: this report contains highly offensive language and discussion of content which may cause offence'

Bootnotes22 Sep 2021 | 80

UK regulator Ofcom seeks more powers to deal with mega constellations

Operator shall talk unto operator or the big stick will be wielded

Networks27 Jul 2021 | 17

Ofcom gets new CTO as UK regulator welcomes Amazon Alexa Smart Home exec

Let's hope Sachin Jogia sticks around longer than his predecessor

Networks10 Jun 2021 | 7

Ofcom 5G auction ends with UK carriers spending £23m for choice spectrum positionings

What's £23m compared to £1.35bn?

Networks28 Apr 2021 | 6

UK Telecoms Diversification Taskforce says Ofcom should take lead to ensure telcos don't rely on too few suppliers

Finding Huawei out of this mess

Networks21 Apr 2021 | 6

UK carriers open their wallets as regulator Ofcom doles out more slabs of 5G spectrum

Netting £1.35bn for the Treasury

Networks17 Mar 2021 | 6

SpaceX wins UK regulator Ofcom's approval for its Starlink mobile broadband base stations

New, expensive option for nation's notspots

Networks11 Jan 2021 | 43

UK proposes new powers for comms regulator to legally unleash avenging hordes on security-breached telcos

Suffered 'loss or damage' as a customer? Get Ofcom's permission and sue away

Security16 Dec 2020 | 5

UK comms regulator: Could we interest sir in a bespoke broadband speed estimate?

New Ofcom rules require ISPs to give more personalised measures

Networks15 Dec 2020 | 16

Up yours, Europe! Our 100% prime British broadband is cheaper than yours... but also slower and a bit of a rip-off

Stop us if you've heard this one before

Networks15 Dec 2020 | 153

Telcos face £100k-a-day fines unless they obey new UK.gov rules on how to deploy Huawei 5G gear in their networks

2027 ban prelude will be new Ofcom micromanagement powers

Networks24 Nov 2020 | 28

UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum 'national security' GSM gateway ban

Updated Legal saga that began with dodgy prosecution ends in vindication

Networks20 Nov 2020 | 31

UK regulator Ofcom to ban carriers from selling locked handsets to make dumping clingy networks even easier

First you could break up by text – next year you can take the phone with you

Networks27 Oct 2020 | 31

GSM gateways: Parliament obviously cocked up, so let minister issue 'ignore the law' decree, UK.gov barrister urges court

Something something national security, right?

Legal20 Oct 2020 | 37

TalkTalk, Three, and Virgin Media, come on down! You've all won a prize for... not being that great at something!

Brits speak their brains for comms regulator Ofcom's customer audit

Networks21 Aug 2020 | 27

TikTok boom: Brits spent a quarter of their waking hours in lockdown online – Ofcom

A quarter? That's pretty weak

Networks24 Jun 2020 | 11

Openreach tells El Reg it'll kill off copper sales in 118 UK locations next year

Comms regulator Ofcom yet to rubberstamp proposals

Networks13 May 2020 | 54

UK big five carriers bin wired broadband download quotas for as long as we're all stuck indoors

Keep Calm And Stream Video, on generous new discount plans and payment terms

Networks30 Mar 2020 | 28

Ofcom measured UK's 5G radiation and found that, no, it won't give you cancer

Dangerous levels of EMF: Evidence-based Measurement Findings

Networks21 Feb 2020 | 135

Brit telcos can keep £218m licence fee repayment from Ofcom after penny-pinching regulator loses Court of Appeal case

But will you see your phone bills decreasing?

Networks19 Feb 2020 | 14

Ofcom: Rule change to force UK comms providers to tell you when your contract expires

That's phone, broadband and pay TV

Legal14 Feb 2020 | 28

Aw, look. The UK is still trying really hard to be the 'safest place to be online in the world'

Ofcom awarded powers to police harmful content on social media – because the pr0n block went so well

Legal12 Feb 2020 | 87

We won't CU later: New Ofcom broadband proposals mull killing off old copper network

Yearly review promises FTTP for rural bods, price check on network wholesaler Openreach

Networks08 Jan 2020 | 92

Poor, poor mobile networks. UK's comms watchdog plans to stop 'em selling locked-down handsets

First OTT apps nick their SMS revenue, now this...

Networks17 Dec 2019 | 54

Onestream slammed for 'slamming' vulnerable and elderly folk: That's £35k to Ofcom, please

Updated Comms provider switched 118 people to its services without their consent

Legal05 Dec 2019 | 25

Ofcom director Jonathan Oxley to keep CEO seat warm as regulator waits on senior civil servant

Melanie Dawes will fill Sharon White's £500k shoes – report

Legal06 Nov 2019 | 4

Yahoo! Groups' closure and a tale of Oftel: Die-hard users 'informally' included telcos

Ofcom: Ahem. Just check our website

Networks18 Oct 2019 | 31

Is right! Ofcom says Scousers enjoy a natter on the phone compared to southern blerts

Especially to Boris Johnson

Personal Tech10 Oct 2019 | 25

Brit ISPs pinky-promise not to overcharge loyal broadband customers

Guys, just pick up the phone and change!

Networks25 Sep 2019 | 17

Ofcom probes EE over 4G outage that may have stopped folk contacting emergency services

UK's top mobile network 'fully cooperating' with investigation

Networks25 Sep 2019 | 9

Vodafone hurls sueball at Ofcom over plans to relax BT leases

Updated Claims loosening BT's price cap will cost businesses £230m

Networks29 Aug 2019 | 12

Brit regulator Ofcom put at helm as hosting platforms threatened with hefty fines for violent videos

Interim measure until Brexit, or never... whichever happens first

Legal12 Aug 2019 | 30

1Gbps, 4K streaming, buffering a thing of the past – but do Brits really even want full fibre?

Analysis Over to you, Betteridge's law of headlines*

Networks08 Aug 2019 | 132

Brit couch potatoes increasingly switching off telly boxes in favour of YouTube and Netflix

But still care about catching bent cops

Personal Tech07 Aug 2019 | 99

Virgin Media promises speeds of 1Gpbs to 15 million homes – all without full fibre

But industry is sceptical hybrid network tech will cut it

Networks25 Jul 2019 | 64

Plusnet holds off spirited charge from Vodafone in broadband complaint charts

BT-owned outfit attracts a little less customer ire but still not doing customers proud

Networks24 Jul 2019 | 18

Ofcom 'fair deal' action: UK mobile networks agree to slash contract charges when lock-in ends – except Three

Hutchison's underdog won't, even if handset paid off

Legal22 Jul 2019 | 31

Ofcom head Sharon White pocketed nearly £500k last year

A pittance compared to the near-£1m she is due to take home at John Lewis

Networks12 Jul 2019 | 18

Ofcom snaps on fresh pair of rubber gloves for deeper rummage around in Giffgaff billing faff

EE, Sky and O2 also face probes from comms regulator

Networks11 Jul 2019 | 8

Frustrated Brits can dump mobile providers by text as of today

It's not me, it's you: 'Breaking up has never been easier'

Networks01 Jul 2019 | 39

March 2020: When you lucky, lucky Brits will have a legal right to a minimum of... 10Mbps

And only if it doesn't cost too much

Networks06 Jun 2019 | 58

What first attracted Ofcom boss Sharon White to the near-£1m salary offered by John Lewis Partnership?

Because we haven't a clue

Networks06 Jun 2019 | 32

Yeah, you're not having a GSM gateway, Ofcom tells hopeful operators

UK.gov hasn't appealed High Court ruling yet – but regulator upholds ban anyway

Networks28 May 2019 | 24

UK mobile companies score £220m cashback from Ofcom over spectrum fee dispute

Court rules regulator should cough for 'wrongful' increase

Networks20 May 2019 | 14

C'mon, UK networks! Poor sods have 'paid' for their contract phones a few times over... Tell 'em about good deals

You have a year – Ofcom

Networks15 May 2019 | 57

UK Home Office: If we want Ofcom to break the law, that should be perfectly legal

Department to appeal High Court ruling over ministerial powers

Networks13 May 2019 | 20

Brit broadband download speeds are still below the global average, hoots Ofcom

Um, are we supposed to feel proud about this?

Networks08 May 2019 | 27

High Court confirms the way UK banned GSM gateways was illegal

Ministers can't tell Ofcom to ignore the law after all

Legal23 Apr 2019 | 48

This is not, repeat, not an April Fools' Day joke: 5 UK broadband vendors agree to pay YOU daily rate for fscked internet

Engineer didn't show? Service later than planned? Providers need to cough up from today

Networks01 Apr 2019 | 47

Brit broadband giants slammed as folk whinge about crap connections, underwhelming speeds

TalkTalk and Sky are the worst, but Vodafone is falling fast

Networks25 Mar 2019 | 67

Cheap call? Hardly. GSM gateway judicial review to settle whether UK Home Sec can legally push comms watchdog around

Grey area in comms law needs a tad more black and white

Networks05 Feb 2019 | 37

Brit comms regulator Ofcom: Disabled left behind by tech

Have fewer phones, less internet access, says report

Personal Tech15 Jan 2019 | 16

Ready for Glasto-net? Cheap, local low-power networks up for grabs in the UK

Ofcom proposes shakeup of spectrum bidding process

Networks21 Dec 2018 | 13

Ofcom: More spectrum for all the good boys and girls. Except you, EE. You've had your fill

UK mobile networks had better open their wallets

Networks18 Dec 2018 | 6