Networks
Brits complained a bit less about connectivity when they were allowed to go outside and see people in the flesh
Top of Ofcom's table for broadband whinges? It rhymes with BorkBork
17 Nov 2021 09:30 | 12
Ofcom
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Legal
Ofcom slams slammers: Telcos fined for switching punters' phone lines without their knowledge or consent
Guaranteed Telecom, Met Technologies nurse £35k penalty, and to them that's meaningful
15 Nov 2021 10:46 | 15
Bootnotes
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
10 Nov 2021 11:45 | 32
Networks
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
29 Sep 2021 18:31 | 19
NSFW
Ofcom swears at the general public for five days during obscenity survey
'Warning: this report contains highly offensive language and discussion of content which may cause offence'
22 Sep 2021 16:03 | 80
Networks
UK regulator Ofcom seeks more powers to deal with mega constellations
Operator shall talk unto operator or the big stick will be wielded
27 Jul 2021 15:15 | 17
Networks
Ofcom gets new CTO as UK regulator welcomes Amazon Alexa Smart Home exec
Let's hope Sachin Jogia sticks around longer than his predecessor
10 Jun 2021 12:14 | 7
Networks
Ofcom 5G auction ends with UK carriers spending £23m for choice spectrum positionings
What's £23m compared to £1.35bn?
28 Apr 2021 11:01 | 6
Networks
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
21 Apr 2021 11:15 | 6
Networks
UK carriers open their wallets as regulator Ofcom doles out more slabs of 5G spectrum
Netting £1.35bn for the Treasury
17 Mar 2021 15:30 | 6
Networks
SpaceX wins UK regulator Ofcom's approval for its Starlink mobile broadband base stations
New, expensive option for nation's notspots
11 Jan 2021 15:29 | 43
Security
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
16 Dec 2020 12:32 | 5
Networks
UK comms regulator: Could we interest sir in a bespoke broadband speed estimate?
New Ofcom rules require ISPs to give more personalised measures
15 Dec 2020 16:31 | 16
Networks
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
15 Dec 2020 13:01 | 153
Networks
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
24 Nov 2020 11:27 | 28
Updated
UK Court of Appeal rebukes Home Office for exceeding its powers with bunkum 'national security' GSM gateway ban
Legal saga that began with dodgy prosecution ends in vindication
20 Nov 2020 16:09 | 31
Networks
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
27 Oct 2020 14:52 | 31
Legal
GSM gateways: Parliament obviously cocked up, so let minister issue 'ignore the law' decree, UK.gov barrister urges court
Something something national security, right?
20 Oct 2020 10:32 | 37
Networks
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
21 Aug 2020 12:36 | 27
Networks
TikTok boom: Brits spent a quarter of their waking hours in lockdown online – Ofcom
A quarter? That's pretty weak
24 Jun 2020 17:00 | 11
Networks
Openreach tells El Reg it'll kill off copper sales in 118 UK locations next year
Comms regulator Ofcom yet to rubberstamp proposals
13 May 2020 16:30 | 54
Networks
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
30 Mar 2020 06:29 | 28
Networks
Ofcom measured UK's 5G radiation and found that, no, it won't give you cancer
Dangerous levels of EMF: Evidence-based Measurement Findings
21 Feb 2020 15:00 | 135
Networks
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?
19 Feb 2020 17:28 | 14
Legal
Ofcom: Rule change to force UK comms providers to tell you when your contract expires
That's phone, broadband and pay TV
14 Feb 2020 16:30 | 28
Legal
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
12 Feb 2020 15:30 | 87
Networks
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
08 Jan 2020 15:45 | 92
Networks
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...
17 Dec 2019 17:01 | 54
Updated
Onestream slammed for 'slamming' vulnerable and elderly folk: That's £35k to Ofcom, please
Comms provider switched 118 people to its services without their consent
05 Dec 2019 14:54 | 25
Legal
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
06 Nov 2019 13:36 | 4
Networks
Yahoo! Groups' closure and a tale of Oftel: Die-hard users 'informally' included telcos
Ofcom: Ahem. Just check our website
18 Oct 2019 13:39 | 31
Personal Tech
Is right! Ofcom says Scousers enjoy a natter on the phone compared to southern blerts
Especially to Boris Johnson
10 Oct 2019 11:16 | 25
Networks
Brit ISPs pinky-promise not to overcharge loyal broadband customers
Guys, just pick up the phone and change!
25 Sep 2019 14:40 | 17
Networks
Ofcom probes EE over 4G outage that may have stopped folk contacting emergency services
UK's top mobile network 'fully cooperating' with investigation
25 Sep 2019 11:50 | 9
Updated
Vodafone hurls sueball at Ofcom over plans to relax BT leases
Claims loosening BT's price cap will cost businesses £230m
29 Aug 2019 14:49 | 12
Legal
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
12 Aug 2019 14:37 | 30
Analysis
1Gbps, 4K streaming, buffering a thing of the past – but do Brits really even want full fibre?
Over to you, Betteridge's law of headlines*
08 Aug 2019 08:04 | 132
Personal Tech
Brit couch potatoes increasingly switching off telly boxes in favour of YouTube and Netflix
But still care about catching bent cops
07 Aug 2019 12:44 | 99
Networks
Virgin Media promises speeds of 1Gpbs to 15 million homes – all without full fibre
But industry is sceptical hybrid network tech will cut it
25 Jul 2019 12:55 | 64
Networks
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
24 Jul 2019 08:51 | 18
Legal
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
22 Jul 2019 11:26 | 31
Networks
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
12 Jul 2019 10:00 | 18
Networks
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
11 Jul 2019 11:17 | 8
Networks
Frustrated Brits can dump mobile providers by text as of today
It's not me, it's you: 'Breaking up has never been easier'
01 Jul 2019 08:03 | 39
Networks
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
06 Jun 2019 16:52 | 58
Networks
What first attracted Ofcom boss Sharon White to the near-£1m salary offered by John Lewis Partnership?
Because we haven't a clue
06 Jun 2019 15:33 | 32
Networks
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
28 May 2019 11:02 | 24
Networks
UK mobile companies score £220m cashback from Ofcom over spectrum fee dispute
Court rules regulator should cough for 'wrongful' increase
20 May 2019 13:58 | 14
Networks
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
15 May 2019 16:10 | 57
Networks
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
13 May 2019 12:08 | 20
Networks
Brit broadband download speeds are still below the global average, hoots Ofcom
Um, are we supposed to feel proud about this?
08 May 2019 16:45 | 27
Legal
High Court confirms the way UK banned GSM gateways was illegal
Ministers can't tell Ofcom to ignore the law after all
23 Apr 2019 14:30 | 48
Networks
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
01 Apr 2019 13:23 | 47
Networks
Brit broadband giants slammed as folk whinge about crap connections, underwhelming speeds
TalkTalk and Sky are the worst, but Vodafone is falling fast
25 Mar 2019 16:50 | 67
Networks
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
05 Feb 2019 11:26 | 37
Personal Tech
Brit comms regulator Ofcom: Disabled left behind by tech
Have fewer phones, less internet access, says report
15 Jan 2019 15:55 | 16
Networks
Ready for Glasto-net? Cheap, local low-power networks up for grabs in the UK
Ofcom proposes shakeup of spectrum bidding process
21 Dec 2018 09:22 | 13
Networks
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
18 Dec 2018 17:40 | 6
Networks
Ofcom asks networks, ISPs: Hey, wouldn't it be nice if you let customers know the best deal once their contract's up?
You know, they've paid for the phone a few times over now...
14 Dec 2018 13:00 | 23
Networks
After all that! Ofcom proposes BT as only broadband universal services provider for whole of UK (except Hull)
Just 8 telcos applied, most didn't meet critera
05 Dec 2018 11:53 | 21
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