Ofcom

Ofcom Won’t Regulate BT Openreach Fibre Access Costs

Ofcom plans for cheaper, more flexible fibre contracts but won't regulate cost of Openreach fibre access like it does for…

10 years ago

Vodafone Promises To End Mid-Contract Price Rises

Vodafone says all contract customers will benefit, not just ones who signed up after 23 January

10 years ago

Ofcom Announces Plans To Cope With Spectrum Demand

Ofcom reveals how it plans to manage the UK's spectrum resources over the next decade

10 years ago

Tablets Boost UK Internet Use But Most Apps Are Never Used

Ofcom finds that most apps downloaded onto tablets and smartphones are never opened

10 years ago

Ofcom: 1 In 4 Users Now Have Superfast Broadband, Average Is 17.8Mbps

Ofcom says broadband connections in the UK are getting faster, but warns more must be done to ensure rural areas…

10 years ago

Ofcom Outlines Superfast Broadband, 4G Priorities For Next 12 Months

Faster line repairs and installations for broadband, more data on 3G and 4G connections and spectrum for 2014 Commonwealth Games…

10 years ago

BT And Orange Named Ofcom’s Most Complained About Service Providers

BT narrowly takes title ahead of EE in broadband, while EE-owned Orange and T-Mobile struggle in the mobile division

10 years ago

Ofcom: UK Leads European ‘Big Five’ On Superfast Broadband

Ofcom says UK leads France, Germany, Italy and Spain on superfast broadband adoption and coverage

11 years ago

NAO: Ofcom 4G Spectrum Auction Kept UK Mobile Market Competitive

But its too early to say whether spectrum sale achieved economic efficiency

11 years ago

BT Calls For End To TalkTalk And Sky’s £623m Copper Broadband ‘Subsidies’

BT says if Ofcom does not act over unbundled lines, the UK broadband market could be distorted to the tune…

11 years ago

Slow Broadband Can Knock 20 Percent Off House Price

Estate agent Rightmove finds broadband speed has become a key factor for prospective homeowners when considering a property

11 years ago

TalkTalk And Three Lend Support For Ofcom Reform

Three, TalkTalk and consumer groups say Ofcom decisions are too easily blocked by big companies

11 years ago

Vodafone To Avoid Ofcom Action After Meeting 3G Coverage Requirements

Vodafone meets 3G license requirement, six months after everyone else

11 years ago

Ofcom: Mobile, Broadband, Landline Services Cheaper Than Ten Years Ago

Ofcom says consumers are getting more for less thanks to strong competition

11 years ago

O2 To Increase Monthly Subscription Fees By 2.7% From 1 March

O2 reiterates its right to increase prices by the RPI, days after new Ofcom regulations come into force

11 years ago

GSMA Says Ofcom Spectrum Licence Increases Will Affect 4G Rollout

GSMA says UK operators can't afford LTE upgrade if they have to pay more for a licence

11 years ago

Ofcom Protects Consumers And SMBs From Mid-Contract Price Hikes

New Ofcom rules allow telecoms customers to exit if contracts change

11 years ago

Broadcasters Say Freeview TV Is More Valuable Than Mobile Data

Ofcom should not neglect digital terrestrial TV in favour of 4G, say broadcasters

11 years ago

Ofcom Authorises Faster Satellite Wi-Fi For Ships, Planes And Trains

Ofcom expects to issue first licenses for earth stations in February

11 years ago

O2, Virgin Media And Sky Top Ofcom Customer Service Charts

Ofcom research reveals pay TV and mobile users are happier than landline and broadband consumers

11 years ago

Ofcom Tells BT To Repair And Install Fixed Lines Faster Or Risk Fines

Ofcom seeks to shortern the time telephone and broadband line repairs, as well as finish new installations

11 years ago

BT Complaints Rise Following BT Sport Launch

Complaints about BT's landline, broadband and pay TV service increase, according to Ofcom

11 years ago

Operators Agree To Fairer Mobile Charges, But O2 Holds Out

Government plans end to roaming, stolen mobile liability cap and end to mid-contract price rises, but O2 says it can't…

11 years ago

Ofcom Identifies ’25 Times’ More Spectrum For Mobile Broadband

Ofcom wants to release more spectrum for mobile broadband to cope with expected demand

11 years ago

Vodafone To Meet Ofcom 3G Coverage Target – Six Months Late

Vodafone'plans to upgrade more masts to meet Ofcom's target of 90 percent 3G coverage by the end of 2013

11 years ago

No UK City Has Superfast Broadband Claims uSwitch

uSwitch research contradicts Ofcom findings, but BT says to believe the official figures

11 years ago

Superfast Broadband Now Available For Three Out Of Four Homes

Ofcom claims 73 percent of the UK now has access to superfast broadband, but countryside campaigners feel left out

11 years ago

Ofcom Allows Consumers And SMBs To Exit Mobile And Broadband Deals If Prices Rise

Ofcom says service providers must make customers aware of mid-contract price hikes and their right to cancel

11 years ago

Ofcom To Allocate Military Spectrum For 4G Services

Ofcom invites expressions of interest for 190MHz spectrum to be released for civil use by 2016

11 years ago

Ofcom Wants Operators To Pay More For 900MHz and 1800MHz Spectrum Use

Operator licence fees could quintuple early next year, but Ofcom says they reflect true market value

11 years ago