Ofcom says service providers must make customers aware of mid-contract price hikes and their right to cancel
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Ofcom To Allocate Military Spectrum For 4G Services
Ofcom invites expressions of interest for 190MHz spectrum to be released for civil use by 2016
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
Ofcom Announces Participants For Major White Space Trial
Microsoft, Google and BT among those to lend support to Europe's first major white space pilot
Weightless M2M Standard Recruits “Believers” Ahead Of Trials In 2014
Next year, the first Weightless networks will pop up in Shoreditch and Cambridge, but white space spectrum regulation remains an issue
Ofcom Paves Way For Satellite Wi-Fi On UK Aircraft
Ofcom wants to make it easier to deliver satellite Wi-Fi to planes, trains and ships
Ofcom Asks For Input On 5GHz Spectrum Allocation
Ofcom launches a public consultation into spectrum sharing, with a focus on Wi-Fi and M2M
Ofcom Proposes Easier Broadband Switching
Ofcom proposals seek easier broadband and landline switching for consumers hunting for a better deal
Superfast Broadband Adoption Increases Average UK Speed To 14.7Mbps
Average UK speeds rise thanks to superfast broadband, but gap between urban and rural widens
Limited Superfast Broadband Access In Wales Leads To Mobile Dependency
Just 48 percent of Welsh premises have access to superfast broadband as users turn towards mobiles
DCMS Communications Policy To Focus On Consumers And ‘Harmful Content’
Simplified spectrum rules, better TV, a crackdown on "harmful content" and “nuisance calls” all part of the new strategy
Ofcom Clears 800MHz Spectrum For UK 4G services
Ofcom says project to clear the 800MHz of TV services wll be completed on Wednesday
Ofcom Liberalises 2G and 3G Spectrum For 4G Use
Ofcom removes the regulatory barriers for the re-farming of 900 MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz spectrum
Ofcom Proposes One Month Broadband Contracts And Easier Changes
Ofcom wants the cost of switching provider to tumble
Ofcom Investigates BT Fibre Dominance After TalkTalk Complaint
Ofcom probes TalkTalk's compalint of monopoly abuse. BT says it has no case to answer
Ofcom White Space Trial To Begin This Autumn
Ofcom white space trial to test problems ahead of potential 2014 rollout
Ofcom Praises Competitive UK Broadband Market
Ofcom says 9 million unbundled copper lines are bringing bills down
Ofcom Fines TalkTalk £750,000 For Nuisance Calls
TalkTalk says two suppliers who made the calls will pay the fine
Ofcom Promises Clearer Charges For Business Phone Numbers
Ofcom wants to make the cost of calling 08.09 and 118 numbers clearer to consumers
Ofcom 4G Auction To Be Investigated By National Audit Office
NAO to see whether Ofcom 4G auction undersold the country's spectrum resources
Average UK Broadband Speeds Increase By A Third In Six Months
Average UK broadband speeds have trebled in the last four years to 12Mbps
Ofcom Broadband Report Says UK Internet Use Is Highest Among ‘EU5’
Ofcom says UK benefits from competitive broadband market but trails on superfast broadband
BT Frustrated As Ofcom Takes High-Speed Regulation Plans To EU
Price caps could come in by April and BT isn't happy
Ofcom UK 4G Spectrum Auction Raises Just £2.31bn For Government
EE, Three, Vodafone, O2 and BT are all winners, but pay much less than expected
UK 4G Spectrum Auction Could Raise Government As Much As £4bn
Report suggests fierce competition could yield the treasury more than expected
Government Launches Plan To Mitigate 4G Television Interference
Government and operators back a body which plans to minimise the 4G stress on TV signals
Ofcom Proposes To Liberalise Sprectrum For 4G
Ofcom starts consultation after Vodafone and Three ask to use existing spectrum for 4G
Ofcom Confirms 4G Auction Underway
The auction is in progress, but we won't know the winners until next month
Ofcom Fines Playboy £100,000 For Failing To Protect Children From Porn
Ofcom rules that Playboy age verification measures were insufficient on two of its websites
Ofcom Plans To Protect Users From Mobile Price Hikes
Ofcom wants to protect customers whose bills are increased by operators mid-contract