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Ofcom warns telcos over hidden customer penaltiesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 hours 14 minutes ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: communications | Tags ofcom, telcos, hidden, customer, penalties, , , , ,
"Telecoms companies must be clearer about additional charges they levy and must help customers to understand them better, telecoms regulator Ofcom has said." read more »
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Ofcom spectrum-flog closer after court decisionOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 16 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags ofcom, spectrum, court, t-mobile, o2, jurisdiction, , , ,
"Ofcom's continuing battle to sell off the 2.6GHz frequency has taken a step forward, with T-Mobile and O2 losing their appeal in relation to the question of jurisdiction..." read more »
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Brits Get Broadband Bill of RightsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 31 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags british, broadband, rights, ofcom, uk, , , , ,
Stacey Higginbotham reports, "The UK telecommunication regulatory agency Ofcom has issued its own broadband bill of rights — perhaps we should call it the broadband Magna Carta? Starting today, Brit read more »
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Scotland Mountain Rescue turns on OfcomOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 89 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: communications | Tags scotland, rescue, ofcom, spectrum, uk, , , , ,
Bill Ray writes, "Volunteer mountain-rescue staff in Scotland are being asked to write to the UK regulator Ofcom to complain about increased spectrum prices that could drive them out of the life-sav read more »
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Ofcom to create 116 bureaucraciesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 97 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags ofcom, create, 116 bureaucracies, , , , , , ,
UK regulator Ofcom is pondering how to best allocate the new vexation - as opposed to emergency - numbers mandated by the EU, to be standardised across Europe as freephone numbers starting 116. read more »
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Ofcom considers termination chargesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 131 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: communications | Tags ofcom, termination charges, mobile industry, uk, analysis, , , , ,
Bill Ray writes, "Ofcom has published an assessment of the UK's mobile industry, which is all looking rosy we are told - but it wants to hear from the public on a range of issues including whether we should pay to receive calls." read more »
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Ofcom mulls BT Openreach price hikeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 222 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
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"'Free' broadband economics testedAfter months of lobbying, BT has got its wish. Ofcom today announced it will formally consider letting Openreach raise the prices it charges BT's competitors for..." read more »
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BBC should not pay for fibre, Ofcom tells MPsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 259 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: software | Tags bbc, pay, fibre, , ofcom, tells, mps, , ,
Never really an optionThe dog and pony show over whether the BBC should contribute to distribution costs for iPlayer rolled into Westminster yesterday, with Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards telling read more »
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