Ofcom

More Than 1m UK Premises Get Less Than 10Mbps Broadband

The digital divide is narrowing but rural areas still significantly more likely to have slow broadband than urban

6 years ago

Broadband Providers Will Pay Automatic Compensation For Service Faults

Ofcom and broadband providers agree model for automatic compensation when something goes wrong

6 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Changes To Broadband Speed Claims

New code of practice to reduce consumer confusion over ISP 'up to' broadband speed claims

7 years ago

BT & Vodafone Get Most Broadband & Mobile Complaints Again

Ofcom hopes publishing complaints figures will spur operators into improving service

7 years ago

EE Set To Challenge Ofcom 5G Spectrum Cap After Three Intervention

EE is forced into action by Three legal challenge but claims its counter action will not delay the Ofcom 5G…

7 years ago

Broadbad 2.0: MPs’ ‘Unhelpful’ Report Is Slammed By Broadband Industry

British Infrastructure Group (BIG) report has the backing of 57 MPs but the broadband industry and experts accuse it of…

7 years ago

Openreach FTTP Broadband Consultation Invites Others To Invest In ‘Large Scale’ Rollout

Openreach broadband consultation invites government and other providers to look at new investment and funding models for FTTP

7 years ago

Ofcom Sets Up BT Openreach Monitoring Unit

Ofcom outlines how it plans to make sure Openreach is acting independently of BT

7 years ago

Ofcom’s 5G Spectrum Auction Plans Attract Three’s Anger

Ofcom's new rules for 5G spectrum auction place caps on operators but Three hints it could take action

7 years ago

Vodafone And BT Get Most Complaints For Mobile And Broadband

List of shame....Vodafone, BT, TalkTalk top complaint table, as Sky remains the goody two shoes

7 years ago

Three Is Fined £1.9m For 999 Call Failure

Ofcom fines Three after discovering potential weak spot in the way its network handles emergency calls

7 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Text-To-Switch Plans So Mobile Customers Can Easily Dump Their Network Providers

The watchdog proposes network switches should be handled with an exchange of two free texts

7 years ago

Ofcom Details Plan To Open Up BT Openreach Ducts & Poles

Regulator wants rivals to have fair access to BT's underground pipes and telegraph poles

7 years ago

TalkTalk Advances Dark Fibre Plans After Winning BT Cost Appeal

TalkTalk says Ofcom's method for determining dark fibre access caps were miscalculated and is preparing business broadband products for October.

7 years ago

Ofcom Orders BT Openreach To Reduce Cost Of Superfast Broadband

Ofcom says cheaper superfast broadband will incentivise ultrafast rollout and new Openreach targets will boost service levels

7 years ago

Ofcom Mulls Automatic Compensation For Broadband Problems

Regulator rejects industry proposals, and proposes instant compensation for when landline and broadband services goes wrong

7 years ago

Ofcom Fines Plusnet £880,000 For Charging Old Broadband Customers

Left Plusnet between May 2013 and September 2015? Check your bills, you may be eligible for a refund

7 years ago

Ofcom ‘Will Demand’ Openreach Lower Wholesale Fibre Broadband Costs

Ofcom's next step in battle for more competitive fibre broadband market will apparently see it target BT Openreach wholesale costs

7 years ago

Convenient BT Openreach Compromise Paves Way For Fibre-First Britain

ANALYSIS: Legal separation of BT and Openreach suits all parties as UK's fibre rollout advances to the next stage

7 years ago

Former Union Boss Joins BT Openreach Board Amid Breakup Pressure

New appointees for BT Openreach board to guide organisation amid intense seperation pressure

7 years ago

Ofcom Could ‘Liberalise’ Spectrum Allocation For Satellite Broadband

Easier access to spectrum, with provision of additional spectrum among watchdog promises for satellite broadband

7 years ago

EE Fined £2.7m For ‘Negligent’ Overcharging Of ‘150’ Customer Service Calls

EE customers were overcharged for calling customer services as Ofcom dishes out another huge penalty

7 years ago

BT And Plusnet Top Ofcom’s Most Complained About List Over Broadband Woes

Telecoms providers still can't make people happy over broadband services

7 years ago

UK Digital Divide Drops But Universal Broadband Still Lacking

Good progress has been made in the UK's telecoms and wireless networks in 2016

7 years ago

Ofcom Details How Third Parties Could Share BT Openreach Ducts And Poles

The regulator wants to make it easier for competitors to access BT's infrastructure in order to boost investment in all-fibre…

7 years ago

Ofcom Notifies EC Of Plans To Legally Split BT & Openreach

Talks between BT and Ofcom fail to result in agreement over Openreach future

7 years ago

Ofcom Bans BT-EE From Bidding For 2.3GHz Spectrum To Maintain Competition

Ofcom moves to stop BT hoarding mobile spectrum but falls short of the 30 percent cap demanded by Three

7 years ago

Vodafone Is Fined £4.6m For Billing And Complaints Failures

Vodafone blames "complex" billing system migration for the biggest fine ever issued by Ofcom for "serious and sustained" breaches of…

8 years ago

Ofcom Android App To Assess Mobile Network Performance

The app will be used to bolster Ofcom's research into mobile telecoms operators

8 years ago

Three Returns To Underdog Role With Calls For Mobile Spectrum Limit

ANALYSIS: Now the proposed merger with O2 has been blocked, Three has no choice but to make noise and disrupt.…

8 years ago