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ISP News Archives for March 22, 2024

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Openreach to Pilot Alternative UK Analogue Phone Line in May 2024

22nd Mar 2024 (32 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has informed ISPs and phone providers of their plan to pilot the new SOTAP for Analogue product from 1st May 2024, which is a phone line service that does NOT require broadband to function and will be targetted at vulnerable users who would otherwise struggle with migrating to an All-IP (internet) based phone service by 2025.

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techUK Raise Internet Snooping Concerns Over UK IP Act Amendments

22nd Mar 2024 (14 Comments)

Industry body techUK, which represents many of the UK’s key technology companies, and a broad range of stakeholders have today issued a joint statement that expresses concern about proposed changes under the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, not least their potential impact upon internet security and privacy.

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Ofcom Propose to Enable More Spectrum for UK Satellite Connectivity

22nd Mar 2024 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has today published several new documents on their efforts to make more radio spectrum available for use by satellite broadband services, which includes an update on their plan to release part of the 28GHz band, a proposal to make spectrum in the Q, V and E bands available and a proposal to grant Kepler an earth station licence.

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Customers of UK ISP BT Experiencing Webmail Login Problems

22nd Mar 2024 (11 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP BT, specifically those who still use their email service (BT Mail), are this morning reporting login problems when trying to access their accounts via webmail. But access is currently still working for those trying to access the service via the App or third-party email clients, such as Outlook Express and Thunderbird etc.

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Wessex Internet Win South Wiltshire Gigabit Broadband Build Contract

22nd Mar 2024 (13 Comments)

The latest contract awarded under the UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme – worth £18.8 million – has today gone to ISP Wessex Internet, which will upgrade connectivity for “around” 14,500 hard-to-reach homes and businesses across rural parts of South Wiltshire in England.

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Ofcom Protect UK Consumers from Mobile Roaming BILL SHOCKS UPDATE

22nd Mar 2024 (12 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today finalised new rules – due to be enforced from 1st October 2024 – that will require mobile network operators, such as Three UK, Vodafone, EE and O2 (inc. MVNO operators), to protect consumers who travel abroad from mobile BILL SHOCKS on data (broadband), call and text charges.

Wholesale Provider IP River Joins Freedom Fibre’s UK Broadband Network

22nd Mar 2024 (0 Comments)

Network provider Freedom Fibre, which has deployed a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 285,000 UK premises (21st Dec 2023) – mostly in the North West of England, has today announced that Cumbria-based wholesale connectivity provider IP River have joined their network.

CMA Warn Vodafone and Three UK Merger Risks Price Rises and Less Competition

22nd Mar 2024 (29 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has this morning concluded its Phase 1 investigation of the proposed mega-merger (here) between mobile operators Three UK and Vodafone, which, much as expected, has raised concerns over the reduction in market competition and the potential for consumers to pay higher prices.

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