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Ofcom Labels EE as UK Home Broadband ISP with Most Complaints

28th March, 2013 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has today published its latest quarterly customer complaints report for Q4-2012, which saw complaints against Orange UK’s (EE) fixed line Home Broadband service skyrocket to be double the level of any other ISP.

EU Gives Ofcom Green Light for Cheaper BT Leased Line Prices in the UK

28th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, confirms that the European Commission (EC) “did not raise any concerns” about its plans to slash the price that ISPs, mobile operators and businesses must pay to BT for 1Gbps+ wholesale Leased Line (Ethernet) services in all parts of the UK except Hull and London.

Ofcom Approves 4G Spectrum Trading Between UK Mobile Operators

22nd March, 2013 (0 Comments)

Ofcom has confirmed that Mobile Network Operators (MNO) in the UK will soon be able to boost their Mobile Broadband network capacity, speeds, coverage and reliability by trading radio spectrum in the recently auctioned 4G (LTE) frequency bands of 800MHz and 2.6GHz.

UPDATE2 Ofcom UK Find BT in Breach of its 2005 Regulatory Undertakings

21st March, 2013 (2 Comments)

Ofcom has warned that a delay with moving Customer Side Records (CSR) to separated computer systems means that BT is now in breach of its 2005 Undertakings, which committed the operator to a “functional separation” of systems and processes to support the development of “effective competition” in the UK telecoms market.

Ofcom UK 4G Mobile Broadband Auction Could Have Raised GBP5.2bn

18th March, 2013 (2 Comments)

Ofcom’s publication of a final set of information about the recent 4G (LTE) spectrum auction (800MHz and 2.6GHz) at the end of last week has revealed that Mobile Networks Operators (MNO) made total “theoretical” bids of roughly £5.2 billion or around £3bn more than the actual total of £2.368bn.

UPD Average Fixed Broadband ISP Speeds in the UK Top 12Mbps Says Ofcom

14th March, 2013 (2 Comments)

The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today revealed that the average fixed line broadband internet download speed in the United Kingdom have reached 12Mbps (Megabits per second), which represents a rise of 34% from the 9Mbps reported in their previous August 2012 study and just 3.6Mbps in November 2008.

EU Telecoms Regulators Support Plan to Boost Broadband Investment

12th March, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC), which represents Europe’s national telecoms regulators (e.g. Ofcom in the UK), has given its preliminary support to new EU rules that are intended to boost investment and competition in the roll-out of superfast broadband ISP services.

Ofcom UK Propose to Help Wifinity Build 20Mbps Home Wireless Service

8th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has proposed to grant Code Powers to Wifinity Limited that would allow the operator to carry out street works as part of their wider effort to roll-out a new symmetric 4Mbps, 10Mbps and 20Mbps (Megabits per second) capable wireless broadband service for domestic users.

Ofcom Claims 16 Percent of UK Internet Users Make Illegal Downloads

7th March, 2013 (3 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today released a new study into online copyright infringement (internet piracy), which estimates that 16% of UK internet users aged 12+ have consumed at least one item of online content illegally between August-October 2012 and 5% “exclusively consumed illegal content“.

Ofcom Scorecard Reveals UK vs EU Broadband Rollout Progress

5th March, 2013 (4 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published its first European Broadband Scorecard that shows how the United Kingdom compares with the EU in terms of the progress towards its ambition that the UK should have “the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015“. Apparently we do.. ok.

Ofcom UK Releases 4G Mobile Spectrum to the Five Winning Auction Bidders

1st March, 2013 (3 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today issued radio spectrum licences to the five winners of their recent 4G auction for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands. The move means that BT, O2, Three UK, EE and Vodafone are now “free to deploy” related LTE superfast Mobile Broadband networks.

Ofcom Publish Latest UK Telecoms Complaints Data to January 2013

28th February, 2013 (0 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published its latest telecoms complaints bulletin to January 2013. Overall complaint levels have fallen and saw a fairly typical Christmas dip in December, although worryingly the number of consumers complaining about how ISPs actually handle their gripes has continued to grow.

UPD Ofcom Advises EU of Intent to Slash BT Leased Line Prices in the UK

25th February, 2013 (0 Comments)

The communications regulator, Ofcom, has today issued a Draft Statement that formally notifies the European Commission (EC) of their proposal to cut the price that ISPs, mobile operators and businesses pay to BT for wholesale Leased Line services at speeds of above 1Gbps in all parts of the UK except London and Hull.

UPD Ofcom UK Reveal 5 Winners of Superfast 4G Mobile Broadband Spectrum

20th February, 2013 (4 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that BT, Vodafone, O2, Three UK and EE have all won slices of the 800MHz and 2.6GHz radio spectrum bands as part of its 4G (LTE or WiMAX) superfast Mobile Broadband auction. Sadly ISP MLL Telecom and HKT UK (PCCW / UK Broadband) didn’t win anything.

Cost Concerns Set to Delay Internet Piracy Warning Letters from UK ISPs

7th February, 2013 (0 Comments)

The United Kingdom’s economics and finance ministry, HM Treasury, has quietly withdrawn vital secondary legislation that sets out how the costs of its controversial measures to tackle internet piracy by customers of broadband ISPs would be shared. The move could result in further delays for the Digital Economy Act (DEAct).

Ofcom Reports UK Broadband Lines Total 21.37 Million in Q3 2012

5th February, 2013 (1 Comment)

The latest Telecoms Market Data Tables Q3 2012 update from Ofcom has revealed that the United Kingdom is now home to a total of 21,371,000 fixed line broadband ISP connections (excludes corporate lines), which is up by +264,000 over the previous quarter and includes 639,000 superfast fibre broadband (FTTx) lines.

ISP KC Change Eligibility Criteria for its Cheap Line Rental Service in Hull

5th February, 2013 (1 Comment)

Broadband and phone provider KC, which operates almost exclusively in the Hull area of East Yorkshire (England), has adjusted the eligibility criteria for its Social Access Package that offers cheaper phone line rental (£5.62 a month) to the unemployed (low income groups) and those with other special needs.