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30th September, 2025 (40 Comments)

The popular online image sharing website Imgur.com, which was first founded in 2009 and has been widely used to host viral images, short videos and memes that can be linked to from other sites, appears as if it may have responded to a recent Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation by blocking UK IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.

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Ofcom Warn UK People to Watch for Scammers Impersonating the Regulator

25th September, 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has warned consumers that fraudsters are attempting to impersonate them. In short, some people have received calls from scammers, which claim that services (e.g. broadband, phone etc.) have been fraudulently taken out in their name, when this is not the case.

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Ofcom Fines UK VoIP Provider Vonage £700k Over 999 Access Failure UPDATE

25th September, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today hit internet phone (VoIP) provider Vonage with a £700,000 fine after an investigation that started in March 2024 (here). The penalty follows an incident that resulted in disruption for its business customers to emergency calling (999) services between 23rd October and 3rd November 2023.

Fibrus Founder Claims Outdated Rules Force UK Taxpayers to Fund Rural Broadband

23rd September, 2025 (17 Comments)

The Co-Founder and Chairman of alternative rural broadband ISP Fibrus, Conal Henry, will tomorrow tell the Connected Britain event that Government subsidies (e.g. the £5bn Project Gigabit programme) are being “wasted” due to Ofcom’s rules allegedly making the roll-out of rural broadband “unnecessarily expensive“.

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Tarana Make 6GHz Fixed Wireless Broadband Update Available to UK ISPs

22nd September, 2025 (0 Comments)

Tarana Wireless has announced that their next-generation “6GHz” capable G1 wireless (ngFWA) platform and kit is now ready to deploy in the UK with the addition of support for the UK’s Band C (5725-5850 MHz). This can be enabled via an “optional, free software upgrade to unlock the 6 GHz spectrum as it is available“.

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CWP Develops Own Broadband Switching Solution for UK Business ISPs

18th September, 2025 (6 Comments)

The Common Wholesale Platform (CWP), which is a non-profit member-owned organisation that helps alternative broadband networks to connect with the retail ISP market, has said that it plans to preview its new Business Switching solution for ISPs and UK businesses at next week’s Connected Britain 2025 event.

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Ofcom UK Open Second Investigation into IX Wireless’ Broadband Poles

17th September, 2025 (11 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today opened a second investigation into wireless broadband operator IX Wireless (supported by ISP 6Gi / Opus Broadband). The probe will examine whether the provider failed in its duty to ensure that its overhead lines were at the correct height and that they complied with rules around the inspection and maintenance of infrastructure.

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Ofcom UK Propose to Speed Up NGSO Licensing for LEO Broadband Satellites

16th September, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK broadband, media and communications regulator, Ofcom, has today opened a new consultation that proposes to improve the existing license process for non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) systems, such as those like Starlink, OneWeb and others that offer broadband from satellites in a Low or Medium Earth Orbit (LEO and MEO).

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Ofcom Celebrate as 1.6 Million UK People Switch Broadband or Phone via OTS UPDATE

12th September, 2025 (6 Comments)

The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has this morning hailed the fact that 1.62 million consumers have now switched landline (phone) or broadband provider using their new One Touch Switch (OTS) process since it launched for the first time exactly one year ago.

Ofcom Publishes 2025 UK Report on Openreach’s Independence

11th September, 2025 (8 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published their annual 2025 monitoring report into Openreach’s independence from BT, which found only a “low number of breaches of compliance” and noted that, overall, “compliance appears to be well-established and well-embedded“.

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Ofcom to Authorise Satellite Networks to Deliver UK 4G and 5G Mobile

9th September, 2025 (6 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will “move ahead with plans” to make the UK the “first country in Europe” to authorise Direct to Device (D2D) satellite services for use in regular mobile bands via “standard smartphones“. The change could be used to help mobile operators improve their 4G and 5G coverage and roaming features.

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Problems Remain as UK Broadband ISPs Mark First Year of One Touch Switching

8th September, 2025 (16 Comments)

Ofcom and the rest of the industry will later this week mark the first anniversary of One Touch Switching, which reflects the new system of easier and quicker UK consumer migration between home broadband and phone providers on different networks. But despite OTS making life easier for most people, some problems persist.

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Parliament Debates Broadband and the Future of Terrestrial UK Television

5th September, 2025 (56 Comments)

The topic of UK broadband coverage and the future of TV came up for debate in Parliament yesterday, which did a good job of highlighting the challenges. On the one hand, some MPs believe that the “switch-off of terrestrial TV in the 2030s is completely premature and unrealistic“, while the government warned that as terrestrial TV audiences fall, the cost of keeping it would eventually become unsustainable.

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Ofcom to Open UK 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz Bands on 17th Sept

3rd September, 2025 (9 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today revealed that they will begin accepting applications from network operators for their auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) bands from 17th September 2025. The large chunk of radio spectrum will be used by mobile operators to deliver faster 5G data (broadband) services.

Consumer Activist Proposes to Sue Sky UK Over TV End of Contract Notifications

3rd September, 2025 (8 Comments)

A self-proclaimed “consumer rights litigant“, Marc John, claims to have notified the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) of his plan to launch a £2bn opt-out collective proceedings claim against Sky UK (Comcast). The claim appears to focus on Sky’s alleged failure to issue end-of-contract notifications (ECNs) to millions of its satellite TV customers.

Poverty Alliance Warns UK Social Broadband ISP Tariffs Suffer Critical Flaws

29th August, 2025 (13 Comments)

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has published a new briefing that warns how Social Tariffs from UK broadband and mobile providers, which offer significant cost savings to those on state benefits (e.g. Pension Credit, Universal Credit etc.), continue to suffer from three “critical flaws” – minimal awareness, inconsistent quality and affordability.

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INCA Warns Altnets Need Certainty and Delivery from UK’s Digital Sector Plan

29th August, 2025 (5 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today posted somewhat of a belated welcome to the new Digital and Technologies Sector Plan. But they also warn that “further clarity is needed” on how the Government will support competition as FTTP rollouts slow and consolidation pressures grow.