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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.

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Gov Set to Update 2022 UK Telecommunications Security Code of Practice

28th August, 2025 (7 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has proposed to update their Telecommunications Security Code of Practice (2022). This sets out what sort of specific security measures public telecoms providers (broadband, mobile etc.) must take in order to protect their networks from attack and data breaches.

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Openreach MD Calls for Softer Ofcom Regulation in Competitive UK Areas

27th August, 2025 (42 Comments)

The Managing Director of Regulation at UK broadband operator Openreach (BT), Mark Shurmer, has called on Ofcom to ensure that they soften market regulation on them in areas of the UK deemed to be competitive due to the presence of either Virgin Media’s fixed broadband network or those where there are three or more full fibre (FTTP) network providers present.

Court Rejects Sky UK’s Challenge to Ofcom’s End of Contract Pay TV Notifications UPDATE

22nd August, 2025 (23 Comments)

The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) has dismissed Sky UK’s (Sky TV, Sky Broadband etc.) attempt to overturn an earlier decision by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, which back in 2022 ruled that the provider had broken consumer protection rules by failing to send End-of-Contract Notifications (ECN) to their satellite-based Pay TV customers.

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TOTSCo – 1.5 Million UK Consumers Have Switched Broadband ISP Since Sept 2024

15th August, 2025 (3 Comments)

The One Touch Switching Company, which is the industry-led company responsible for helping to deliver Ofcom’s solution for easier and quicker UK switching between home broadband and phone providers on different networks (One Touch Switching), will next week pass the milestone of 1.5 million successfully completed migrations since launch (up from 1m in early May 2025).

Survey Claims 35 Percent of UK Landowners Don’t Want to Host 5G Mobile Masts

13th August, 2025 (18 Comments)

A new survey of 500 national landowners, which was conducted by telecoms investor AP Wireless UK – a company with a strong vested interest in this area, has claimed that 35% of respondents are considering terminating their mobile mast agreements, citing concerns over rent cuts, legal pressure and loss of trust in mobile network operators.

Vorboss Criticises Ofcom Plan to Water Down Definition of UK Leased Lines

11th August, 2025 (33 Comments)

London-focused ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network in the UK’s capital city, has told Ofcom that reclassifying the UK’s market for high capacity leased lines to include “LeasedLine Equivalents” (LLEs), such as XGS-PON technology (underpins many FTTP broadband networks), would be “misguided, confusing, and ultimately detrimental“.

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Ofcom Shame TalkTalk and O2 for UK Broadband and Mobile Complaints in Q1 2025

7th August, 2025 (7 Comments)

Ofcom have today published their latest quarterly (Q1 2025) study of UK consumer telecoms complaints, which names TalkTalk as attracting the most negative feedback from customers for fixed broadband, while O2 took the most heat for Mobile and Virgin Media were put on the naughty step for Pay TV services.