Ofcom Demands Same-Day Mobile Network Swaps

A report comissioned by UK telecoms regulator OfCom has revealed that the state of mobile signal, provider choice and availability of 3G is still severely lacking in many rural areas of Great Britain. According to a report in...

The Communications Consumer Panel, which advises Ofcom on various issues, has urged the UK telecommunications watchdog to encourage mobile phone networks to offer better coverage in rural areas with an estimated three million...

UK communications regulator Ofcom has introduced measures to allow mobile operators to use their 2G spectrum for 3G services.Ofcom has said that opening up of the older 2G spectrum, previously reserved for services like voice...

Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has suggested that Internet Service Providers could soon be allowed to drop net neutrality and prioritise paying content providers. The move away from net neutrality could lead to certain...

Ofcom has outlined plans to roll out LTE 800MHz and 2.6GHz mobile internet connections by 2014. The broadcasting regulator plans to auction frequencies for the high-speed 4G data services to mobile internet providers in 2012,...

UK media regulator Ofcom has detailed its plans to make use of "white space technology" in order to improve broadband access in rural areas and strengthen wireless connectivity.The 'white space' is the unused radio frequencies...

UK telecom and media regulator Ofcom has hired Epitiro to conduct a study of UK's mobile broadband services.The study will analyse and measure the benchmarks and performance of the mobile 3G services offered by UK mobile services...

UK regulator Ofcom has ordered ISPs and mobile service providers to notify customers that they can take their complaints to a free, independent resolution service.Ofcom set up the two approved resolution services - the...

Ofcom is to exempt Internet Service providers with less than a 400,000 users from the terms of the Digital Economy Act.Timico reports on its blog that Ofcom has said the DE Act will be limited to ISPs with 400,000 subscribers or...

Telecommunications watchdog Ofcom has suggested that mobile phone buyers in the UK should be offered a "try before you buy" period as part of their mobile phone contracts to prevent them being stuck with a long contract with a...

Ofcom has published a report about the controversial mobile termination rates which could well deliver the biggest shakeup in the UK mobile telecoms market yet. The document is part of a wide consultation that will look at how...

Mobile network operators O2 and Vodafone could be excluded from the auction process for buying additional spectrum when UK switches off its analogue network. Both mobile companies could therefore keep their spectrum but won't be...

UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom is ready to come up with set of rules to take on mis-selling practices, such as “slamming”, by landline firms that trigger thousands of complaints in a month.  Proposed to be enforced...

Vodafone defeated Three and Communication Regulator Ofcom at the hands of the Competition Appeal Tribunal after Ofcom said it wanted to decrease the time it took for mobile service providers to port numbers - the process during...

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has decided to allow the airwaves to be used for in-flight calls but has warned consumers about the high likely costs of doing so. Ofcom has said that it will now allow airlines to use radio spectrum to...