Ofcom
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Ofcom has launched a consultation on plans to auction more spectrum for 4G and 5G mobile use, though operators have raised concerns about both the format and timing. -
Ofcom has greenlit Amazon’s satellite broadband service to provide connectivity to households, businesses, and government agencies in the UK.
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Ofcom is looking to slash the time it takes to resolve telco customer complaints through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
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Amazon is looking to take on Starlink with newly unearthed regulatory filings suggesting it plans to launch a satellite broadband service in the UK.
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Ofcom has launched a consultation to potentially lower annual licence fees (ALFs) for certain spectrum bands which could save operators millions of pounds.
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Ofcom has revealed the UK’s next spectrum auction will take place in 2025, offering mmWave band licences in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 GHz bands.
Forthcoming events
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Ofcom announces any price rise written into a customer’s contract from January 2025 will need to be set out transparently at the point of sale
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Crowd sourced data collected by Opensignal between October 2022 and March 2023, has been published by Ofcom in its 2023 Mobile Matters report.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft have noted their opposition to a plan to refer the UK cloud market for investigation into anti-competitive behaviour.
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The UK telecoms regulator is to refer the cloud business, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft, to the markets regulator.
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Kcom, the former Kingston Communications, now owned by Macquarie, is making a second attempt to expand UK-wide from its base in Hull.
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Opening up millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum for the UK is “certainly a good thing”, but it’s unlikely that we’ll see operators using it widely across their networks.
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Ofcom will investigate BT regarding its obligation to provide customers with clear and simple contract information, before they sign up to a new deal.
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Carriers that let spoof calls into the UK could be fined 10% of relevant turnover, according to new rules that the regulator has announced today.
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The UK regulator, Ofcom, is starting three investigations into the cloud-based services that are taking over the telecoms market.
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Ofcom says it is pondering a move to allow satellite operators to access more spectrum in order to offer broadband services to hard-to-reach areas.
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Hyperoptic is taking on the British regulator on behalf of consumers as broadband providers implement "above-inflation mid-contract price rises".
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Dan Lloyd, head of wholesale for Australia’s TPG Telecom, coming to the UK to lead the spectrum group at Ofcom, the country’s regulator.
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