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Removing out-of-date rules on TV ad sales & ITV Networking Arrangements consultation
July 28, 2010
Ofcom has today announced it will remove a number of rules governing the way TV airtime is sold to media buyers and advertisers.
Ofcom makes two new 116 helpline numbers available
July 28, 2010
Ofcom today confirmed that it will make two new pan-European 116 numbers available in the UK.
Ofcom research reveals increase in UK’s average actual broadband speed – But consumers still not achieving advertised speeds
July 27, 2010
The UK’s most comprehensive broadband speeds research reveals that the UK’s average actual fixed-line residential broadband speed has increased by over 25 per cent over the past year from 4.1Mbit/s to 5.2Mbit/s as internet service providers (“ISPs”) increasingly move to offer higher speed broadband packages.
Ofcom proposals on BT pensions – No proposed change to link with regulated prices
July 23, 2010
Ofcom today published proposals on the way it takes BT’s pension costs into account when setting regulated wholesale charges for certain telecoms services, including broadband and landlines. This follows an initial consultation published in December last year.
The state of the communications nation
July 22, 2010
Ofcom seeks input on UK communications infrastructure report Ofcom today published proposals for its statutory report on the UK’s communications infrastructure.
New help for consumers to resolve complaints – 3 million consumers face unresolved phone and broadband complaints each year
July 22, 2010
Ofcom today confirmed plans to make it easier for consumers to exercise their right to take unresolved complaints to a free independent resolution service.
New Ofcom ICT services contract to deliver significant savings
July 21, 2010
Ofcom has appointed Logica as its partner for a new Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) outsourcing contract that will deliver savings of more than a million pounds a year.
Spending on new TV programmes continues to fall
July 14, 2010
Ofcom has today published its Public Service Broadcasting Annual Report.
High Court backs Ofcom’s judgment in Jon Gaunt case
July 13, 2010
Ofcom today welcomed the High Court’s judgment that Ofcom was right to find an interview conducted by radio presenter Jon Gaunt in breach of the Broadcasting Code.
Quicker mobile number transfers for consumers
July 8, 2010
Consumers will next year be able to transfer their mobile number to a new provider in just one working day rather than the current two days, Ofcom confirmed today.
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