Phone, broadband and pay-TV customers must be warned when their current contract is ending, and what they could save by signing up to a new deal, under Ofcom rules coming into force tomorrow (15 February).
Ofcom has appointed Elizabeth Partyka as the new Chair of its Advisory Committee for Scotland, and Gerry Crawley as a new member. Ofcom’s Advisory Committee for Scotland provides advice to Ofcom about the interests and opinions of people living in Scotland on all communications matters.
Sky has launched a discounted broadband package for low-income customers, following pressure from Ofcom.
Ofcom has taken a further step towards releasing valuable new spectrum that could be used to meet the growing demand for mobile broadband services.
Mobile phone companies in the UK are to be banned from selling ‘locked’ handsets, under a range of new rules from Ofcom, that will make switching networks even simpler.
Vodafone UK has written to Sharon White, the CEO of Ofcom, with a ‘10 Point Plan for a Better Openreach’, a plan which contains a series of proposals aimed at creating a reformed Openreach.
Ofcom has today opened an investigation in relation to BT’s compliance with its obligations as a broadband universal service provider.
Hutchison Whampoa, the owner of Three, has promised to freeze prices for five years and sell off portions of its mobile spectrum holdings as it looks to push through its £10.25 billion acquisition of O2.
Mobile phone companies will be banned from selling ‘locked’ handsets, under new Ofcom plans to make switching even simpler.
Following an Ofcom rule change in 2015, customers switching between providers such as BT, Sky and TalkTalk on Openreach’s copper network can already follow a process where their new provider manages the switch. But others are still left facing extra hassle to switch.
Sachin Jogia has been by appointed by Ofcom as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) after nine years at Amazon, where he is currently the General Manager for Alexa Smart Home International – overseeing development of the company’s voice-activated services. A highly experienced product and technology leader, Sachin has also held senior technology roles at AOL and advertising.com.
