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Less than 10% Brits enabling ‘adult network filters’, Ofcom says
Only 36 % of TalkTalk customers opted for filter, while Sky, BT and Virgin Media, managed to get only 8%, 5% and 4% customers sign up.
Ofcom: Internet and smartphones are ‘essential’ for Brits
6 in 10 Brits admit mobile or landline service to be essential, while around 5 in 10 Brits think personal internet access as an integral part of their life.
Virgin Media retains least complained about network title in latest Ofcom report
Ofcom shames EE as the worst mobile phone company in the UK.
BT gets two days to repair Openreach faults as per new Ofcom rules starting July
BT will be required to repair 70 percent of the faults within two days starting July.
Brits consuming more online news than newspapers, Ofcom survey says
As online news overtakes newsprint, TV remains the primary source for consuming news.
Ofcom sets rules for BT but strikes down TalkTalk complaint
BT and TalkTalk claim a Win-Win situation!
Ofcom: Urban areas also suffer from slow broadband connectivity
The digital divide isn’t just limited to rural and urban areas as urban poors are still treading the digital slow lane.
BT emerges as worst broadband provider in the UK
BT has snatched away the crown of most complained about broadband provider of the UK in the last quarter of 2013 from Everything Everywhere – the first time since Ofcom started publishing…
UK tops European broadband scorecard
Britain now has superfast broadband connections of 30Mbps or faster available to 73 percent of the population up from 60 percent in 2011, according to communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom, claiming it to…
BT wants to end Ofcom imposed subsidies to BSkyB, TalkTalk
BT has asked Ofcom to let is stop providing broadband to its rivals BSkyB and TalkTalk at subsidised rate arguing that the companies have profited enough from the rules designed by the…
Vodafone evades 3G coverage penalty
Vodafone has managed to evade heavy fines by Ofcom as it has finally succeeded in meeting with its 3G roll-out target. Ofcom, the telecoms watchdog, singled out Vodafone as the only UK…
Nine in ten Brits now own a mobile phone
Ofcom’s recent research report gives an insight into the growing use of smartphones and mobile broadband in UK indicating that almost the entire UK population owns and uses a mobile phone. As…
O2 hikes charges by 25% for existing customers
UK operator O2 is whacking up its charges by as much as 25 percent for existing customers with monthly contract rates going up by 2.7 percent increasing the tariffs from £37 to…
Ofcom: Users can switch telecom providers without incurring penalty
Ofcom has issued a guidance under which users will be allowed to change their telecom providers who raise their prices unexpectedly without incurring any penalty. According to the new guidance, which is…