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Google marginally more truthful than Wikipedia: British teenagers
Retro Yakking - Complaints of a Northerner | October 8th 2009 by Dan Farrimond
A new report by Ofcom seems to suggest that British schoolchildren use Google as a kind of 21st century 8-ball. Remember those things? You asked a question, rolled the ball and got a randomly selected answer from a pool of generic responses such a read more
80% Of British TV’s Are Digital
Gadget Reviews | October 8th 2009 by Ninja Guy
There is an estimated 60 million televisions in the UK (average household has 2.4 TV’s), and according to Ofcom 80% of those are Digital TV’s. A surge in uptake means the majority of us are now ready for the switch over from analogue taki read more
Google The Truth Engine – 1 In 3 Children Believe So (Ofcom)
Hobo SEO Company Scotland | October 7th 2009 by Shaun Anderson
Free Search Engine Optimization Blurbs By Hobo. Google The Truth Engine – 1 In 3 Children Believe So (Ofcom) A UK OfCOM report discovered that 32% of 12- to 15-year-olds believed Google & other major search engines rank pages in the resu read more
Mobile Phone Coverage Tests For Customers, Watchdog Advises Try-B…
Mobile Phone News From Omio | October 7th 2009 by Matt Wheeler
The woe of buying a brand new phone only to get poor mobile phone coverage could be over, if recommendations from the Communication Consumer Panel are enforced. With Ofcom research showing 56% of consumers are unhappy about the service from their ne read more
Granny's skeleton service, hopefully kicking again soon
Granny Buttons | October 7th 2009
It's been a difficult month for me, trying to sort out my house move, becoming a resident of Derbyshire, leaving my Norfolk flat, yet still trying to work in Norfolk. Grannybuttons has taken a back seat and I've got myself in a tangle read more
British Telecom admits: ‘We don’t have a phone’
BT Complaints | October 6th 2009 by Sig Simons
Telecoms giant BT has admitted that it had its own phones disconnected in 1998 because of nuisance calls from customers. The company’s extraordinary admission came after a team of disgruntled business users worked round the clock in shifts for four read more
International roaming charges using Dynamic Mobile Least Cost Rou…
03 numbers | October 6th 2009 by noel liverton
A recent Ofcom report identified that International roaming charges were reduced on average by 13.6% in the year 2008/2009. This is indeed encouraging news on the face of it but when you consider that international roaming charges start from a very h read more
Johann Hari: If we care about the BBC, we must fight to defend it…
a textual tapestry of articulated tangents; the blog of some… | October 5th 2009 by crowth
Johann Hari: If we care about the BBC, we must fight to defend it - The Independent: This summer Ofcom – Britain’s broadcasting regulators – found Murdoch’s BSkyB guilty of effectively pricing other companies out of the pay-TV market. David read more
03 Numbers – Clarity or Confusion?
03 numbers | October 4th 2009 by noel liverton
03 Numbers were introduced by Ofcom in March 2007 after a lengthy consultation process. However, the uptake on these numbers has been slower than anticipated as a result of a number of events that have occurred in the telecoms market. Here we examine read more
Labour should now pledge to defend political impartiality on Brit…
Soho Politico | October 2nd 2009 by Soho Politico
In an excellent column today, Johann Hari highlights (as I did last week) how the Tories have indicated that they would embark in government on a purge of the media regulations that have so far prevented Rupert Murdoch from achieving his longstanding read more
Time to stand up for the BBC
Letters From A Tory | October 2nd 2009
Dear Johann Hari, Much as I find your Independent columns rather dull affairs for the most part, today I will make an exception. Although the recent declaration of support for the Conservatives from Rupert Murdoch may seem like little more than pol read more
People ‘conned’ into switching, says BT
Workcircle Blog | October 1st 2009 by John Richardson
BT has demanded an end to mis-selling landline deals and wants the telecoms regulator Ofcom to stop rogue operators stealing its customers. The phone company says half a million households each year are duped into signing up with another operator read more
80% Of British TV’s Are Digital
Gadget Reviews | September 30th 2009 by Ninja Guy
There is an estimated 60 million televisions in the UK (average household has 2.4 TV’s), and according to Ofcom 80% of those are Digital TV’s. A surge in uptake means the majority of us are now ready for the switch over from analogue taki read more
80% Of British TV’s Are Digital
Digitpedia Tech Blog | September 30th 2009 by Chris
There is an estimated 60 million televisions in the UK (average household has 2.4 TV’s), and according to Ofcom 80% of those are Digital TV’s. A surge in uptake means the majority of us are now ready for the switch over from analogue taki read more
80% Of British TV’s Are Digital
Digitpedia Tech Blog | September 30th 2009 by Chris
There is an estimated 60 million televisions in the UK (average household has 2.4 TV’s), and according to Ofcom 80% of those are Digital TV’s. A surge in uptake means the majority of us are now ready for the switch over from analogue taki read more
Bundled services 'on the rise'
Broadband Finder Blog | September 29th 2009 by James
More consumers are opting for bundled broadband, telephone and television packages from the likes of BT, Virgin Media and Sky, according top a new report detailing the rise of digital take-up.Conducted by experts at telecommunications and broadcastin read more
Comparing Cheap Broadband Deals
IT and Tech News | September 29th 2009 by Koch
Comparing broadband deals is a must for any consumer. With countless number of deals, packages and offers available it can be time consuming but is well worth investing that little bit of time as it can help you save more money than you would think. read more
İngiltere’de YAPA genişbant kullanıcı sayısı 6 milyon
Mobilasyon | September 28th 2009
Ingiltere Telekomünikasyon Piyasası Düzenleyici Kurumu’nun (Ofcom) yaptığı açıklamaya göre, ülkede yerel ağın paylaşıma açılması (YAPA – local loop unbundling) ile genişbant İnternet kullanıcı sayısı 6 milyonu geçt read more
Wide gulf between advertised and actual speeds on UK mobile netwo…
atlantic net scientists absolute techniques | September 24th 2009 by jennaleemc
UK mobile broadband customers are getting barely 1 Mbps, according to a recent survey: But the operators continue to use theoretical, not actual, speeds in marketing their service. Last July, Ofcom released its own study which confirms the discrepa read more
Sky follows up Ofcom challenge
Broadband Finder Blog | September 24th 2009 by James
Following a challenge to recent proposals that could alter the way in which its combined broadband, telephone and television packages are made available, Sky has published a report that backs its recent claims.Last week the broadcaster and web servic read more
Misurare la velocità di connessione ADSL o UMTS
Telefonia e tecnologia per tutti | September 24th 2009 by Alberto
Sarà disponibile entro il 2010 un software che potremo scaricare e che servirà a misurare la velocità a cui stiamo navigando in tempo reale con la nostra connessione che si ADSL, HDSL, UMTS o di altro genere.Il software si potrà scaricare gratis read more
Broadband VOD Service Regulations Proposed by Ofcom
UK Broadband ISP Offers | September 23rd 2009
The telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom has a few days back issued a proposal for regulating the broadband VOD (video-on-demand) services for the first time in the history. According to the Ofcom proposal, the broadband video-on read more
Ofcom watching the speeds of mobile broadband
Pay as you go broadband | September 21st 2009 by Robin Moore
The UK telecoms watchdog is keeping an eye on the mobile broadband in the UK. When marketing its mobile broadband products the UK mobile industry is tending to be a little on the optimistic side with the implied speeds of internet access. Ofcom̵ read more
Official UK 3G Coverage Maps Now Available
The Mobile Broadband Blog | September 21st 2009 by John Pyramid
Ofcom Releases First 3G Coverage Maps For All UK Networks Ofcom, the UK’s independent regulator for the communication industries has finally published 3G coverage maps for the five UK mobile operators – H3G (3), Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and read more
Sky challenges Ofcom proposals
Broadband Finder Blog | September 21st 2009 by James
Sky has challenged recent proposals put forward by the telecommunications and broadcasting watchdog Ofcom that could have a significant effect on the number of people switching their broadband provider.Currently, one of the latter company's selling p read more
Ofcom warns of phone line broadband scam
Top 10 Broadband Blog | September 18th 2009 by Kimberley Howson
A new scam has been highlighted by Ofcom. read more
BT promise winter of intense broadband, phoneline and TV competit…
BT Complaints | September 16th 2009 by Sig Simons
BT has today promised a winter of intense competition in the UK fixed line, broadband and TV sector after Ofcom effectively lifted restrictions on the company's pricing policies. In simple terms, like all of the other operators in the UK telecom, bro read more
Crackdown on dodgy mobile deals
Yellow Press | September 16th 2009 by fahmi
Ofcom is cracking down on dodgy mobile deals and is making mobile operators responsible for the dubious practises some retailers and resellers engage in on their behalf. Companies which break the rules face fines of up to ten per cent of turnover. Mo read more
Ofcom gets tough on cell phone cowboys
A View From Middle England by Arden Forester | September 16th 2009 by Arden Forester
I wonder why it has taken Ofcom so long to realise that the best scam in town is flogging a mobile phone contract. On Ofcom's website today is the stark message "Mobile service providers and retailers engaging in dishonest, misleading or deceptive co read more
Broadband users advised on bundles
Broadband Finder Blog | September 15th 2009 by James
Broadband users could be getting a much better deal if they considered the various bundled broadband, TV and telephone packages that are available to them, it has been advised.This week, Ofcom announced it had removed one of the final pieces of regul read more
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