Ofcom investigates BT and Three following mobile network outages
Mobile operators are required to take appropriate and proportionate measures to identify and reduce the risks and prepare for the
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Umlaut Connect names EE as the UK’s best network for 11th straight year
– EE are proud to end the year with recognition from Umlaut Connect that they have once again – for the eleventh consecutive year – been named the UK’s best mobile network.
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Ofcom enables satellite calls, texts and data to help eliminate mobile blackspots
– The race to bring satellite calls and texts to ordinary smartphones has begun, after Ofcom announced its final decisions about how the technology can be rolled out.
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Ofcom fines Virgin Media £23.8 million for putting vulnerable customers at risk of harm
– Ofcom has fined Virgin Media £23.8 million, after it disconnected telecare customers during its programme to migrate customers to digital landlines.
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Authorities from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and NZ to enhance cooperation on telecoms security
– Telecoms regulators and government agencies from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, convened by Ofcom, have published a joint statement on working together more closely to strengthen the security and resilience of telecoms networks and tackle consumer-facing risks from scams and fraud.
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Spoofed numbers blocked in crackdown on scammers
– Scammers hiding behind fake numbers will be unmasked under a new partnership with Britain’s biggest phone companies to protect the public from fraud.
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Ofcom issues statement regarding O2 price rises in the UK
– Ofcom has issued the following statement regarding o2’s announcement in regards to price increases for its customers.
Read MoreEE, O2 and VodafoneThree win on the mmWave spectrum auction in the UK
– Last week, Ofcom announced the results of the Principal stage, which determined how much spectrum each of the three bidders – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree – had won, and how much they had committed to pay.
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BT to deliver 5G standalone to 99% of the UK population by the end of 2030
– BT EE are announcing their ambition to deliver 5G standalone to 99% of the UK population by the end of FY30 – four years ahead of any other UK mobile operator’s stated projections.
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UK regulator Ofcom fines Vonage £700,000 for emergency call failures
– Ofcom has fined communications provider Vonage £700,000 for failing to ensure certain business customers could make calls to the emergency services.
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