April 14th 2005
By: Luke
The Register reports -
Intel has rigged up a Wi-Fi hotspot just 80km from the North Pole, presumably so that Sir Ranaulph Fiennes and his ilk can check his email next time they take a little stroll across the ice-pack.
The hotspot was set up by two Intel employees who recently ...
April 14th 2005
By: monica
SwitchCo was finally launched yesterday. The working group set up last October is now the official not-for profit organisation that has taken on the government�s "action plan" for switchover. BBC, ITV, C4, Five, Teletext and S4C, Crown Castle and SDN, all provide funding and are represented on the management board, ...
April 14th 2005
By: Amit
Recent amendments to the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000, in effect as of last week (6 April), afford greater flexibility to service providers contracting with consumers �at a distance� (i.e. over the phone, online, by fax, digital TV, etc.)
The Distance Selling regulations provide consumers with certain rights, most significantly ...
April 13th 2005
By: Luke
We get plenty of e-mail from folks who say that they have been mis-sold telecoms products so today's announcement from Ofcom on mandatory Codes of Practice for sales and marketing in fixed-line telecoms services is to be welcomed.
April 13th 2005
By: Luke
The Labour Party launched their manifesto this morning. There were a number of commitments made in regard to Ofcom-related issues. These are detailed below.
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Public service broadcasting and the BBC
We support a strong, independent and world-class BBC with clearly defined public purposes at the heart of a healthy public ...
April 12th 2005
By: Luke
Some of you may have seen that the European Commission is looking at the provision of broadband via power lines. With the infrastructure in place it seems like a great idea. Indeed, we posted on it earlier in the week.
However, it seems not everyone agrees that the Commission has ...
April 12th 2005
By: Luke
Ofcom Website | Ofcom publishes Annual Plan for 2005/6
Ofcom has rolled out its Annual Plan outlining its focus for its second year of full operation. Looks an ambitious programme with significant scope - yet again we'll all have a hard time keeping up!
Ofcom�s work is organised around seven main ...
April 11th 2005
By: monica
The European Commission is promoting broadband communications via power lines. And rightly so. Europe has over 200 million electric power supply lines that service households, schools and companies. Even though low-cost high-speed Internet access via an electric line is today only possible in few urban areas, the potential is indeed ...
April 11th 2005
By: PeggyV
Will the issue of must carry become an anomaly in the digital broadcasting era? Some believe it will. After all, once scarcity is no longer an issue for cable operators and with competing networks in place, it seems highly unlikely that a network will refuse transmission or retransmission of broadcasting ...
April 9th 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
Under the new Gambling Act, Britain will soon be the first G7 nation to regulate online gambling. Partly this is a response to the relocation of bookmakers to Gibraltar - but there are other reasons too. With mobile content self-regulation in place, spam initiatives, and illegal content self-regulation, Britain is ...
