September 30th 2007
By: Russ
OfcomWatch interviewed James Purnell this weekend* and got his take on the fake photo controversy. By the way, those of you familiar with the U.S. FCC will recall that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was involved in a similar photo controversy about a year ago. For details, click here. ...
September 28th 2007
By: Russ
I just can't get enough of these YouTube videos of angry people destroying their BT Home Hubs.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlvp9t8AGno[/youtube]
OfcomWatch safety tip: Be sure to unplug your home hub before destroying it on camera.
September 27th 2007
By: Russ
I was astonished after reading Scott's earlier take on the Opera Telecom adjudication. What happened certainly is shocking. As ICSTIS writes in its adjudication:
The Executive stated that this case involved a very serious breach of the Code. The harm caused to consumers was immense. A huge ...
September 27th 2007
By: Russ
I must say I was surprised to see Ofcom get some great headlines today:
The Guardian: 'Ofcom opens door for 10 times faster broadband connections'.
FT: 'Ofcom seeks to spur broadband investment'.
The Telegraph was less sanguine: 'Broadband speeds 'lagging behind''.
But look at the mis-reporting by the Telegraph:
'The average speed of these connections, ...
September 26th 2007
By: scottvine
Well the votes are in, and it looks like our judges Ofcom and ICSTIS were no impressed by the performances of GMTV and Opera Telecom. This morning Ofcom handed down a fine of £2 million to GMTV, following on from a £250,000 fine handed out to Opera Telecom ...
September 26th 2007
By: Russ
A few more random thoughts while I remain in a pre-sleeping stage awake -- as I read the Ofcom consultation document...
Ofcom say: 'Communications companies are already responding to this trend with a range of investments in upgrading the current access network infrastructure, including cable network improvements, and the ADSL2+ ...
September 26th 2007
By: Russ
Ofcom's consultation can be found here. Next generation access is such a terrible name. But as everyone knows it basically means 'we don't have fibre'. Ofcom -- to its credit -- has now joined the debate with loads of evidence and arguments. It will probably take ...
September 24th 2007
By: Russ
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ih_fBz0Pwg[/youtube]
UPDATE: Someone just pointed me to this --
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uhomvtcFLg[/youtube]
September 23rd 2007
By: Russ
Ofcom's inaction on what is otherwise a confusing and troubling issue for consumers (misleading claims regarding broadband speeds) will certainly come under increasing scrutiny with the launch of the Crystal Clear Broadband Campaign and related petition aimed at No. 10 Downing Street. As of today, the petition has about ...
September 20th 2007
By: Russ
The Office of Fair Trading today cracked down on collusion over prices for dairy products, and quotes OFT Executive Director (and Ofcom alum) Sean Williams as saying:
''This is a very serious case. We believe supermarkets have been colluding to put up the price of dairy products. Consumers have lost out ...
