Own a mobile phone? Going abroad this summer? Ofcom advise*:
Enable your mobile phone: Check with your mobile provider that your phone has been enabled to use abroad. Use at least SPF-30 on your mobile and periodically examine it for any unusual discolouration or swelling.
Check your handset: Check with your mobile provider that [...]
It’s has all been about the TV companies being hit for not playing fair with their premium rate phone in competitions up until now, but today Ofcom dished out a 1million GBP plus fine to Britain’s largest radio group GCap. It fined 30 local radio stations, which form part of GCap Media’s One Network, a total [...]
Ofcom announced yesterday that David Currie would step down after Easter 2009.
Currie has been an excellent chair from my external perspective. He will be difficult to replace. Similar to the rest of his initial cohort at the top of Ofcom, he helped create Ofcom and merge it into the organisation that it is [...]
Interesting piece in the Media Guardian today. Steve Hewlett writes about Andy Burnham and his recent statements concerning various aspects of media policy. Hewlett frames the situation as one where the DCMS minister appears to be re-claiming previously abandoned policy ground from Ofcom.
Hewlett writes:
‘Burnham’s comments seem to represent a significant challenge to Ofcom’s [...]
I was pleased to see Ofcom’s recent announcement that it was going to do a massive broadband survey across the UK. I hope they don’t overlook aggregators like hotels and universities.
I’m sitting here in an otherwise excellent London hotel right now — trying to upload an 81m file to my personal website (I’m selling [...]
If you are one of the millions err… thousands … I mean scores of people following the PSB review no doubt you know that tomorrow is the deadline. Just imagine: Somewhere deep within channel 4 Andy Duncan is crafting his masterpiece. I would imagine it would be called something like Paradise Lost [...]
The broadband gurus at Epitiro have put together a booklet entitled ‘Getting Good Broadband’. It is available here. (Caution: it’s laced with that annoying stock photography common to these booklets).
For UK consumers, their best suggestion is to emigrate. Bada bing!
Ofcom also has some guidance and tips on broadband ISP selection on [...]
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Forgive me if external linking is not permitted, but I thought your readers might be interested in a blog I run, titled Babe Channels Exposed.
The blog aims to expose not only Ofcom’s bullying of the adult free-to-air channels, availaible on [...]
I’m semi-down with the flu, but thought I would see what’s about today:
— Roger Darlington has been consistently following next generation broadband developments over at Commswatch. He relates a particularly funny story about a recent BSG / consumer panel event:
The worst contributions came from:
Steve Robertson of Openreach who was so downbeat one wanted to [...]
I love my DAB radio. It’s great. But lately I noticed the existing multiplex operator has put something called Birdsong on there. It’s just birds chirping. That’s not exactly premium content. Anyway, I was talking with someone over the weekend and we both agreed that DAB really needs a country [...]
The big deadline is 19 June, but already some brave souls have shared their views. They can be divided into two main camps so far:
* Those interested parties who want NvTV carried on Freeview; and
* Nutters members of the public with varying views on television…
Go on… have your say here
Also, Nick Reynolds [...]
UPDATE: Now fixed…
Ofcom’s website always seems to trail a bit behind important announcements, new codes, etc. Today I checked Ofcom’s consumer guidance on selecting an ISP and found it was out-of-date with respect to the new voluntary code:
Ofcom’s advice on your next step
The Internet -
If you are looking for an internet [...]
Ofcom today finally told the full truth to UK consumers and policy makers about broadband speeds.
For over a year now we’ve had to endure the use of Ofcom’s misleading ‘headline speeds’ method of boasting of broadband success. Now Ofcom are moving from being a cheerleader for the industry on this issue to a critical [...]
Well, it’s been a week shy of two months and Ofcom have posted no PSB Review consultation responses yet. That could mean no one has submitted a non-confidential response yet. I doubt it. We’ve (joined by the Ofcom Consumer panel) always asked that Ofcom post these responses in real-time, or near real-time. [...]
Folks, it’s not too late (click on the image for details)
Kudos for Stewart Purvis and Charlie Beckett for holding this debate. Note: You must email to attend. Sadly I cannot attend — working on a Friday deadline.
The LSE’s Shaw Library: I had some great naps there…
Found it here.
‘This month saw the release of the latest Ofcom report on the Nations Communications Market and it left me asking whether anyone surveyed north of the Watford Gap.
In his forward to the report Mr Ed Richards, Chief Executive of Ofcom, states “For example, broadband. In the first two years that we have reported, [...]
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