Practice Makes Perfect

Ofcom publish a code of practice for broadband suppliers. Customers must understand the speed they will get and be put on the correct package accordingly.

This week industry regulator Ofcom have published a code of practice for fixed line broadband providers, and revealed that a similar code is being considered for mobile broadband. The [...]

Scrapping Your Vehicle? – Don’t Get Fined £80

This article is predominantly about the pitfalls of scrapping a car but applies equally to a simple change of registration ownership.
If you are proposing to scrap your car or even send off a SORN statement or even just a change of ownership declaration, be very careful. The DVLA Continuous Registration Department will stop at nothing [...]

Ofcom Safeguarding the Future of Telephone Numbering

Ofcom, the regulator for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services, made public its future approach to telephone numbering in the UK. Ofcom is responsible for managing the UK National Telephone Numbering system. Telephone numbers are a critical national resource, for consumers, businesses and the delivery of key [...]

Mixed reactions to new Ofcom VoIP regulations

Ofcom will start regulating the burgeoning internet telecoms sector this summer to ensure that customers are fully aware of the potential limitations of some computer-based phone services.
Ofcom said that by the end of the year, there could be as many as 3 million VoIP users in the UK as companies such as Skype, [...]

Ofcom study confirms big gap between advertised and “real” broadband speeds

Ofcom has now published the results of its research into fixed-line broadband speeds in the UK and the results make for very interesting reading.
In a nutshell, the report confirms what consumers have known for a long while – namely that the broadband speed consumers receive is inevitably quite a lot less than the advertised “up [...]

OfCom Regulations changing 1st August 2009

08UK – Ofcom Announce New Changes – 0870 and New Rules for 0871 (also potentially effecting 0845).
After a long wait, Ofcom have now finally now announced the changes to the charging structure for 0870 numbers and new changes to 0871 legislation.
Please contact 08UK or we will contact you again shortly to discuss what you are [...]