TalkTalk tops tables for Ofcom tiffs but overall complaints fall September 26, 2012 TALKTALK has kept its title as the most complained-about communications firm for the sixth consecutive quarter, watchdog Ofcom revealed yesterday, though the number of customer grievances with the industry overall is falling. TalkTalk, whose customer base fell three per cent to 4.05m in the last quarter, yesterday conceded “there is still work to do” after [...]
James Murdoch eyes promotion despite critics September 20, 2012 JAMES Murdoch will be given more responsibility over News Corp’s US television operations more than a year after he became a central figure in the company’s telephone hacking scandal in the UK, two sources familiar with the matter said. News of the promotion comes on the heels of a ruling earlier yesterday that BSkyB is [...]
Virgin Media in talks to run 4G mobile internet September 20, 2012 VIRGIN MEDIA is in the running to become the UK’s second mobile operator to offer 4G mobile internet, with the company in talks with Orange and T-Mobile owner EE to use EE’s network to offer the service. City A.M. understands Virgin Media – which already runs a “virtual” mobile network using EE infrastructure – is [...]
BSkyB is a “fit and proper” broadcaster September 20, 2012 BSkyB is “fit and proper” to hold a broadcasting licence, watchdog Ofcom said today. The watchdog launched an investigation last year after allegations of phone hacking at BskyB’s biggest shareholder News Corp. The investigation by Ofcom, which has clashed repeatedly with BSkyB in the past, had hung over the hugely successful group and raised the [...]
Ofcom pays out on redundancy September 18, 2012 ■ Ofcom spent millions on redundancies over the last five years, even as it hired more staff than it let go, The Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) revealed yesterday. The communications regulator spent £9.4m on redundancy payments, in a period when it hired 598 staff and only made 223 redundant. “Poor planning by Ofcom has left taxpayers [...]
High speed internet on your phone September 11, 2012 Q When will 4G be available on my mobile phone? A EE has started testing ahead of a rollout in the coming weeks in London, Cardiff, Birmingham and Bristol, with 12 other cities to follow by Christmas and more expansion next year. Only new EE customers will have 4G, although chief executive Olaf Swantee said [...]
Ofcom adamant on 4G launch August 30, 2012 Telecoms watchdog Ofcom will stick to its guns on launching 4G mobile internet in the UK this year, in spite of disquiet from some mobile network operators. “We are ready for any potential litigation of our decision to allow this and we will robustly defend our position if required,” a spokesman said yesterday. The comment [...]
Orange and T-Mobile given 4G all-clear as new network born August 21, 2012 EVERYTHING Everywhere, the parent company of Orange and T-Mobile, yesterday won a significant victory as it received approval on plans to launch Britain’s first high-speed mobile data network. It will be able to bring the 4G service to the UK from 11 September, handing Everything Everywhere a head start on rival networks, after Ofcom freed [...]
THE TIPSTER | Diageo set to toast sales August 20, 2012 THE international spirits maker and brewer, Diageo, will report earnings on Thursday. Currently on the cusp of buying Jose Cuervo tequila, the share price has increased by 13 per cent over the last six months and 50 per cent year-on-year. As with its last earnings report, it appears that the majority of revenue for the [...]
London TV candidates revealed August 14, 2012 Ofcom has unveiled the five networks in the running to operate London’s local TV station. Candidates include the Evening Standard and ex-BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons’ Your TV project. London is one of 21 UK towns and cities to receive channels, with the licence winners set to be announced in the autumn. The other London [...]