Internet research boosts pay as Londoners turn to online learning February 26, 2020 Internet research drives as much as 10 per cent of the UK’s economic output, new figures have revealed, as proactive Londoners use online resources to learn new skills and boost their efficiency. More than 80 per cent of the capital’s workforce use online learning to help with work at least once a month, while 70 [...]
The revolution is imminent, and big Telco needs to change February 21, 2020 Complex deals. High prices. Bad service. Guess which industry I am talking about? Four old incumbents own more than 90 per cent market share, nearly nine million people pay a loyalty tax every year, and yet “industry leaders” get invited to Downing Street for tea and biscuits. The answer is telecoms. It’s front-page news: 5G [...]
O2 revenue rises for third year running as it beefs up customer base February 20, 2020 O2 has posted its third consecutive year of revenue and profit growth as the mobile network continued to expand its customer numbers. Revenue rose 3.8 per cent to hit £6.2bn in the year to the end of December, while operating income was up 2.3 per cent to £1.9bn. The growth was driven by a continued [...]
They’re not just phones, they hold our entire lives together February 20, 2020 This month, we are marking the eighteenth year of O2. The world of 2002 feels like a very long time ago — and over the past 18 years, the mobile industry has been at the heart of some seismic changes in the way we live our lives. An eighteenth birthday is an important milestone, sparking [...]
BT unveils new flexible TV packages in bid to beef up content offering February 18, 2020 BT today rolled out a string of new flexible TV packages as it looks to flex its muscles in the increasingly cut-throat content wars. The telecoms giant has unveiled a range of subscription options that allow customers to choose the TV shows, films and sport they want, with the flexibility to change their package each [...]
Business group guru John Longworth plots new pro-Brexit rival to CBI February 16, 2020 Former British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) chief John Longworth is said to be plotting the launch of a new business lobby group to take on the CBI. Longworth left the BCC in 2016 shortly after the organisation suspended him for saying the UK’s future could be “brighter” outside the European Union. A new group would [...]
Broadband customers set to save up to £150 under new Ofcom rules February 14, 2020 New Ofcom rules set to come into effect from tomorrow could save millions of customers up to £150 each, or a collective £1bn a year, on the cost of landline, broadband, TV and mobile packages. The broadcasting and telecoms regulator is set to enforce rules that require companies to offer customers the best deals available [...]
Business groups blast new Ofcom powers to police social media February 12, 2020 Business groups have hit out at Nicky Morgan’s plans to give Ofcom an expanded role in regulating the internet, calling the plan “unrealistic” and saying it would create “uncertainty”. The culture secretary announced that the broadcast regulator would be beefed up to tackle social media firms over “online harms”. Ofcom’s new role, first mooted in [...]
Ofcom set for role as ‘online harms’ regulator February 12, 2020 A beefed-up Ofcom will be responsible for tackling social media firms over “online harms”, culture secretary Nicky Morgan will announce later today. The broadcasting regulator will become Britain’s first internet watchdog, the Financial Times reported, as the UK attempts to crack down on illegal material on sites such as Youtube and Facebook. Ofcom’s new role, [...]
Ofcom’s powers expanded to include social media regulation February 11, 2020 Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is expected to be handed the responsibility of regulating internet platforms tomorrow, as the government publishes its response to a public consultation on online safety measures. Digital media and culture secretary Nicky Morgan will announce Ofcom’s expanded role tomorrow morning, which will see the watchdog hold tech companies to account over the [...]