Gloves come off in telecom legal battle over fibre networks July 6, 2016 TalkTalk has criticised CityFibre’s decision to challenge Ofcom over fibre network access. Yesterday alternative network provider CityFibre complained to the competitions watchdog that new Ofcom rules allowing rival service providers such as Sky and Vodafone to connect their own equipment to parts of the Openreach infrastructure network – known as dark fibre – would prevent [...]
The Brexit camp has attacked two BT bosses after they wrote to staff emphasising their fears around a Brexit vote June 13, 2016 A former trade minister has savaged BT's leadership after it issued a firm-wide memo this week supporting the UK's EU membership. BT chairman Sir Mike Rake and chief executive Gavin Patterson teamed with the Communications Workers Union, and Prospect to issue the note, which sought to highlight their concerns, without explicitly encouraging staff to vote Remain in [...]
British business lost a billion pounds to cyber crime last year June 13, 2016 The cost of cyber crime to British business came in at £1bn last year but the true price could be even higher, experts have warned. The number of online fraud crimes jumped nearly a quarter for the year to March, with 37,070 reported to the City of London's national Action Fraud reporting centre, which is the central [...]
British Bankers’ Association set to merge with rival trade associations June 9, 2016 British Bankers' Association (BBA), the trade body that was heavily criticised for its role as the administrator of the Libor interest rate benchmark, is expected to be merged with its rival associations. According to Sky News, BBA members are reportedly set to vote in favour of plans to merge the banking trade bodies to form a [...]
Wimbledon set to be broadcast on pay TV for first time after Eurosport strikes agreement with BBC June 2, 2016 Wimbledon could be set for a new home on pay-TV this year after Eurosport announced it is in advanced negotiations for a groundbreaking deal with the BBC to share coverage of the tennis grand slam. The agreement is still waiting on approval from TV regulator Ofcom but could be in place for the start of this year’s [...]
Royal Mail avoids new pricing rules as Ofcom gives universal postal service a clean bill of health May 25, 2016 Royal Mail has avoided having new pricing rules imposed on it, after the communications regulator said the universal postal service had "returned to financial health". In a report released today, Ofcom said after "modernisations", Royal Mail had pushed its return on sales up to the "lower end of the 5-10 per cent range which [we [...]
City Moves for 25 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 25, 2016 Carter Jonas Carter Jonas has recruited Paul Astbury as a partner and new head of compulsory purchase, working within its infrastructure team. Paul, who will be based out of Carter Jonas’ HQ in London, will work closely with the planning and development teams across the country, providing a market-leading compulsory purchase service to local authorities [...]
Reform Openreach’s relationship with BT or public anger at the UK broadband market will only rise May 24, 2016 Anyone who read the papers last week might be forgiven for thinking that Britain’s broadband troubles are over. After years of rising anger about poor reliability, speed and coverage, a new piece of legislation is on the way, aiming to deliver universal coverage. Unfortunately, this is not a panacea and, while the recently announced Digital [...]
Phones 4U founder John Caudwell is backing this mobile startup May 23, 2016 Phones 4U founder John Caudwell has put his weight behind a new mobile startup launching today which aims to simplify buying a new mobile and do away with lengthy contracts. Unshackled.com will sell phones and sims separately and has partnered with peer-to-peer lender Zopa to offer financing for the upfront cost of the device. Founded by the former chief operating officer of Phones 4U [...]
Public consultation launched by Committee of Advertising Practice could introduce sugar advertising crackdown following tax in March Budget May 13, 2016 A public consultation has been launched today on introducing new non-broadcast rules on how food and soft drink products are advertised to children. The body responsible for writing the UK Advertising Code, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), has launched the consultation in response to "wider societal concerns around childhood obesity". Introducing non-broadcast rules would not [...]