Ofcom
Protecting people from hate and terrorism under the online safety regime (Ofcom)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 02/22/2024 - 10:47Full-fibre broadband availability crosses the halfway mark in Wales (Ofcom)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 06:22More than nine in 10 Northern Ireland homes can access full-fibre broadband (Ofcom)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 06:22Full-fibre broadband reaches more than half of Scottish premises (Ofcom)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 06:22Connected Nations 2023
Full-fibre broadband is now available at more than half of UK residential premises (57%), sharply up from 42% in 2022. Gigabit-capable broadband coverage levels now exceed three-quarters (78%) of UK residential premises, up from 70% in 2022. Ofcom saw 1.7 million new full-fibre consumer connections in the year to May 2023, out of a total of 4.6 million full-fibre connections. This means that just over a third of all full-fibre connections have been taken up in the twelve months to May 2023.
Protecting customers during the migration to digital landlines (Ofcom)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 12/18/2023 - 15:21How are TikTok, Snap and Twitch protecting children from harmful videos? (Ofcom)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:50Tackling consumer confusion about broadband technology
Ofcom issued new guidance to broadband providers to ensure consumers are given clear information about their service when signing up to a new deal. Full-fibre networks are currently being deployed at pace, meaning customers are increasingly able to choose from a range of different network technologies for their broadband service. However, the term ‘fibre’ is being applied inconsistently by the telecommunications industry and is often used to describe different types of networks, leading to confusion among customers.