Ofcom
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Openreach failings land BT with a £42m fine
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An investigation carried out by telecom regulator Ofcom found that Openreach had “misused” its contracts with other telecoms providers by reducing compensation payments due to them when installing ethernet leased lines for them.
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Ofcom set to force Britain’s ISPs to pay compensation to phone & broadband customers
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Under the new rules, which are subject to consultation, delays in repairing services would see customers paid £10 per day from the third day, £30 per missed appointment and £6 per day for the delayed start of services.
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BBC names five non-executive board members ahead of governance changes
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Paralympic Gold medal winner Tanni Grey-Thompson and Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate gallery, have been appointed to the new BBC Board which replaces the BBC Trust from next month.
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Plusnet fined £880,000 after billing for cancelled services
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According to the telecoms regulator, the firm’s billing system repeatedly failed to update customers’ accounts to reflect when services had been cancelled, meaning that 1,025 customers continued to receive bills for services they’d cancelled entirely or moved to other providers.
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UK Government refers 21st Century Fox’s Sky bid to regulators
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Fox already owns 39% of Sky, making it the firm’s largest shareholder and giving it effective control over the business.
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BT and Ofcom confirm Openreach split details
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The two sides have been locked in dispute about the extent of any separation which Ofcom had ordered to meet competition concerns raised by some of BT’s competitors.