Ofcom
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Ofcom scraps rules forcing sale of Sky Sports to rival pay-TV firms
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In 2010 the regulator introduced a ‘wholesale must-offer’ obligation to ensure that sports fans could watch major competitions regardless of their chosen platform. The move was prompted by concerns that Sky could have motive to withhold its channels from rials in order to dominate the market for pay sports.
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BT’s Openreach vows to boost service levels
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Complaints from rival ISPs have increased in the past few months as some seek to use BT’s impending purchase of EE to force Openreach to be split from the rest of BT.
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Subtitles: Can TV broadcasters do more to ensure that hearing-impaired people are fully catered for?
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There’s a huge need for subtitles to be improved so that those who are hearing-impaired and need subtitles can enjoy their favourite shows.
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Regulator unveils proposals to simplify switching mobile providers
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The proposals mimic the regulator’s recent introduction of a similar system – known as ‘gaining provider led’ switching – for moving between phone and broadband providers.
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Ofcom seeks views on telecoms and digital market shake-up
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The suggestion most likely to dominate headlines is to force the separation of BT’s Openreach division which is used by the majority of phone and internet providers to supply customers.
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How Virgin Media is trying to blame BT for hiking up its prices
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Virgin Media has artificially lowered the price sports fans will pay to watch the content they want to see by splitting the costs with people who have zero interest in European football, then claimed to be keeping costs low.