Ofcom
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BT adds Sky Sports to YouView boxes & finally withdraws Vision+ boxes
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In November the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that an Ofcom ruling forcing Sky to offer the channels to rivals applied to BT’s newer YouView boxes and not just to its ageing Vision+ boxes.
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BT confirms plans to buy EE for £12.5bn in cash & shares
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Today’s deal cements BT’s long expected re-entry into the consumer mobile market which was originally due to be powered by a virtual network deal with EE.
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Freeview to lose 700 MHz frequency to help push mobile broadband
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Ofcom has decided to reallocate some of the spectrum used to broadcast Freeview to phone networks so they can meet the rising demand for mobile broadband services.
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Ofcom announces investigation into Premier League TV rights auction
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The investigation follows a complaint from Virgin Media that the current arrangements are pushing up prices for consumers.
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EE named UK’s speediest 4G network
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Ofcom carried out 210,000 tests over 4G both and 3G between March and June 2014 to measure the speeds typically enjoyed by consumers.
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Mobile networks could bid for more 4G spectrum
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Telecoms regulator Ofcom has asked the networks and other firms to give their views on plans to auction spectrum currently being used by the Ministry of Defence.