Ofcom

  • Ofcom to require more callers to use local dialling code

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    Fixed-line phone users in Aberdeen, Bradford, Brighton, Middlesbrough and Milton Keynes will soon have to include their local dialling code when making calls. Phone regulator Ofcom is proposing the change order to free up new numbers where supplies are running low. The change would require callers in the affected areas to include the area code…

  • BBC to launch new HD channels after Ofcom opens up more capacity

    BBC to launch new HD channels after Ofcom opens up more capacity

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    The BBC says it will launch five new subscription-free HD channels after telecoms regulator Ofcom confirmed plans to boost the amount of spectrum available for Freeview channels. Ofcom has awarded transmission company Arqiva a temporary licence for spectrum freed up by the digital switchover which will allow up to ten additional high-definition channels to be…

  • Ofcom consults on lower fibre broadband wholesale switching fees and shorter contracts

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    Ofcom says it hopes to “promote competition among superfast broadband providers,” by lowering costs imposed by BT’s Openreach division and reducing wholesale contract lengths. The proposals, which are now being consulted on, are part of a package of measures published on Wednesday by the telecoms regulator. Openreach is responsible for installing and connecting services on…

  • Latest BT Sport ad claims top games are “no longer on Sky Sports”

    Latest BT Sport ad claims top games are “no longer on Sky Sports”

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    BT’s is using the latest adverts for its upcoming sport channels to highlight that it will offer 18 Premier League matches “that are no longer on Sky Sports.” Last year BT won the right to 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season from next season, these include 18 first picks which could see it offer…

  • Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban

    Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban

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    Media regulator Ofcom has ruled Sky is free to block rival BT from advertising BT Sport on its Sky Sports channels. BT had argued that Sky’s actions amounted to discrimination because Sky had previously accepted adverts for ESPN’s channels. The broadband and phone company argued that blocking its adverts from Sky Sports would make it…

  • BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint

    BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint

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    BT has asked media regulator Ofcom to investigate rival Sky for “an abuse of dominance” after the two companies failed to agree a carriage deal for Sky Sports 1 & 2 on BT’s YouView platform. Under the terms of an existing deal BT is able to offer the channels to users of its legacy BT…