Ofcom fails to prevent release of cell locations
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But operators might not play ball Ofcom has failed in its appeal against last September's ruling that information on cellphone base stations must be available to the public, in database form, though it remains to be seen if up-to-date information does become available.â¦
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Anyone who has been inside a hospital probably has been cut off from relatives and colleagues because of a common rule: no cellphones. But some health care facilities are creating wireless networks to let patients, family members, physicians and staff members use their phones.
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Telecoms watchdog Ofcom yesterday tried to relax BT&#39;s hold on the nation&#39;s network of phone lines by ordering a reduction of more than 70% in the price the company can charge its rivals to use them.
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Letter of the week, via the telco regulator... Ofcom has published the public consultation responses to its PSP concept. And they don't make comfortable reading for the regulator.â¦
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And UWB licences to be axed Ofcom has allowed fixed broadband internet providers to double the power of their signals in a move the UK telecoms regulator says will help bridge the digital divide.â¦
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New rules will force wireless telecommunications companies to disclose serious network outages, but the public won't have access to the information for fear that terrorists may read it. By Ryan Singel.
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Hiya, I'm on the plane Mobile phones will soon be heard on commercial aircraft, subject to regulatory approval. UK communications regulator Ofcom published a proposal (pdf) today that would license the right for passengers to make calls above an altitude of 3,000 metres.â¦
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Minimising interference Existing digital television services could be affected by the national switchover to all-digital television, Ofcom has warned.â¦
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In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls.
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Converged communications watchdog Ofcom is proposing BT more than halve its prices for making its last-mile copper telephone network available to competing broadband providers.
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We're all guilty of using our cell phones in off-limits areas. But a new study shows that in hospitals they can be hazardous to medical equipment
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Media & professional: Ofcom to amend TV and radio stations' licences to make them directly responsible for lapses.
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Web media threatens to move out: take toys Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has said that a European Union plan to regulate video risks restricting innovation and even forcing companies to relocate outside the EU to avoid compliance.â¦
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British telephone users now have a new code prefix - 056 - for VoIP numbers with cyberspace locations. The United Kingdom&#39;s media and telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has released plans to help the take
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Telecoms regulator Ofcom has welcomed the arrival of Voice over IP (VoIP), aka &quot;Voice over Broadband&quot; down at the telecoms regulator, and promised to stay well out of the way as services develop.
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Unlike AT&T, Verizon wonât monitor its network to block unauthorized copying. That would violate customer privacy, it says, and would be expensive too.
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The company's wireless security technologies are flying off the shelves.