Articles, tagged with "ofcom", page 1

Smartphones: Addiction Of The 21st Century

Technology is advancing at an alarming rate. As a result younger generations are being exposed to many new types of technology and media that didn't exist several years ago. This can leave parents unsure on how to manage and decide what's suitable for the... Read >
Author: Harvey McEwan

Useful tips for buying a mobile phone

I will not discover America if I say that we have to pay pretty large sums of money for making phone calls. Every time I receive my phone bills I’m a bit afraid to open them because you never know what you are going to see. Especially, if you often call a... Read >
Author: Miranda Yorke

SIM Only Deals Popularity Is Growing By Each Passing Day

The Popularity of SIM only deals is Growing Following Ofcom's (the autonomous watchdog of the telecommunications industry in the UK) recommendation to mobile phone users to opt more and more for the SIM only deals, the network service providers and the... Read >
Author: adam caitlin

Mobile Broadband On The Threshold Of Immense Growth!

The mobile broadband is one area where still substantial work needs to be done by the network service providers here in the UK. With a vastly untapped market lying in front of them to exploit, the network carriers have more than their hands full. But the ... Read >
Author: adam caitlin

Spy Phones

Spy Phones And Other Unreliable Spy Gadget Technology For every beneficial and useful mini spy gadget on the market there are several that have little or no real value. Spy phones and spy phone software are one such example; they are easy to detect, ve... Read >
Author: Gareth Hoyle

High Definition TV riding high on a wave of popularity

Digital TV has made it possible for people to enjoy better television signals such as High Definition and 3 D TV as well. High Definition TV signal is known to air better picture quality, sharper images and truly vibrant colours when airing TV programmes.... Read >
Author: digitaltvtrends

Broadband billing failures - what should you do?

TUT TUT UK broadband providers. Setting the debt collectors on customers who haven't paid for services they haven't been getting isn't the route to winning customers' hearts and minds. Ofcom has warned the broadband providers that if they don't repay c... Read >
Author: Neil Hawkins

Telecom’s fast-growing mess

How do I ensure that I am on the best payment plan? Who provides a better fixed line to WLL to GSM rate and vice versa than my provider? Is the other plan really better than what I am on? Which payment plan am I currently on? How do I ensure that the bill... Read >
Author: krish

How hard is it to switch your broadband provider?

Ofcom have announced they will carry out investigations that will make it easier for you to switch your broadband provider but how hard is it now? By the middle of next year they will publish proposals that will look at different ways to switch to anot... Read >
Author: David Stevens

Ofcom Report Shows Changing Mobile Behaviour

In August, Ofcom released its seventh annual Communications Market report, highlighting some interesting points about the state of the telecoms market and how consumers are changing mobile phone buying behaviour. Particularly salient are details about... Read >
Author: Pandora Devine

Government to Auction off Spectrum for New Mobile Broadband Services

The Government has announced that it will auction off previously unavailable areas of the radio spectrum to pave the way for a new generation of mobile broadband services after a recent “competitive assessment of future 3G and 4G markets, including the po... Read >
Author: Mobile Broadband

Regulating the telecoms sector - information about Ofcom's role.

Ofcom is the communications regulator in UK. It regulates television as well as radio broadcasts, fixed line and mobile telecommunications, and the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. The primary aim of Ofcom is to ensure that people in the U... Read >
Author: Kieron James

What are 03 numbers? Is my business allowed to use one?

0800 numbers or freephone numbers are often used by many customers to get in touch with a business. The main advantage of using an 0800 number is that the call is free for the user because the cost is borne by the business. Or so you think! The fact is... Read >
Author: Kieron James

Can just anyone operate a 0871 number?

0871 numbers non geographic premium rate numbers. This means that they are not tied down to any particular geographic location. They also cost more to call than the usual calls. Numbers starting with 0871, 0872 and 0873 are classified as premium rate numb... Read >
Author: Kieron James

What Does Ofcom Insist Upon In Relation to 03 Numbers?

A Conference Call allows three or more people to talk to each other at the same time, over a single telephone call. A substantial number of participants can be included in the teleconference with the help of a conference bridge, a server that connects mul... Read >
Author: Kieron James

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