Ofcom stories
Pressure is mounting for child-focused smartphone options as Rebel Telecom takes its pitch to Parliament amid tighter online safety proposals.
More households can now access full fibre, as the scheme expands to spotlight lesser-known networks with stronger customer trust and service checks.
More than 5 million Britons have been caught out by phones latching on to foreign signals at home, risking unexpected bills.
Planned restrictions could strip £1.3 billion from UK digital ad spend in 2027 as brands lose easy access to under-16s online.
The four UK regulators are moving generative AI into routine oversight, despite concerns over errors, bias and consumer harm.
Adopting an existing age assurance standard could let ministers enforce under-16 social media limits without forcing children to hand over extra data.
Brands entering UK mobile via MVNOs need clear differentiation and top-level backing, or their launch is likely to struggle.
Broadband gaps could spoil live action for 2.4 million UK households as millions stream football matches this summer.
Pressure is mounting on smaller altnets, with debt and weak cash flow risking wider disruption to UK broadband competition and public investment.
Most unsolicited business calls now go unanswered as branded caller ID and pre-call messages become key to winning trust, MaxContact found.
The plan aims to keep more low-income families online, while also pushing Virgin Media O2 towards net zero and greater device reuse by 2030.
Campaigns can be delayed or pulled from air if rights or regulatory checks are missed at the final delivery stage, costing brands money.
Households hit by April rises are switching in record numbers, with three million already moving providers to avoid higher broadband charges.
The Bristol startup’s pay-as-you-use platform targets firms in regulated sectors that need to automate customer contacts without long deployments.
UK retailers selling into Europe may need to label AI-edited images, or face fines of up to GBP £13 million under new EU rules.
Some households could offset April’s bill hikes by switching broadband or mobile, but council tax and water will still add to the squeeze.
Millions of households can trim some of the blow as out-of-contract broadband and mobile users face the sharpest rises from April.
More than 3m UK homes have switched to digital landlines as BT warns those ignoring the rollout risk disruption before analogue ends in 2027.
NHS telecoms overhaul exposes hidden legacy risks as PSTN retirement and pandemic pressures force trusts to confront fragile systems.
Marking 150 years since Bell's first call, UK tech leaders say AI is sparking a communications revolution to rival the telephone and internet.
