Tag: Ofcom
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O2 comes top in broadband study
According to a report by Ofcom, O2 broadband loads webpages quicker than any other ISP in the UK. Ofcom’s research resulted in the regulator carrying out 4.2 million speed tests across the country and found that the average download speed in the UK was 1.5Mpbs and in areas with better coverage it upped to 2.1Mbps. The…
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Ofcom plan to make calls cheaper, ordering networks to lower their MTRs
A MTR (Mobile Termination Rate) is the fee that a mobile phone network is allowed to charge for connecting a call to their network. Unfortunately for the consumer, until now networks have been allowed to charge inflated costs for voice calls, resulting in expensive phone bills. UK regulator Ofcom set out a plan last April…