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Opal Telecom -v- BT: an alternative technologically neutral approach

On 14 Septemer 2009 Ofcom published its draft determination to resolve the dispute between Opal Telecom and BT on Opal’s proposed termination rates to be effective from 1 October 2009.  In summary, Ofcom looked at the technology being deployed by … Continue reading

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Charges for CPS set-up: stitch up and screw up?

The history of Carrier Pre-Selection (“CPS”) in the UK (as depicted in the timeline above) may be considered to be a bit of a special interest.  However, the conclusions that may be drawn from Ofcom’s review of CPS set-up charges, following … Continue reading

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We’re all going on a [regulatory] holiday…

As is often the case, the devil is in the detail.  Alistair Darling’s Budget speech did not mention Ofcom at any point.  Why would it?  However, there is an interesting statement of intent buried in one of the Budget reports.  … Continue reading

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BT 21CN (NGN) Security Threat?

We were interested to read over the weekend that there may be hardware trapdoors or software trojans in Huawei next generation network equipment supplied to BT for its 21CN NGN network, according to a report in The Sunday Times. At … Continue reading

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