Oftel - Press Releases 2000

Press Releases 2000

January	May	September
February	June	October
March	July	November
April	August	December

Telecoms companies praised for ensuring 'business as usual' for customers over the millennium period - 7 January 2000
Oftel announces new strategy for regulation - 18 January 2000
Change your phone company but keep your phone number - 21 January 2000

Oftel announces new director of Regulatory Policy - 2 February 2000
Evolution not Revolution’as Oftel Publishes Guidance on the Competition Act - 7 February 2000
Businesses must make most of telecoms revolution - 9 February 2000
Oftel confirms changes to Calling Line Identification rules - 16 February 2000
Improvements to telephone billing procedures - 17 February 2000
Oftel sets out ambitious work programme for 2000/2001 - 21 February 2000

Oftel welcomes enhanced powers to combat anti-competitive behaviour - 1 March 2000
Oftel pledges to continue serving best interests of consumers - 2 March 2000
Oftel consults on future BT price controls - 6 March 2000
Oftel reduces regulation on competitive international markets - 9 March 2000
Oftel announces a key new stage towards unbundling the local loop - 10 March 2000
Competition drives down mobile prices - 13 March 2000
Oftel publishes market influence guidelines - 17 March 2000
Oftel's new powers to ensure that telecoms service contracts are fair - 23 March 2000
Oftel announces allocation of costs for provision of interim carrier pre-selection - 27 March 2000
Oftel determines that Vodafone and BTCellnet have Market Influence in the UK mobile market - 29 March 2000
Oftel publishes statement on BT's Internet Service for Public Institutions - 30 March 2000

Oftel publishes management plan for 2000/01 - 28 April 2000
Legal framework for local loop unbundling now in place - 28 April 2000
Oftel sets out tests for opening access to communications - 27 April 2000
Oftel publishes bew consumer research on telephone ownership - 26 April 2000
Final Coutdown to National code and number changes - 20 April 2000
Oftel publishes study of international prices for broadband services - 19 April 2000
Oftel and OFT publish statement on e-commerce - 17 April 2000
Oftel statement on BT's announcement to restructure its business - 13 April 2000
Oftel welcomes update of phonebills.org.uk website - 10 April 2000
11.5 million phone numbers change in two weeks time - 7 April 2000 (embargoed for use after 00.01 on Sunday 9 April)
Oftel announce significant progress on local loop unbundling - 5 April 2000

Oftel requires BT to support unmetered internet access for other operators - 26 May 2000
UK consumers benefit from lowest prices for certain key telecoms services - 25 May 2000
Oftel publishes consultation document on pricing of unbundled local loops - 24 May 2000
Latest Mobile Network Performance Survey published - 18 May 2000
Oftel consults on Access Codes - 11 May 2000
One million people say no to junk faxes and cold calling - 5 May 2000
Consumers still miss out on competitive telecoms market - 4 May 2000
'Towards better telecoms for consumers' - Oftel's market review for 1999/2000 - 3 May 2000
Major consultation launched to improve availability, affordability and accessability of digital television - 2 May 2000
Oftel consults on reducing regulation in international telecommunications market - 2 May 2000

Oftel report on consumer awareness - 29 June 2000
Oftel seeks greater consumer involvement in regulation - 22 June 2000
Oftel promotes competition in Interactive Digital TV Services - 21 June 2000
Oftel consults on new Calls and Access service standards - 14 June 2000
Oftel announces new Director of Compliance - 12 June 2000
Oftel publishes technical guidelines for Local Loop unbundling - 8 June 2000
Oftel publishes latest consumer complaints information - 2 June 2000

Oftel Publishes draft industry guidelines on Local Loop Unbundling - 31 July 2000
New communications framework must benefit consumers - 27 July 2000
Oftel gains new powers under Electronic Communications Act - 25 July 2000
Pre-Pay Databases remain with Mobile Network Operators - 25 July 2000
Oftel opens up BTCellnet and Vodafone networks to call service providers - 21 July 2000
Oftel Statement on European Commission's proposed Regulation on Local Loop Unbundling - 12 July 2000
Oftel proposes to bring Local Loop Unbundling Condition into force - 11 July 2000
Meeting the needs of consumers - Oftel's annual report published today - 5 July 2000
Oftel acts to maintain competition in the mobile market - 3 July 2000

Oftel proposals to promote competition in leased lines - 29 August 2000
Oftel calls for more effort to improve consumer awareness - 25 August 2000
Oftel sets out guidelines for reviewing competition in telecoms markets - 23 August 2000
Unmetered internet access: Oftel moves to reasure consumers - 22 August 2000
Oftel welcomes Telecoms Advice for small businesses - 22 August 2000
New survey reveals rapid take up of digital TV - 17 August 2000
Oftel sets out charging principles for provision of local loop unbundling - 16 August 2000
Oftel brings into force local loop unbundling licence condition - 8 August 2000
Oftel publishes research on residential telecoms market - 7 August 2000
Oftel publishes consultation document on Welsh Language Scheme - 4 August 2000
Oftel yn cyhoeddi dogfen ymgynghorol ar y cynllun iaith gymraeg - 4 Awst 2000

New advisory committee on small businesses meets for first time - 26 September 2000
Oftel sets out timetable and conditions for local loop unbundling - 21 September 2000
Oftel supports industry plans for telecoms ombudsman - 20 September 2000
Operators allocated first exchanges for local loop unbundling - 19 September 2000
Oftel begins review of mobile market - 19 September 2000
Oftel welcomes new additions to phonesbills.org.uk website - 14 September 2000
Oftel opens further consultation on BT's Calls and Access contract - 11 September 2000
Oftel sets out proposals for future of Universal Service Obligation - 7 September 2000
Oftel proceeds with new powers to regulate Premium Rate Services - 6 September 2000

Small businesses make greater use of the Internet - 29 October 2000
Oftel acts to ensure lower prices for consumers - 27 October 2000
Oftel announces proposals for greater competition over the local loop - 24 October 2000
One code for London as old codes switch off this weekend - 12 October 2000
Oftel publishes consultation document on allocation of space for operators in BT exchanges - 11 October 2000
Seven million UK homes now on line - 11 October 2000
Oftel publishes notice of proposed determination for permanent carrier pre-selection charges - 10 October 2000
Oftel begins review of Dial-up internet access market - 6 October 2000

Oftel not to proceed with draft direction on BT Cellnet - 30 November 2000
Oftel confirms investigation into BT pricing proposals - 27 November 2000
Oftel publishes procedure for space allocation in BT local exchanges for local loop unbundling - 27 November 2000
Oftel publishes unmetered Internet access Draft Direction - 24 November 2000
Terms and conditions for local loop unbundling published by Oftel - 23 November 2000
Oftel consults consumers on Directory Enquiry services - 21 November 2000
Oftel announces costs for Interim Carrier Pre-Selection - 17 November 2000
Oftel boosts unmetered internet access for consumers - 13 November 2000
Oftel announces further progress towards local loop unbundling - 10 November 2000
Proposed charges for unbundled local loops published today - 6 November 2000
Cost of using a mobile phone continues to tumble - 5 November 2000
Oftel welcomes updates to Phonebills.org.uk and Comparable Performance Indicators - 2 November 2000

Oftel announces final pricing for local loop unbundling and plans for line sharing - 29 December 2000
Oftel begins review of voice Number Translation Services - 21 December 2000
Oftel acts to increase competition in the leased lines market - 20 December 2000
Oftel consults on draft management plan 2001/02 - 19 December 2000
Oftel welcomes update to www.phonebills.org - 19 December 2000
Oftel welcomes allocation of more exchanges for local loop unbundling - 13 December 2000
Oftel welcomes greater choice for consumers - 13 December 2000
Director General of Telecommunications welcomes White Paper - 12 December 2000
Telecoms companies agree to cut repair delays for small business customers - 11 December 2000
Oftel welcomes publication of Commission annual report on telecoms regulation - 8 December 2000
Oftel publishes draft determination on permanent carrier pre-selection charges - 8 December 2000
Latest details on consumer complaints to Oftel published - 7 December 2000
UK consumers continue to benefit from lower prices for key telecoms services - 6 December 2000
Oftel proposes deadline for BT to provide DSL interconnection - 5 December 2000