Press releases 2001
Contents
January
May
September
February
June
October
March
July
November
April
August
December
December
Oftel boosts provision of broadband services
- 21 December 2001
Oftel consults on draft Management Plan 2002/3
- 19 December 2001
Oftel sets out measures to support high speed services
- 17 December 2001
Oftel consults on accreditation scheme for price comparison websites
- 14 December 2001
Oftel confirms access arrangements for LLU operators
- 13 December 2001
Oftel welcomes greater choice for telecoms services
- 12 December 2001
Oftel acts to protect consumers from excessive mobile phone charges
- 12 December 2001
Oftel issues guidelines to operators on network security
- 10 December 2001
Oftel publishes new survey of international prices for Internet access
- 7 December 2001
Oftel publishes new consumer complaints information
- 3 December 2001
November
Oftel publishes revised Numbering Conventions
- 30 November 2001
Oftel lifts controls on international call routes
- 29 November 2001
New information allows consumers to compare mobile phone networks by region
- 20 November 2001
Oftel sets BT's service level agreements for LLU operators
- 15 November 2001
Oftel consults on payphone services
- 14 November 2001
Oftel removes Caller Display Order
- 13 November 2001
Oftel warns of the high cost of using your mobile abroad
- 7 November 2001
Consumers benefit from competitive telecoms market
- 4 November 2001
October
Oftel stamps out personal numbering scams
- 31 October 2001
Oftel reviews Conditional Access Guidelines for digital television
- 30 October 2001
Further Oftel action on pricing for local loop unbundling services
- 18 October 2001
Towers Perrin report lays foundations for OFCOM
(joint release) - 12 October 2001
David Edmonds outlines regulatory challenges for OFCOM
- 11 October 2001
Oftel confirms co-mingling arrangements for local loop unbundling
- 10 October 2001
Oftel proposes to remove Caller Display Order
- 9 October 2001
Oftel welcomes new number portability arrangements
- 2 October 2001
September
Oftel responds to review of radio spectrum
- 28 September 2001
Oftel publishes outcome of mobile market reviews
- 26 September 2001
New services, more choice and lower prices for directory enquiry customers
- 19 September 2001
Oftel launches consultation into competition in number translation services
- 13 September 2001
Better information for disabled customers - Oftel publishes guide for telecoms companies
- 10 September 2001
August
Oftel publishes initial competition review of Internet connectivity
- 31 August 2001
Oftel maintains Universal Service Obligation
- 30 August 2001
Oftel announces plans to control electromagnetic interference
- 24 August 2001
Oftel determines service level agreements for LLU
- 23 August 2001
Oftel announces new measures to improve consultations with consumers and industry
- 9 August 2001
July
Oftel welcomes re-designed Telecoms Advice website
- 31 July 2001
Oftel seeks views on future BT retail price controls
- 31 July 2001
Oftel publishes review of dial-up narrowband Internet access
- 30 July 2001
Oftel finalises plans for Telecoms Ombudsman
- 26 July 2001
David Edmonds sets out challenges for new communications regulation
- 18 July 2001
Oftel issues guidelines to BT on unmetered Internet traffic
- 18 July 2001
Oftel's Annual Report published today
- 11 July 2001
Oftel welcomes easier arrangements for switching mobile operators
- 11 July 2001
Number of homes 'on-line' continues to rise
- 8 July 2001
Oftel sets out benefits of self and co-regulation
- 5 July 2001
June
Oftel revokes Telephone Equipment Direction
- 29 June 2001
Oftel reviews BT's price notification obligations
- 28 June 2001
Oftel announces further measures to support local loop unbundling
- 27 June 2001
Regulators Work Together to Lay the Foundations for OFCOM
- 20 June 2001 (this link will take you to the release on the OFCOM website).
Oftel announces proposals for infrastructure liability scheme
- 18 June 2001
Oftel tackles 070 personal numbering scams
- 17 June 2001
UK cheaper than California for unmetered internet access
- 14 June 2001
May
Call termination licence modifications for BT Cellnet and Vodafone published
- 4 May 2001
Oftel closes Competition Act investigation into BT Surf Together and BT Talk & Surf Together
- 4 May 2001
Businesses continue to connect to the Internet
- 3 May 2001
April
Oftel welcomes updated information for consumers
- 30 April 2001
Big Number campaign ends as old codes switch off
- 24 April 2001
Oftel proposes to revoke the Telephone Equipment Direction
- 18 April
Oftel publishes new help for consumers
- 11 April
Oftel confirms tests for open access
- 6 April
Oftel revokes satellite uplinking order
- 2 April 2001
March
Oftel announces new work programme
- 29 March 2001
Oftel orders BT to agree wholesale leased line offer
- 29 March 2001
Oftel welcomes BT's decision to accept Retail and Network Price Controls
- 28 March 2001
Oftel publishes advice to Industry on making a complaint
- 22 March 2001
Oftel welcomes new pre-pay scheme for low-income households
- 19 March 2001
Oftel confirm plans to increase access codes
- 19 March 2001
New telecomms Ombudsman to resolve consumer complaints
- 15 March 2001
Oftel sets deadline for BT to negotiate on DSL interconnection
- 6 March 2001
Oftel revokes Call minder Offer
- 6 March 2001
February
Chairman and members re-appointed to the Advisory Committee on Telecommunications for Disabled and Elderly Peopl
e - 27 February 2001
Oftel publishes terms and conditions for Local Loop Unbundling
- 21 february 2001
Oftel consults on revising Numbering Conventions
- 20 February 2001
Oftel reviews price controls on calls to mobile phones
- 20 February 2001
Oftel and ACTS welcome report on telecoms services for older and disabled customers
- 15 February 2001
New unmetered Internet access arrangements confirmed by Oftel
- 15 February 2001
Oftel research shows consumer confidence in public payphones
- 13 February 2001
Consumer demand for telecommunications services continues to grow
- 11 February 2001
Oftel reviews ways of working with Industry and Telecoms Users
- 8 February 2001
Oftel publishes first stage of mobile market review
- 07 February 2001
Oftel confirms price controls for BT residential customers
- 01 February 2001
January
Oftel publishes survey of international prices for high bandwidth services
- 26 January 2001
Most popular exchanges to be brought forward for Local Loop Unbundling
- 18 January 2001
New mobile network performance survey shows over 95% of calls successfully completed
- 17 January 2001
Small businesses shop around for better telecoms services
- 14 January 2001
Oftel removes regulation on Cable and Wireless international routes
- 09 January 2001
Oftel finalises carrier pre-selection charges
- 08 January 2001
Oftel welcomes European guidelines on local loop unbundling
- 05 January 2001
Oftel statement on BT announcement of proposed property disposal
- 04 January 2001