Termination rates are the fees paid by the caller's network to the receiving network and for example; if one is with Vodafone and calls a mate on O2, then Vodafone has to pay O2 4.18 pence per minute to terminate the call.

The UK Telecom regulator, Ofcom has decided to fix the prices for BT. Communications Regulator, Ed Richards said that the commercial negotiations have already started.

BT is currently discussing the matter with its rivals including: Virgin Media, Fujitsu, BSkyB, TalkTalk. The deadline of these negotiations is June 2011.

With its large-scale speed test finding that average broadband download speeds are still less than 50 percent of advertised headline speeds, Ofcom is seeking to stop the advertisement of unrealistic broadband speeds by internet service providers (ISPs).

According to the most recent figures shared by the telecoms watchdog Ofcom, the number of online silver surfers – most of them pensioners, in the 65-74 years age group – is apparently on the rise in the UK.

Ofcom has embarked a schedule for the public sale and stipulation of next-gen LTE real estate wireless in the UK.

It is found that the speed of broadband particularly in rural areas can be increased by utilizing unused radio waves and it could also improve wireless connectivity between varieties of devices.

A new proposal has been drawn by Ofcom to progress broadband access in rural areas by using a so-called “white space technology”. It is trying its best to do.

The customers of telecommunications companies TalkTalk and Tiscali may be due a refund for bills charging them for services they never received. These problems stemmed from TalkTalk’s 2009 takeover of Tiscali.

UK telecom regulator Ofcom has advised the government to make the 2G radio spectrum available on the mobile broadband 3G network as soon as possible.

It was after a detailed analysis of Ofcom on the consumers and the markets it advised the UK government that if the 900MHz and 1800MHz radio spectrum is opened it would offer more profits, as stated by the ISP Review.

OfCom the regulator of telecom services in UK has made a path breaking announcement in the history of telecom service provision in Europe.

It has asked BT, the largest internet service provider in Europe to share its broadband network with its competitors. It will majorly help in strengthening the telecom infrastructure of the country.

Ofcom, the communication regulator, has announced increasing its 3G broadcasting power limit, so as to provide its customers a decent 3G signal.

With the access to powerful 3G signal, the mobile operators will be facilitated with more coverage and signal strength. It will solve the problem of a number of smartphone users who are facing signal trouble.