Have your rates to call mobiles dropped?
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
From April 2011, OFCOM has enforced a reduction in Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). The MTR is the amount that the Mobile Network can charge the originating network (e.g. BT) for inbound calls to their network, this has been reduced...
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Ofcom have confirmed (13th September 2011) that rollover contracts, which tie landline and broadband customers into repeated minimum contract periods unless they opt out, will be banned from December this year. The contracts, also known as Automatically Renewable Contracts (ARC's),...
Cheaper Roaming
Monday, July 4th, 2011
As of the 1st July 2011, all consumers that opt for the EU regulated Eurotariff will pay no more than 35 cents (32p) per minute for all mobile calls made within the EU and 11 cents (10p) per minute...
Increasing Mobile Costs
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
As predicted in April 2010, the OFCOM enforced reduction in Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) has resulted in the Mobile Networks increasing charges elsewhere to protect their profit margins. The MTR is the amount that the Mobile Network can charge for...
The Good, the Bad, and….
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
According to new figures from the Telecoms regulator, OFCOM, TalkTalk is the most complained about comms company. OFCOM receives around 450 complaints every day from consumers, mostly relating to billing problems, customer service and mis-selling. The best supplier...
Wharton Grove Wharf
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Wharton Grove Wharf is an inland port on the River Trent in Scunthorpe. Encompassing traditional values coupled with a modern outlook and ideas, the port now has a capacity of up to twelve berths and 3.5 million tonnes of...
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Everything Everywhere has been launched. Everything Everywhere Limited was officially integrated on the 1st July 2010 and is the merger of T-Mobile UK and Orange UK. As one company, it has over 30 million customers, 16,000 employees and 700 stores nationwide....
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Since the 1st of July there have been a number of changes in the maximum rates that mobile service providers can charge within the EU: - The maximum roaming call rate has been cut to £0.34/minute (10% reduction) - The maximum...
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Mobile operators strike back over Ofcom MTR proposals. O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Orange have stated that Ofcom’s recent mobile termination rate (MTR) proposals are ‘deeply flawed’ and are likely to result in price rises for end users rather than...
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Currently, when a call from a landline to a mobile or a cross network mobile call is made, the receiving network is allowed to make a termination charge of 4.3 pence. This charge is regulated by Ofcom and was...