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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; Ofcom</title>
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		<title>Ofcom may offer 700 MHz band for LTE services (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/92507-ofcom-may-offer-700-mhz-band-for-lte-services-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4G/LTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[700 MHz band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTE services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile data demand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Data Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile data traffic volumes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile networks deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spectrum management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, Ofcom, is working towards offering LTE services in the 700 MHz spectrum bandwidth. The regulator is consulting on such a move keeping in mind the rising demand for data services and future requirements of the same. According to reports, Ofcom has said that such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O2 apologizes for revealing mobile numbers online (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91226-o2-apologizes-for-revealing-mobile-numbers-online-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91226-o2-apologizes-for-revealing-mobile-numbers-online-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Commissioner’s Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile number]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telefonica]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile service provider O2 has apologized to its customers for the technical glitch during their routine maintenance which disclosed customers’ mobile number on the website. According to company reports, O2 has said that the technical changes they implemented as part of routine maintenance had the unintended effect of making it possible in certain circumstances for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ofcom revises proposal for LTE auction plans (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91127-ofcom-revises-proposal-for-lte-auction-plans-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91127-ofcom-revises-proposal-for-lte-auction-plans-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4G/LTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everything Everywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spectrum Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telefonica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Independent regulator and competition authority Ofcom, has reportedly made changes to its proposal for the upcoming LTE mobile spectrum auction in an attempt to provide better mobile internet services in many rural and underserved areas. As per sources, Ed Richards, CEO, Ofcom, has said that they are proposing a significant enhancement of mobile broadband, extending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orange and O2 lead Ofcom&#8217;s mobile satisfaction survey (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90943-orange-and-o2-lead-ofcoms-mobile-satisfaction-survey-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90943-orange-and-o2-lead-ofcoms-mobile-satisfaction-survey-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T-Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new survey by the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, Ofcom, reveals that Orange and O2 have emerged as the most appreciated mobile networks by users in UK. According to reports, as many as 72 percent of the subscribers gave positive feedback for these operators with 10 percent giving a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skype steps up negotiations with mobile operators to permit internet calls (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90874-skype-steps-up-negotiations-with-mobile-operators-to-permit-internet-calls-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90874-skype-steps-up-negotiations-with-mobile-operators-to-permit-internet-calls-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Telekom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skype]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vodafone group plc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Skype technologies, a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet, has reportedly approached Ofcom, UK&#8217;s telecom authority, as British mobile operators have blocked Internet based calls on their networks. According to reports, Ofcom has said that by blocking Skype&#8217;s services mobile operators were restricting innovation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ofcom outline plans for 4G license auction (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/49804-ofcom-outline-plans-for-4g-license-auction-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/49804-ofcom-outline-plans-for-4g-license-auction-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radio Spectrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radio spectrum auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T-Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecoms Regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=49804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UK&#8217;s telecoms regulator, Ofcom has announced the proposed details for its upcoming radio spectrum auction which is expected to pave the way for 4G services in the country. It has stated that the spectrum auction is the largest ever single auction of additional spectrum for mobile services in the UK, equivalent to three quarters of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O2 UK begins 3G in 900MHz band</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/40957-o2-uk-begins-3g-in-900mhz-band/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/40957-o2-uk-begins-3g-in-900mhz-band/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G900]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[900MHz band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manchester]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2 UK]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[O2 UK has started UMTS services in the 900MHz band in London. UK regulator Ofcom had approved the move in January, and O2 claims to be the first operator in the UK to offer 3G in the band previously reserved for GSM. The new 3G900 network layer in London is expected to deliver a 50% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile users to benefit from rate cuts: Ofcom (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37639-mobile-users-to-benefit-from-rate-cuts-ofcom-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37639-mobile-users-to-benefit-from-rate-cuts-ofcom-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everything Everywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile users]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rate cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Termination rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=37639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ofcom is all set to reduce the calling cost from mobile phones to other networks and landlines. A termination charge which is the fees that the mobile phone firms charge from the rival network for handling calls from their networks will fall by 80% over the next four years. Mobile operators charge between 4.18p and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Broadband speeds less than half the advertised rate</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36770-uk-broadband-speeds-less-than-half-the-advertised-rate/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36770-uk-broadband-speeds-less-than-half-the-advertised-rate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broadcast Committee for Advertising Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Committee for Advertising Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecoms Regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Typical Speeds Range]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=36770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UK&#8217;s telecoms regulator, Ofcom has warned that landline internet services are still delivering less than half of the peak download speeds being advertised by the ISPs. Their research shows that the average broadband speed increased from 5.2Mbit/s (May 2010) to 6.2Mbit/s (November/December 2010) but was less than half i.e. 45% of the average advertised broadband [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TalkTalk pays $4.06mn against overcharge compensation (UK)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36551-talktalk-pays-4-06mn-against-overcharge-compensation-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36551-talktalk-pays-4-06mn-against-overcharge-compensation-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GC11.1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Condition 11.1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ofcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TalkTalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TalkTalk Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.K. regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=36551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.K. regulator, Ofcom has revealed that TalkTalk Group has paid almost US$4.06 million in refunds and goodwill payments after incorrectly billing thousands of customers for services that had already been cancelled. Ofcom in November found that the telco violated a rule called General Condition 11.1 (GC11.1)  which prevents operators from charging end users for [...]]]></description>
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