The UK regulator sets out its view for the market reviews after 2021, when carrying out the next review of wholesale telecoms networks
TalkTalk launches FibreNation to invest in fibre infrastructure
Ofcom fines EE and Virgin Media £13.3m over charges for early contract termination
The UK regulator has imposed penalties on EE (£6.3m) and Virgin Media (£7m) for breaches of consumer protection rules
ICO publishes new guidance for GDPR compliance in the UK
The UK data protection authority has issued two new documents, looking at how companies should adjust their practices related to encryption and passwords
Ofcom proposes unrestricted access to Openreach’s ducts and poles
The UK regulator aims to reform access to Openreach’s passive infrastructure so that companies laying fibre, mobile operators, and broadband providers can have more freedom to use such infrastructure
UK and Canadian Parliament form joint international committee to hear Facebook’s CEO
The Chairs of the UK Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and of the Canadian Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, have invited Mark Zuckerberg to an unprecedented joint hearing
Ofcom starts monitoring the legally separated Openreach
The UK regulator has launched its programme to monitor how Openreach, now legally separated from BT, complies with its new commitments
UK's ICO fines Facebook for failing to protect users’ personal information
The UK Data Protection Authority concluded its investigation in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Interim report on fake news disappoints DCMS Committee
The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee of the House of Commons has criticised the Government’s response to its enquiry on fake news
UK Government launches Code of Practice for the security of connected devices
The UK Government has approved a Code of Practice to strengthen security of connected devices such as smartwatches, virtual assistants, and toys