Ofcom brings broadband migration scheme to an endFriday, November 6th 2009 A scheme used to ensure MAC broadband migrations comply with regulations is to be brought to an end by Ofcom. Communications regulator Ofcom is to abolish a scheme used to ensuring broadband migrations comply with legislation.
The organisation has announced that the GC22 enforcement programme, which was launched in February after the introduction of new rules relating to the switching process, is to be brought to an end.
According to the body, complaints over the process have fallen significantly over the recent year, so it is felt the service is no longer needed.
Ofcom stated in a bulletin: "Given this marked and consistent improvement across the industry, we have decided to close the enforcement programme.
"However, Ofcom will continue to actively monitor the MAC-related complaint levels."
Earlier this year, the regulator announced that six million unbundled lines are now in use across the UK.
Ofcom claimed the figure was a sign that its decision to encourage BT to share its copper line network with rival service providers has helped to boost levels of competition.
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A total of 1.5 million premises are now able to access fibre optic broadband services from BT. Clodagh Murphy of Eclipse Internet has given her backing to Ofcom's calls for customers to be better informed about their likely broadband speed. Ofcom has revealed that the average speed of home broadband has increased. | The beta version of the Virgin Media Player has been released. The number of people signed up to 50Mb broadband with Virgin Media rose by 28 per cent in the second quarter. Ofcom's report into broadband speeds in the UK has been warmly received by Virgin Media. |
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