Ofcom Sets Out Full-Fibre Plans

Ofcom eyes ‘problematic’ promotions as access review sets ...

Ofcom publishes Telecoms Access Review, setting the scene for the next five years of regulation in the UK’s fast-shifting fibre market. The regulator is not signalling any major change of course, likely pleasing incumbent Openreach. But also looks to be paying more attention to altnet take-up as a litmus of market health, offering a possible helping hand to smaller challengers.

Ofcom sets out full-fibre plans

The availability of full-fibre broadband almost everywhere will lay the foundations for productivity gains across the UK, according to Ofcom, which has finalised plans for how it will enable further competition and investment in the sector. Ofcom’s Telecoms Access Review, which builds on the regulator’s 2021 overhaul of how it regulates Openreach, sets out the […]

Ofcom Set Out 2026 Market Review Changes to Boost UK Gigabit Broadband UPDATE3

The UK telecoms regulator has today published the outcome of their major Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which largely tweaks their existing approach to market regulation in order to help promote competition and investment in gigabit broadband (1000Mbps+) and business connectivity. But not everybody is going to be happy. Ofcom conducts a single holistic review of the markets for both Business Connectivity (i.e. Leased Lines / Ethernet and Dar…