Category: Articles

Comreg Prioritise Scam Call Prevention Initiatives

Posted on: 31st August 2023, by Magrathea

Nobody in our industry can be left with any doubt that preventing scam calls and protecting consumers is a priority with a lot of pressure coming from regulators and government to get this under control. This is also a priority in other countries too and the Irish regulator, Comreg, have recently consulted on this topic. […]

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Gaining Provider Led Switching & Porting – are you ready?

Posted on: 3rd August 2023, by Magrathea

We are including a reminder in every newsletter this year but want to take another opportunity to remind all retailers that they must comply with the new GPL rules which came into effect earlier this year. Progress is now visible with introducing One Touch Switching, and pricing about to be set, so for anyone that’s […]

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The Answer is 42: Company Catch Up With Our Director

Posted on: 26th July 2023, by Magrathea

For those of you who caught the reference from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, our company is indeed named after the world-building planet Magrathea. Similarly our company was the first of its kind when our founder predicted a change in the market of IP telephony back in 2001; Magrathea paved the way for like-minded […]

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Ofcom’s consultation on CLI authentication – June 2023

Posted on: 22nd June 2023, by Magrathea

We have been busy submitting our response to this latest consultation which sets out to understand if CLI Authentication (similar to STIR/SHAKEN already introduced in the USA) could be used to reduce nuisance and spam calls in the UK. The basic principle is that the provider originating a call will flag that they have verified […]

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PSTN Shutdown, awareness is still a concern

Posted on: 5th June 2023, by Tracey Wright

From our previous articles (see Life after the PSTN)  you will know our views on awareness campaigns and, through our work with CCUK, I was delighted to be invited to join a panel at a Tech UK event to share my thoughts on this topic. The event itself was aimed at helping businesses navigate the […]

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Ported number faults on the increase!

Posted on: 21st April 2023, by Magrathea

Ported numbers are a mainstay in the wholesale telephony space, enabling users to move their services around.  However when faults happen, even with a single number,  they can have a disproportionate impact on the end users business. IP Migration Although plans to migrate telephony services to an all-IP network are moving on, it is no […]

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