Posted on: 19th September 2023, by Magrathea
When BT announced in 2017 that they planned to close down the PSTN, with a stop sell date of 2023 and a final withdrawal date of 2025, these deadlines seemed a lifetime away, ‘plenty of time to prepare ourselves and they’ll probably push the date out anyway’ I can remember was quietly muttered by plenty […]
Read MorePosted 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. […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
Read MorePosted 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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