Posted on: 1st March 2023, by Magrathea
It is no secret that we have been supportive of the efforts to have some kind of national awareness campaign to help consumers understand why the PSTN is disappearing and what the future looks like. Something similar to the digital TV switchover would do the trick. Despite many months of lobbying though, neither the government […]
Read MorePosted on: 17th February 2023, by Magrathea
It is rapidly approaching a year since we first wrote about changes to switching and porting that resulted from the European Electronics Communications Code (EECC) and even then we were very aware of the enormity of the challenges ahead ( https://www.magrathea-telecom.co.uk/switching-and-porting-march-2022/). Not only is the industry tackling high levels of fraud and cyber-attacks alongside the […]
Read MorePosted on: 9th February 2023, by Magrathea
Welcome to the latest edition of the Magrathea Newsletter, combining news from Magrathea and around the industry. POV Process The Pre-Order Validation Process, or PoV, is designed to clarify details on end user installations before a port request is submitted, or when a porting request has been rejected. It is important to note that […]
Read MorePosted on: 2nd February 2023, by Magrathea
We have had a few reasons to ponder this in recent months. Anyone familiar with The Telecoms Security Review will know that telecommunication providers now have obligations to meet determined by the tier they fall into. The tiers are based on the Ofcom system for assigning industry levies, and this uses ‘relevant turnover’ figures. At […]
Read MorePosted on: 10th January 2023, by Magrathea
Welcome to the latest edition of the Magrathea Newsletter, combining news from Magrathea and around the industry. We wish you all a very Happy New Year. TOTSCo – updates The One Touch Switching Company Ltd (TOTSCo) has been engaging with stakeholders as the industry navigates this new path to delivering one-touch switching for residential customers. […]
Read MorePosted on: 21st December 2022, by Magrathea
When I started writing this post I looked back on the previous two December articles and struggle now to believe that it was only twelve months ago we were actually sending all of our staff to work from home again and facing another festive season with limited contact with our loved ones. Thankfully things look […]
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