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WLR Stop Sell, time flies…

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 […]

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September 2023 Newsletter

Posted on: 12th September 2023, by Magrathea

Welcome to the latest edition of the Magrathea Newsletter, combining news from Magrathea and around the industry. Responding to Comreg’s plans Comreg, like Ofcom, are looking carefully at what changes can be made to reduce scam calls.  You can read about the latest consultation and how we have responded here: https://www.magrathea-telecom.co.uk/comreg-prioritise-scam-call-initiatives   Contacting Magrathea We’ve […]

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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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Employee Spotlight: Tim W

Posted on: 11th August 2023, by Magrathea

At Magrathea, we are very lucky to have such a close knit and supportive team; we always make sure to take time to celebrate our new colleagues. Tim joined Magrathea in June as a Core Network Developer. Our Core Network Developers design and develop the backbone of our telephony carrier network, facilitating connections from one […]

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August 2023 Newsletter

Posted on: 4th August 2023, by Magrathea

Welcome to the latest edition of the Magrathea Newsletter, combining news from Magrathea and around the industry. Balance Transfers Users of our Client Portal or RestAPI have the option to move funds between accounts, this is particularly useful for those of you who use a reserve account to manage your pre-pay exposure.  If you are […]

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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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