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Good morning and welcome to the September newsletter, combining news from Magrathea and around the industry.   What’s included Fax support update Broadband update Telephone Preference Service (TPS) Service Spotlight: Back up switch feature One Touch Switch – go live this month! Ofcom call for input: Mobile number spoofing and reducing mobile messaging scams Ofcom […]

Ever since its inception in 2004, National Dog Day (also known as international Dog Day) is observed annually on the 26th of August by dog lovers across the country. It is an opportunity for us mere mortals to celebrate the love and loyalty of our canine companions. Dogs are more than just pets – they […]

Plenty has been written, year on year, about the industry efforts to squash scam and nuisance calls. A cynic could suggest that it’s a whole lot of talk and not much action, but that would be unfair.  Lots has been going on, but the nature of the problem means the challenges morph and evolve over […]

Welcome to the August newsletter, combining news from Magrathea and around the industry.   What’s included Paying invoices in Euros (€) Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) shutdown plans Planned Engineering Works – MAGIC Portal update Ofcom statement summary – blocking more calls with spoofed numbers Ofcom statement summary – prohibiting inflation linked price rises One Touch […]

My granny used to keep cash under her bed because she didn’t trust the banking system to ensure her money would be there when she needed it; well she was less polite than that about bankers specifically but you get the drift.  The headlines about the global IT outage would’ve just proved her point, however […]