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February 2023 Newsletter

Posted 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 […]

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Does Size Matter?

Posted 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 […]

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January 2023 Newsletter

Posted 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. […]

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Signing off 2022!

Posted 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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Ofcom Statement on Reducing Scam Calls and Texts – Magrathea Summary, Part Two

Posted on: 13th December 2022, by Magrathea

The long-awaited statement arrived from Ofcom last month, firming up much of what they included in the consultation earlier this year which can be summarised as a three-prong approach: Disrupt scams by updating rules and guidance and supporting comms providers to do more; Collaborate and share more information between relevant parties (e.g. government, regulators, banks […]

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