The time to transfer a mobile phone number to a new network will be cut to just one working day next year. UK regulator Ofcom says new consumer regulations will come into force on 11th April 2011, halving the current two-day maximum to a single day.
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UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its Market Data Update for the last quarter of 2009. It says total revenue fell by 2.1% year-on-year across the UK's four largest mobile operators. However, it notes this was the slowest rate of annual decline during 2009.
Total call volumes across the four network operators increased by 6.3% year-on-year to 27.4 billion in Q4 2009, although roaming call volumes were down by 1.5%. The total number of messages sent reached nearly 26 billion in Q4 2009, equivalent to 367 messages per subscriber; significantly higher than the Q4 2008 figure of nearly 20.5 billion or 299 messages per subscriber.
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PhonepayPlus, the organisation that regulates 'phone paid' services for fixed lines and mobiles in the UK, is proposing a new way of regulating premium-rate telephone services. It's created a new Code of Practice that shifts the responsibility for legal compliance to those who actually operate and promote the service, helping it to quickly and directly target any provider responsible for causing consumer harm.
PhonepayPlus has started a 10-week consultation period with consumers and industry stakeholders. Ofcom is also inviting comments about the draft code, which it says would strengthen the regulatory regime while creating a flexible and proportionate regulatory framework for legitimate providers.
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