﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 07 May 2026 20:27:47 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>thefonecast.com - Networks and operators</title><link>https://http%3a%2f%2fjr.51degrees.mobi</link><atom:link href="https://thefonecast.com:443/News/rss/category/390/networks-and-operators" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ofcom helps protect customers against unexpected roaming charges]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-helps-protect-customers-against-unexpected-roaming-charges</link><description><![CDATA[ New rules from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom will protect customers when they use their mobile phone on a foreign network. 
 
When the UK left the European Union, networks were no longer required to ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-helps-protect-customers-against-unexpected-roaming-charges</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-1]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ofcom says mobile contracts should ditch inflation-related price rises]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-says-mobile-contracts-should-ditch-inflation-related-price-rises</link><description><![CDATA[UK telecoms regulator Ofcom wants to ban inflation-related rises in telecoms contracts. Instead, it says any potential mid-contract price rises should be set out in pounds and pence.  Many phone, ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-says-mobile-contracts-should-ditch-inflation-related-price-rises</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-2]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mobile users would rather drop calls than miss messages, says Ofcom research]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-users-would-rather-drop-calls-than-miss-messages-says-ofcom-research</link><description><![CDATA[UK communications regulator Ofcom has published a report looking at the use of online communication services (OCS), comparing their usage with conventional mobile phone calls and text messages. The ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-users-would-rather-drop-calls-than-miss-messages-says-ofcom-research</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-4]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ofcom proposes new rules to protect UK customers from unexpected roaming costs]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-proposes-new-rules-to-protect-uk-customers-from-unexpected-roaming-costs</link><description><![CDATA[ UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed new rules that would ensure UK customers are told about any ‘roaming’ charges when using their mobile phones abroad.  EU rules had previously ensured UK ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 20:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-proposes-new-rules-to-protect-uk-customers-from-unexpected-roaming-costs</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-5]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Vodafone and Three plan to merge their UK businesses]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/vodafone-and-three-plan-to-merge-their-uk-businesses</link><description><![CDATA[Vodafone Group plc and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited have agreed to combine their UK telecommunication businesses, respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK. The merger will create a third ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/vodafone-and-three-plan-to-merge-their-uk-businesses</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-6]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[UK advertising watchdog says Tesco Mobile ads were offensive]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/uk-advertising-watchdog-says-tesco-mobile-ads-were-offensive</link><description><![CDATA[The Advertising Standards Authority has investigated Tesco Mobile's recent ad campaign, ruling that a number of its advertisements were likely to cause "serious and widespread offence".  A series of ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2022 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/uk-advertising-watchdog-says-tesco-mobile-ads-were-offensive</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-12]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Lord Michael Grade confirmed as Ofcom chair]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/lord-michael-grade-confirmed-as-ofcom-chair</link><description><![CDATA[Lord Michael Grade has been confirmed as the new chair of UK communications regulator  Ofcom .  He has been appointed by the Secretary of State for four years, from 1st May 2022 until 30th April ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/lord-michael-grade-confirmed-as-ofcom-chair</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-14]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ofcom approves new emergency video call service for British Sign Language users]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-approves-new-emergency-video-call-service-for-british-sign-language-users</link><description><![CDATA[Last year, UK communications regulator Ofcom  said  fixed-line and mobile communications providers would soon need to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service for emergency calls, ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-approves-new-emergency-video-call-service-for-british-sign-language-users</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-16]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[International roaming charges return in 2022]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/international-roaming-charges-return-in-2022</link><description><![CDATA[Mobile phone customers from the UK have been warned about the increasing cost of making calls in Europe.  The warning comes from price comparison site  Uswitch , which suggests that secure WiFi ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/international-roaming-charges-return-in-2022</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-21]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mobile data traffic has increased almost 300-fold in the past 10 years]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-data-traffic-has-increased-almost-300-fold-in-the-past-10-years</link><description><![CDATA[New research from Ericsson reveals that mobile data traffic has increased almost 300 times since 2011. The figures were revealed in the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, which was first ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-data-traffic-has-increased-almost-300-fold-in-the-past-10-years</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[2d6afb53-1467-4a0c-b435-1d39b2a1f7df-23]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>