Ionica L3 Ltd was granted a nationwide public telecommunications operator (PTO) licence to run a telephone service using short-range digital microwave links. This was the first post-Duopoly Review PTO licence.
BABT included a new condition in approvals of mobile handsets that alteration of the electronic serial number (ESN) would mean the handset was no longer approved.
The National Audit Office published its report on Oftel.
The UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement to allow ‘one-stop shopping’ for licences to provide telecoms services by satellite.
The first results from the cellular driveround survey were published.
June Oftel published a consultative document on interconnection and accounting separation setting out proposals on how BT’s businesses should be divided for regulatory accounting purposes.
Another Oftel consultative document looked for views on the use of numbers beginning 02 to 09 after the PhONEday change had taken all geographic numbers to 01.
July The first batch of broadband cable TV licences were modified to enable operators, among other things, to convey voice telephony in their own right.
September Mercury One2One began offering a PCN service.
Vodafone started offering GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) digital services.
October The end of the cellular driveround survey after three quarters was announced, mainly due to lack of funding.
Oftel launched an awareness campaign for PhONEday.
December BT introduced its weekend rate.
Oftel published the BT/Mercury interconnection determination.
Following the delayed implementation of changes to the 0870 and 0871 NGN ranges, originally due to be in place by 1st February 2008, Ofcom have now released their modified proposals. Read more »
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