UK's communication regulator, Ofcom has cleared BSkyB in the phone hacking scandal that has tarnished the image of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Ofcom said that there is no evidence that BSkyB was linked to the phone hacking scandal, which led to the close of News of the World news tabloid. The investigations over the incident found no evidence linking BSkyB to the scandal. Murdoch's News Corp has faced accusations of hacking into cellphone voice mails of murder victims, celebrities and 9/11 victims.

UK's telecom regulator, Ofcom has warned the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the UK to offer more information relating to traffic management that is used to curb excess demand by customers.

The regulator also said that if more information is not provided voluntarily then the regulator may also consider enforcing actions to make the ISPs be clearer about the traffic management. Ofcom said that ISPs should inform customers about any services that are deliberately prohibited.

According to the latest data released by UK communication regular, Ofcom, telecom carriers TalkTalk and 3UK were the most complained about carriers in the UK between April and June this year.

TalkTalk topped the list for most complaints received by Ofcom for both landline telephones and fixed broadband services while 3UK topped the list for mobile services.

The report was created on the after looking into all the consumer complaints received by the regulator and then ranking carriers as a proportion of their customer base.

Following Ofcom's consultation on White Space, the UK regulatory body has approved the technology and will aim to deploy it by 2013, if it is ready for use.

Ofcom has not given its approval for use of between TV signal bands for communication services such as broadband Internet and M2M. The regulator noted that the amount of unused spectrum between TV signals is about the same amount currently available for 3G services and can be used to lessen the pressure on existing spectrum.

A new ruling by UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom ordering BT Wholesale to reduce the price its charges other ISPs for using its network, might result in reduced bills for rural broadband users.

The move could benefit millions of rural homes and businesses as they might receive cheaper broadband services from ISPs using BT Wholesale’s network infrastructure. The regulator has ruled that BT must reduce its charge to ISPs each year, by a rate of at least 12 percentage points below inflation.

UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom has said that it will reduce the prices that BT Wholesale can charge other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in less populated areas.

The move could benefit millions of rural homes and businesses as they might receive cheaper broadband services from ISPs using BT Wholesale’s network infrastructure. The regulator has ruled that BT must reduce its charge to ISPs each year, by a rate of at least 12 percentage points below inflation.

In a new survey, about half of the people in Scotland said that they cannot live without their televisions compared to just 14 per cent who voiced similar opinions about a mobile phone or internet connection.

According to Ofcom's annual Media Literacy report, ids in Scotland are more like to watch TVs in their bedroom than children in other parts of the UK. Ofcom presented its study in a way to differentiate between the different habits of people each of the four UK nations.

UK’s communication regulator, Ofcom is considering using FM Radio white space for providing broadband connectivity in rural areas, where the costs of laying cables or otherwise supplying bandwidth are much higher.

According to Ofcom’s newly released interactive broadband map, much of Whales has the worst broadband connection in the UK.

The new clickable map released by the communications regulator allows users to check the take-up and speed of broadband in their area. The map shows 12 county council areas in Wales had the worst broadband connection.

The landline telephone services providers will be offering a price cut in case of the major connections, following the pressure mounted by the telecommunications regulator, Ofcom.

It is stated that the prices will drop from £33 to just £2 in cases. It follows from the price cut that is termed as the "early termination" which is charged by up to 85 percent.

According to an Ofcom statement, "We very much welcome the reductions made by BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, which means that consumers will face much lower charges if they wish to end their contracts early."

Ofcom, the biggest ISPs of UK has informed that they are making a list of the users who are continuously breaking the copyright law. The plan is under consideration and practice now but the officials have anticipated that it will come out soon to control the copyright infringement.

The name of users and the number of times they have infringed will be logged by such application.

The current domination of Ofcom platform in the sporting events has led BT Vision to a state of dismay, which claims of having suggestions for the event.

It is believed that injustice caused by the regulator was overlooked due to the infinite number of complaints which poured in due to the mishandling of Sports and Movie content.

On the other hand BT Vision points out how it how it had suggested about the BSkyB affairs which were unethical, but were out casted.

A recent survey by Ofcom showed that one out of every four UK kids, using internet, had a profile on social networking sites like Facebook, Bebo or MySpace. Ofcom released today the data of its annual Children's Media Literacy Audit for 2009.

Ofcom conducted the survey among kids aged between 8 and 12 years. The minimum age limit for opening an account in such social networking sites is 13 years.

The Telecom Industry regulator Ofcom announced today that it will ask British Telecom to share its high speed fibre optic broadband network with other service providers. Ofcom said today that it has taken the decision to encourage competition within the fibre market. Ofcom is calling the process as virtual unbundling.