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Information for landline customers about how their provider will migrate their devices and services from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital technologies.
What the retirement of analogue phone lines, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), means for you.
Communication providers are upgrading the technology they use to provide landline and telephone services with a fully digital network. As part of this upgrade, the existing network called the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) will be withdrawn.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.
Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom works with the Department for Science,...
New EU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations come into force this week, and the UK Fish Export System will require the new information to be provided from this evening (8 January). This marks a significant milestone for the...
Summary of the government's ongoing work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming.
Two expert working groups have been established to develop, support and champion practical measures to facilitate delivery of the core data set outlined in the metadata agreement.
Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share
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