What will 2023 hold for the telecoms industry?
It’s that time of year again when we ask some leading lights from the industry to gaze into their crystal balls and take a punt on what we’ll be talking about next year in the world of telecoms.
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Three UK gives 2500 shop workers a pay bump
Staff manning UK operator Three UK’s retail stores have been given pay rises across the board.
Hyperoptic hits out at mid-contract broadband price hikes
UK ISP Hypertropic says ‘big broadband providers’ are taking advantage of inflation rates to boost their revenues, and that is eroding trust in the industry.
Climate and the economy are fuelling smart home device uptake
UK consumers are increasingly turning to smart devices to help them cope with the cost of living crisis.
Ofcom urges telcos (very gently) to resist large broadband price hikes
Ofcom is having its say on the cost of living crisis in the UK, urging telcos to push low-income plans and appealing to their better nature on upcoming broadband price rises.
Social tariffs – how proactive should the telecoms industry be?
Soaring inflation has produced a ‘cost of living crisis’, with many UK households potentially unable to pay their bills, but what should providers be expected to do about it?
Telcos asked to check benefit status of customers to drive awareness of ‘social tariffs’
A new scheme allows broadband and mobile providers to check on the benefit eligibility of their customers with the DWP, since apparently only 1.2% of those that are able to take discounted ‘social tariff’ offers do so.
65% reconsidering mobile contracts over cost of living crisis
A survey by MVNO Lyca Mobile reckons 65% of customers at the big four mobile network operators in the UK – Vodafone, O2, EE, and Three – are reconsidering their phone contracts because of the economic climate.
Which? calls for telco VAT cut amid cost of living crisis
UK consumer champion Which? warned on Thursday that nearly 6 million households are struggling to pay their telecoms bills.
Events
Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies
- 14-15 March 2023
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Bringing value to private networks – Digital Symposium
- 30-30 March 2023
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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03 February 2023 @ 13:17:23 UTC
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03 February 2023 @ 13:17:03 UTC