Exploring Virgin Media O2’s Cornerstone Sale and its Implication

With another crucial move in the telecommunications sector, Virgin Media O2 has announced its decision to sell a part of its Cornerstone UK towers business to GLIL Infrastructure, an investment firm, for a whopping price of £360 million. This narrative surfaced only a few days after rumours about the same began to buzz and shortly…

Comments Off on Exploring Virgin Media O2’s Cornerstone Sale and its Implication

Universal Broadband Goals and FCC’s Path to Gigabit Speeds

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently expressed its intent to launch a comprehensive evaluation of the current state of broadband throughout the United States. The evaluation falls under the mandate of section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. One of the main focal points of the inquiry is to examine if the universal…

Comments Off on Universal Broadband Goals and FCC’s Path to Gigabit Speeds

Inflation-Based Price Hikes: The Unfair Practice Challenging Telecom Consumers

In a comprehensive study of 2,000 broadband ISP and mobile consumers commissioned by Uswitch, it has been identified that an overwhelming majority of 85% perceives the annual hikes in prices as “unfair”. Surprisingly, the same survey concluded that 87% of the individuals believe they should possess the right to switch their provider without any penalties…

Comments Off on Inflation-Based Price Hikes: The Unfair Practice Challenging Telecom Consumers