Following an 8-month public consultation, the Committee of Advertising Practice has issued new guidance on the use in advertising of "unlimited" usage and "up to" claims for broadband speeds. This briefing outlines the new internet speed definitions that advertisers must now abide by.
Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 07 November 2011 | Practice Area: Systems
Telecommunications is playing a crucial role in the overall economic, social and cultural development across Asia. In most countries in Asia, telecoms sector growth is a national priority – particularly for the region’s emerging and developing market nations, as DLA Piper reports.
Law Firm: DLA Piper | Published: 06 July 2011 | Practice Area: Infrastructure
This briefing considers how to mitigate the risks associated with migration, such as increased email downtime and threats to data security, helping businesses to rapidly take advantage of the benefits that Exchange 2010 can bring.
Law Firm: Mimecast | Published: 26 May 2011 | Practice Area: Systems
Schoenherr discusses the dangers of using smartphone applications which can give providers uncontrolled access to sensitive data.
Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 01 April 2011 | Practice Area: E-Commerce
Veolia has successfully appealed against a decision requiring Nottinghamshire CC under the Audit Commission Act 1998 to allow public access to information on a contract; meaning that the Act can be used as another means of gaining access to information, as Nabarro explains.
Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 07 December 2010 | Practice Area: Freedom of Information
Following the Comprehensive Spending Review in October, one of the areas of good news was broadband, with the announcement that the government would invest approximately £530m in this area over the next four years. This speed-briefing from Eversheds has more.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 02 December 2010 | Practice Area: Infrastructure
In Titan Steel Wheels v The Royal Bank of Scotland, the English High Court considered whether a bank selling structured products owes any duty of care to its customer in respect of advice given. This case was applied in the recent Singapore decision of Go Dante Yap v Bank Austria Creditanstalt.
Law Firm: Rajah & Tann | Published: 01 December 2010 | Practice Area: Structured products
This has been one of the most significant periods in several years for the communications sector as regulator Ofcom announces fundamental regulatory changes in the mobile, pay-TV and broadband markets. This briefing from Eversheds reviews some of the most important developments.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 05 May 2010 | Practice Area: Infrastructure
Mayer Brown presents an overview of the latest developments in the telecoms sector. This issue focusses on the implications of the "digital dividend" and assesses the future of the UK’s spectrum liberalisation programme as well as its impact on the delivery of next generation wireless services.
Law Firm: Mayer Brown | Published: 12 April 2010 | Practice Area: Infrastructure
In a fiercely competitive market, it can be tempting to oversell a product or service or, equally, to underestimate the timescale and difficulty of a project. Suppliers need to ensure their negotiators do not promise more than the organization can realistically deliver.
Law Firm: Ashurst | Published: 05 March 2010 | Practice Area: Sale and Supply of Goods and Services
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