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fromTheregister
12 hours ago

Ofcom probes BT and Three after outages hit emergency calls

Ofcom has opened formal investigations into BT and Three after mobile outages this summer left Britons unable to make calls - including to emergency services. The UK's telecoms regulator said on Monday it is examining whether the two operators failed to meet their regulatory obligations after widespread call service disruptions affected millions of users. According to Ofcom, BT notified the watchdog of a software issue on July 24 and 25 that knocked out mobile call services on its EE network nationwide, preventing BT and EE customers
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Ofcom investigating two UK phone networks after major outages

Ofcom has opened probes into BT and Three after summer mobile outages that disrupted emergency-call access; The Independent seeks donations to fund paywall-free, on-the-ground journalism.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Ofcom investigates BT and Three for failing to connect 999 calls

Ofcom is investigating BT and Three over UK-wide mobile outages that disrupted calls, including emergency services, and will examine network preparedness and mitigation.
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