Consultation Responses
Consultations
From time to time FCS responds to consultation documents issued by UK Government or industry regulators – a full list can be found here and under individual groups.
FCS CONSULTATIONS/WHITE PAPERS
OFCOM CONSULTATIONS
26-02-10 FCS Response to Ofcom Consultation: Plan of Work 2026/27
26-01-28 FCS response to Ofcom Consultation: Combatting Mobile Messaging Scams
25-11-17 FCS Response to Further consultation on WLA pricing remedies
25-10-13 FCS Response to Ofcom Consultation: Tackling scam calls from abroad
25 -10-13 FCS Response to reviews of Call Termination Markets
25-09-25 FCS response to Ofcom Consultation: Free-to-Caller Wholesale Regulation Review
25-09-10 FCS Response to Ofcom consultation: Proposal to amend Mobile Trading Regulations
25-09-05 FCS Response to enabling short notice, short duration licences in 2.3 GHz consultation
25-06-27 FCS Response to Telecoms Access Review 2026
25-04-28 FCS response to Ofcom Consultation – Spectrum for Mobile Services
25-03-12 FCS response to Ofcom’s ADR consultation
25-02-03 FCS response to Ofcom Plan of Work 2025
24-09-27 FCS response spectrum consultation – no personal details
24-09-27 FCS response 32ghz-access-expansion no personal detail
24-09-27 FCS response to Ofcom consultation Illegal harms further consultation Torture and animal cruelty
24-09-27 Ofcom Call for Input – Reducing scam calls from abroad which spoof UK mobile numbers
24-09-27 Ofcom consultation Sky and Space
24-07-05 FCS response to Ofcom’s Media Literacy Strategy
24-03-28 FCS response to Ofcom consultation Tackling scam calls
24-03-06 FCS Response on consultation on resilience and RAN backup
24-02-26 FCS Response on protecting people from illegal harms online
24-02-12 FCS Response review of inflation linked prices
24-02-09 Ofcom Work Plan 2024
24-01-23 The Future Regulation of Phone-Paid Services
24-01-12 FCS Response on Revenue Sharing
24-01-12 FCS ADR Response
23-11-09 ECC CoP FCS response
23-11-08 Member Briefing Ofcom Net Neutrality Review
23-10-11 FCS response to Ofcom consultation on Electronic Communications Code (ECC)
23-09-22 FCS Response to Ofcom Mobile Roaming Consultation
23-06-21 FCS response – Ofcom consultation on CLI authentication
23-01-18 Ofcom plan of work consultation
22-11-18 Ofcom network neutrality consultation
22-07-14 FCS response – Ofcom regulatory enforcement guidelines consultation
22-06-24 Ofcom Consultation on revising the Reg Enforcement Guidelines
22-05-20 Ofcom Consultation General policy on ensuring compliance with security duties
22-04-01 Ofcom Consultation – Future Approach to Mobile Spectrum
22-03-14 Proposed FCS response to Ofcom consultation – Future approach to mobile
22-02-09 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on its Proposed Plan of work 2022/23
21-11-09 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Quick, easy and reliable switching
21-11-04 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Network Neutrality
21-03-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Quick, Easy and Reliable Switching
21-02-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on its Proposed Plan of work 2021/22
21-01-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Implementing the EECC- Ofcom. Response 1, Response 2 and Response 3
20-11-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Implementing the EECC
20-11-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Open Communications Consultation
20-07-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Implementing the EECC
20-02-01 FCS Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on its Proposed Plan of work 2020/21
20-01-29 FCS Response to the Ofcom Consultation – Upgrading broadband customers to superfast products
20-01-15 FCS Response to the Ofcom Consultation – Compensating providers delivering universal service
19-03-30 FCS Response to OMU Request for Inputs
19-02-30 FCS Response to Proposed Annual Plan 2019/20
18-10-15 FCS Response to End of Contract
18-07-30 FCS Response to Proposed Guidance on GCA3.2(b)
18-02-30 FCS Response to Proposed Annual Plan 2018/19
18-02-15 FCS Response to OMU Implementation Report
17-02-30 FCS Response to Future of UHF1 & 2 Radio Spectrum – Ofcom
17-01-01 FCS Response to Release and Auction of 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz Spectrum
16-10-25 FCS Response to Strengthening Openreach’s strategic and operational independence
16-06-10 FCS Response to Universal Service Obligation for Broadband
OPENREACH CONSULTATIONS
23.09.20 Openreach 103 key site exchange exit programme – FCS response FINAL
23-08-02 Openreach Consultation on how we propose to exit the 103 priority exchanges consultation – issue 4
19-06-01 Openreach Industry Consultation on FTTP Exchange Upgrade and Single Order Exchange Upgrade trialling
19-05-15 FCS Response to Exchange based approach to upgrading to FTTP
18-07-22 FCS Response to “Upgrading the Access Network”
17-04-01 FCS Response to Delivering a More Independent Openreach – Openreach
GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS
26-05-05 FCS Response to DSIT’s Mobile Market Review – DSIT
25-02-18 FCS response to DSIT Technology Adoption – DSIT
24-02-26 Protecting and enhancing the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure – DSIT
23-11-29 FCS response DSIT Broadband USO – DSIT
23-11-29 FCS Response DSIT Broadband VHTRP – DSIT
23-11-14 FCS response to DSIT consultation – Open Communications – DSIT
22-05-11 – DCMS Security Regulations and Codes of Practice consultation FCS response – DCMS
22-04-20 – DCMS Security Regulations and Codes of Practice Consultation – DCMS
22-03-04 – DCMS Consultation launch event – DCMS
18-07-01 FCS Response to Business Productivity Review – BEIS
18-01-15 FCS Response to Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review – DCMS
17-01-22 FCS Response to Extending Local Full Fibre Networks – DCMS
16-05-13 FCS Response to Broadband Needs of Business Users – DCMS/BIS
16-02-20 FCS Response to National Infrastructure Commission – HM Treasury
EU RESPONSES
16-02-21 FCS/IMVNOx Joint Response to Hutchison’s proposed remedies to non-MNOs arising from its proposed merger with Telefonica UK – European Commission Market Test