FCS News

The Openreach Board Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (OBARCC) has published its 2022 report on Openreach's compliance with the Commitments. The report can be viewed here

This year's FCS Comms Provider event theme will be 'Competition and Trading in 2023’. It will be held online on November 23rd 2022 and will focus on how our members will trade in the coming year(s), and the impacts of 'The move to All-IP', 'Competition' (in the...

Please note our new office address is: Unit 14, The Stottie Shed Baker's Yard Christon Road Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1XD

Ofcom has voluntary codes of practice on broadband speeds for residential and business customers, which give customers the right to exit their broadband contract and bundled services, without penalty, if their download speed falls below a minimum guaranteed speed....

The BR / VTi Event has for some years provided the sole opportunity for the Business Radio and Vehicle Installer Community in the UK to meet with colleagues from all sides of the industry and discuss the matters of the day. During the 2022 Event planning, the FCS has...

We are delighted to announce that our CEO Itret Latif has been nominated for the Services To The Channel – Hall of Fame award at the Comms Business Awards 2022 taking place in London on 21st July. Cast your vote here

FCS have attended a series of One Touch Switching (OTS) Working Groups this week, including the process design walkthrough. We have also attended the first in a series of Gaining Provider Led (GPL) Business Switching Process meetings to ensure business switching for...

FCS has reviewed the detail of this Ofcom consultation on the Future Approach to Mobile Spectrum Our responses on what we have assessed to be the key areas are detailed in red here If members have additional input they wish to be considered, please let us know on...

The OBARCC is the Openreach Board committee responsible for monitoring Openreach’s compliance with the Commitments.  This is our twelfth bulletin, reporting on our meeting in January 2022. The Commitments Monitoring Office (CMO) supports the OBARCC.  Communications...

The consultation on the draft Electronic Communications (security measures) Regulations and draft code of practice went live at 9:30am this morning. The consultation will last 10 weeks and close on 10 May, all consultation responses, and any questions on the...

Openreach have sent out requests for a simple view of how CPs in trial areas expect their Salisbury base to behave up to the point of WLR withdrawal in April 2023. It’s really important that CPs respond and submit a forecast so Openreach know that CPs are engaged and...

For the attention of Vehicle Installer and Conversion Companies, The current version of FCS 1362 has been in effect since 2016 and remains the basis for excellence in after-market installation theory and practice. In the time since its publication, much has changed...

FCS board met last week with Openreach CEO Clive Selley and Managing Director Katie Millgan. It was a very good session and we look forward to the next one in June 2022.

FCS have attended a meeting with DCMS and industry regarding the Telecomms Security Bill. The bill is now at the report stage in the House of Lords. The report stage gives all members of the Lords a further opportunity to examine and make amendments to the bill. After...

Update from Ofcom: Ofcom has today published its decision on a new fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) pricing offer that Openreach intends to introduce from 1 October 2021. Under our wholesale fixed telecoms market review rules, Openreach must notify us of certain offers 90...

FCS is proud to have our CEO Itret Latif as part of the judging panel for the UC Today Partner Awards 2021! View more information and the judging panel here

The Ofcom Statement with regards to switching is out today. Whilst we welcome the One Touch option, we have some concerns in relation to the delivery date of April 2023 and that there is still no decision on switching for business. View the Ofcom Statement here If you...

Please see a bulletin from Openreach below: Openreach Board Audit Risk & Compliance Committee (OBARCC) bulletin September 2021 The OBARCC is the Openreach Board committee responsible for monitoring Openreach’s regulatory compliance.  This is our tenth bulletin,...

FCS recently attended the first meeting to discuss the requirement of a central number data base for the future of porting. We are currently engaging on behalf of members with industry workgroups and will attend further workshops. We will be sending out a document...

We have been informed that a criminal hacking organisation calling themselves REvil appear to be carrying out sophisticated planned and organised distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against VoIP companies in the UK. Early reports indicate that at least a...