35 years since the first UK mobile phone call
At just after midnight on 1 January 1985 in Parliament Square, London, Michael Harrison made the UK’s first mobile phone...
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1st January 2020
5th December 2019
Apple iPhone 11 Pro ‘can override location settings’
Apple's flagship iPhone 11 Pro tracks users' locations even when they have set it not to, a security researcher has...
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11th November 2019
Vodafone strikes full fibre deal with Openreach
Vodafone is expanding its Gigafast Broadband roll-out to bring full fibre services to many more consumers and small businesses in...
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6th November 2019
Virgin Media and Vodafone strike new mobile deal
Virgin Media has agreed a five year deal with Vodafone UK to bring innovative new services, including 5G, to more...
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4th November 2019
Vodafone and Fairphone announce strategic partnership to bring ethical Fairphone 3 smartphone to Vodafone customers
Vodafone and Fairphone today announced a strategic partnership to offer the Fairphone 3 to Vodafone customers in five European markets...
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25th October 2019
Ofcom welcomes mobile firms’ agreement for ‘shared rural network’
Ofcom spokesperson: “We warmly welcome these commitments, which follow detailed discussions between Government, Ofcom and the mobile operators. These improvements...
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24th October 2019
BBC risking ‘lost generation’ as younger audience tunes out
The BBC may not be sustainable in its current form, if it fails to regain younger audiences who are increasingly...
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17th October 2019
Three investigating loss of phone services
Mobile phone company Three has apologised after some of its customers were unable to make calls or texts.
30th July 2019
Giffgaff fined £1.4m for overcharging customers
Ofcom has today fined the mobile company Giffgaff £1.4m, for overcharging millions of customers. The fine follows an Ofcom investigation....
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28th June 2019
End it with a text: easy mobile switching from Monday
At the moment, people wanting to switch mobile operator and keep their phone number usually have to call their current...
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