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Calling nuisance calls fraud is both dangerous and sneaky. TL;DR – if you want to address nuisance calls (and by extension scrotitude via telephone c…
Some of the privacy-minded readers of this blog might sense some irony in my use of Google’s codification of the corporate ethics it espoused until a…
Over the years, Simwood has resisted making blanket CPI+x% price rises, instead focussing on ensuring that, where appropriate, our pricing reflects t…
Here we go again… although unlike the seminal film starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, it’s ceased to be funny. Way back when, Ofcom updated th…
By Pete Farmer I’ve had the privilege this year of speaking to senior people in many large international telcos, to build relationships and reveal Th…
By Pete Farmer In a recent blog about ITW, I said the UK’s dirty surcharge regime represented a transfer of wealth from the poorest nations on earth…
By Peter Farmer It’s been a couple days since the team landed back at their various abodes after coming together for 3 days of meetings (and a little…
By Peter Farmer Operate a voice service in the UK? Does it use telephone numbers? Then you have to provide access to 999/112. Oh, it’s over the top y…
By Peter Farmer Many of you know of my dual-nationality. Being both British and Canadian, means I give twice as much grief to Americans (and get twic…
By Peter Farmer By now, you’ll be aware of a Statement issued by our regulator, the Office of Communications, that kicked any form of STIR/SHAKEN or…
By Peter Farmer Simwood, like all networks and service providers with a turnover over £634k a year, have specific legal obligations with respect to s…
By Peter Farmer TL;DR: We’re now members of the International Telecommunications Union and look forward to working with fellow members, Governments,…