Office of the Telecommunications Authority

25 Feb 2012

Before Hong Kong's telecom market liberalisation began in 1995, regulating communications was simple.

8:19AM

Leave to appeal granted over Citizens' Radio

2 Dec 2011

Five prominent pan-democrats were granted leave to appeal by Hong Kong's highest court against HK$1,000 fines imposed on them for speaking on pirate station Citizens' Radio.

2:18AM

Ofta tells Citizens' Radio to switch off

24 Mar 2010

Telecoms watchdog Ofta yesterday ordered outlawed Citizens' Radio to stop broadcasting after the Civil Aviation Department said the station's signals were interfering with its communication...

5:47AM

Telecoms firms shun new voluntary code

10 Feb 2010

Not one telecoms operator has offered to adopt a new voluntary guideline that proposes a seven-day cooling-off period to allow consumers to cancel contracts.

6:33AM

HK phone cards to be sold in Guangdong

24 Sep 2009

Cross-border commerce between Hong Kong and Guangdong will go telephonic after October 1, when the city's pre-paid calling card suppliers will be allowed to sell their products and services in the...

10:23AM

Radio trial to go ahead despite loss of tapes

19 Sep 2009

Citizens' Radio has failed in its bid to halt a lawsuit against its unlicensed broadcasts, after Eastern Court ruled that the loss of footage in four videotapes kept by telecoms watchdog Ofta...

6:18AM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

Citizens' Radio to fight ruling

Citizens' Radio activists will appeal against a recent High Court's ruling upholding charges related to the unlicensed station, saying it failed to explain whether the broadcasting licensing...

7:38PM

Activists stay on the air in 'act of civil disobedience'

Citizens' Radio continued broadcasting last night in what it said was an act of civil disobedience.

9:46PM

61 complaints over unwanted calls

Telecoms watchdog Ofta handled 61 complaints about person-to-person calls between December last year, when the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance came into effect, and November 12,...

4:27AM

Citizens' Radio faces new probe

The telecoms watchdog launched an investigation into unlicensed broadcaster Citizens' Radio after it went on air again yesterday.

12:19PM

Rebel broadcasters hit airwaves again under nose of watchdog

Unlicensed broadcaster Citizens' Radio, spearheaded by pro-democracy activists, went on air again last night under heavy surveillance from telecommunications officers.

2:37PM

More than 1,200 a day say no to unsolicited fax adverts

Stop the promotional faxes, Hongkongers have been saying in the past two weeks.

An average of 1,200 fax numbers a day have been added to the do-not-call register and on Tuesday the...

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