Latest News & Updates
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15/25: Commercial Customers Gas Tariffs Consultation
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
IndustryThe Authority has published its proposals for extending the current regulatory framework to include gas tariffs for large consumers; this follows the publication of Information Notice (27/24) highlighting the Authority’s concerns with the level of tariffs for Special Agreement Customers.
Interested Parties are welcome to respond to the consultation by 5pm on the 5th August 2025.
Please click this link to view the Consultation.
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14/25 : Information Notice - Interim Gas Tariff Review Notice
Friday, June 20, 2025
IndustryThe Authority has published Information Notice 14/25 in respect of the mid year Gas Tariff review. The outcome of the review is that tariffs will be increasing by 5.3% with effect from 1 July 2025. The Information Notice can be found here.
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11/25: Response To Fee Setting For Broadcasting Licence Award Process Consultation
Monday, June 2, 2025
IndustryThe Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority has today published its Response to Fee Setting for the Broadcasting Licence Award Process Consultation.
To view the document click here.
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10/25: Response to Consultation on the Authority’s proposal for a Suitable Award Process
Monday, June 2, 2025
IndustryThe Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority has today published its Response to Consultation on the Authority’s proposals for a Suitable Award Process for Broadcasting Licences.
To view the document click here.
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09/25 : Information Notice - Investigation of Allegations into Anti-Competitive Behaviour
Thursday, April 24, 2025
IndustryThe Authority received a complaint that e-llan Communications Limited and/or Manx Cable Company Limited may be engaging in anti-competitive practices. Specifically, it has been alleged that it is inappropriately restricting access to the subsea fibre optic communications cable operated by e-llan Communications Limited. The Authority will investigate the claims made in the complaint, but it is important to point out that at this stage no findings have been made in the matter. The Information Notice can be found here.
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08/25 : Information Notice - Issue of a Licence to the PSB - Manx Radio
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
IndustryThe Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority has today published its Information Notice 08/25 relating to the issue of a Licence to the Public Service Broadcaster (“PSB”) – Manx Radio. The notice can be found here in our Publication Library.
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Press Release - Copper Decommissioning
Monday, March 10, 2025
Industry10th March 2025
CURA is the Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority for the Isle of Man and we are the independent regulator for the Island’s telecoms sector.
Since the introduction of the existing network over a century ago telecoms services, including voice calls and broadband, have been traditionally delivered to consumers over copper wires, however this is set to change. To ensure that your needs and protection are kept at the heart of the copper switch-off process, work has been on-going behind the scenes involving ourselves, the Department for Enterprise, the Office of Fair Trading and industry-wide service providers (BlueWave, Domicilum, Manx Telecom, Opti-Fi, Starlink, Sure and Wi-Manx). Many homes will already have various other options, such as fibre, wireless broadband, or satellite, but the process and alternative services may differ from person-to-person.
Manx Telecom’s copper network will be replaced with a fibre optic network and the process of rolling out fibre is nearing completion. This means that the old copper network is being withdrawn from service; consumers who still have a copper-based service will have to switch to another service to stay connected. The entire copper network is scheduled to be switched off by 2029.
The plan that has been put in place will give consumers as much n…
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Carnane ( Douglas) : Faulty Transmitter - BBC Radio 4/ Classic FM - FIXED
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
IndustryThe Authority has today been made aware that the Carnane (Douglas ) transmitter has a fault.
The Authority has contacted the BBC who have advised that they are aware that the transmitter has a fault and that this is being investigated.
The Authority will post further updates when available.
Further Update: - The Authority has been notified that the fault has been fixed as 15.46pm (05/02/2025)
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06/25 : Calling Line Identification Facilities Response to Consultation and Decision
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
IndustryThe Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority has today published its Response to Consultation and Decision on Calling Line Identification Facilities.
To view the document click here.
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05/25 : Broadcasting Licence Fee Review
Friday, January 31, 2025
IndustryOn the 31st January 2025 the Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority published its Broadcasting Licence Award Process Consultation (04/25) and Broadcasting Licence Fee Review Consultation (05/25)
These Consultations follow on from the Response to Consultation on Broadcasting Licences (22/24) published 23rd October 2024.
The deadline for submitting a response to the Consultations is 14th March 2025.
To view the consultation click here.