Telecommunications giant BT has been slapped with a hefty £17.5 million fine by Ofcom, the UK’s telecoms regulator, for a network disruption that affected 14,000 emergency calls and posed an “unacceptable risk” to the public. The disruption, which occurred on Sunday 25 June last year, lasted for more than 10 hours. While no serious harm was reported by emergency services during the disruption…
