Best Practice Documents

From time to time, Comms Council UK will produce Best Current Practice (BCP) documents on particular industry issues. These documents are recommended forms of guidance produced by the membership. Comms Council UK strongly recommends the members adhere to all BCPs. They are not mandatory requirements however like the Code of Practice. 

Our members have instant access to a range of guidance, to view all of our best practice documents, please log in to the Members Wiki.

 

Comms Council UK BCPs:

DDoS guidance summary

Recommendations for Provisioning Security

Recommendations for secure deployment of an IP-PBX

Porting between Comms Council UK members

Industry BCPs:

Comms Council UK will also advocate BCPs from other trade associations and relevant groups where appropriate.
Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) BCP on Blocking and filtering of Internet Traffic BCP on Filtering. This document refers to ITSPA, the name of Comms Council UK pre-April 2021 when it was rebranded. 

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2026 Comms Council UK Awards

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