By: Luke
Ofcom Challenged Over Costs…Again
Ofcom Challenged Over Costs…Again
Ofcom continue to get a rough ride in the press today after yesterday’s going over in the FT Creative Business.
The Guardian reports:
‘Ofcom…is facing the prospect of a New Year row with its licensees after admitting yesterday its operating costs will be 27% higher than the five watchdogs it is replacing.’
Ofcom will be holding a consultation to assess its own licencing fees early next year. It’s expected to be contentious. Ofcom argue that the industry has encouraged it to hire ‘expert’ people - and those people have come at a price. I suspect the sentiment is true but the encouragement less so.
Salaries will account for �53m of Ofcom’s �164m outlay in 2004-5. While 28 earn more than �100,000, the average is �36,127, lower than Oftel, the ITC and the Radio Authority but more than the BSC and the Radiocommunications Agency.
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