The Times Has Yet Another Pop…

Andrew Pierce in The Times has really got it in for Ofcom. Today he writes…

“A FASCINATING press release this week, headlined “Consumer Panel welcomes Ofcom’s digital switchover report”. It read: “The Ofcom Consumer Panel -the independent body set up to advise Ofcom on consumer interests in the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors - welcomed Ofcom’s report, Driving Digital Switchover … The Panel said that switchover to digital could deliver real benefits to individual consumers, but added that it is essential that switchover is managed in a way that gives priority to the needs of consumers.” All excellent then at Ofcom and in North Korea.”

Pierce does perhaps raise an interesting point. There is an inherent difficulty in operating independently whilst essentially residing under the same umbrella as the parent organisation - the BBC have a similar problem. But the bottom line here is that Ofcom is taking a welcome lead in trying to get the government to focus on a key communications imperative.