By: Luke
Ofcom looks to open up broadcast transmission access
Ofcom proposed today that ntl Inc and US-listed Crown Castle international provide network access to their respective broadcast transmission masts.
After analysis of the market, Ofcom is seeking views on its proposals that ntl and Crown Castle each have ’significant market power’ in providing access to their respective masts, site networks and shared antenna systems for national, regional and metropolitan broadcasting.
In the second stage of its review of terrestrial broadcasting transmission services, Ofcom proposes the two companies provide network access to their respective masts and sites and managed transmission services on ‘cost-orientated terms’.
The closing date for responses to the broadcasting transmission services consultation is Dec 22 2004.
Nov 11th 2004
The regulator is overstepping its mark and embarking on a corrupt socialistic ideal.
Ofcom did nothing to help National Grid when Energis wanted BT to open up its local loop. Letters sent to the Director General were returned with the statement that the communications regulator were powerless to do anything because sufficient competition was in place. Energis as a result went bankrupt and OFCOM was to blame. I am surprised shareholders didn’t take the regulator to court.
Now you want to hit National Grid again by trying to force the company to share their assets, assets what we shareholders paid hard cash for.
When are these lefty regulators going to be replaced by a more centre, even minded, body.
National Grid and Crown castle are private companies who have aquired their businesses well after competition was deemed sufficient. In fact when National Grid wanted to purchase Crown Castle no objection was made.
It is now payback time and National Grid should be allowed to make �Billions of profit. We are a capitalistic country and we (the shareholders) own the company not the loony, immoral, left wing.
Nov 12th 2004
That happened way before Ofcom was formed, early 2002 I think it was.
Nov 12th 2004
Ofcom was formed from Oftel. Ofcom now regulates all levels of Communication, ie, Telecoms through to Broadcasting etc