December 29th 2004
By: ChrisMarsden
A lot of chatter around the European Competitive Telecoms Association (ECTA) conference in Brussels earlier this month focused on the spectacular work in reducing broadband prices, driving investment and encouraging entry and innovation - in France. OfCom agrees: look at the price/speed/investment comparisons in this chart series by Ed Richards ...
December 29th 2004
By: Luke
Today's Guardian celebrates Ofcom's 1st birthday with a review of the regulator's first year, and makes the following comment:
"Although it seems Ofcom is engaged in an ever-growing number of reviews and consultations, its modus operandi resembles the creative processes of Rolf Harris. Like the antipodean artist, Ofcom has been working ...
December 28th 2004
By: Luke
As everyone knows, Ofcom completes its first year as the UK�s media and communications regulator on December 29. So how did the regulator perform? Here are my thoughts:
What strikes me as the dominant theme after the first year of the new regulatory scheme is the enduring power of both BT ...
December 24th 2004
By: Amit
ComReg, the Irish telecoms regulator, has announced on Wednesday a significant reduction of the Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) Process Charges that Irish incumbent Eircom charges other operators. The charge is reduced to �58 from the current charge of �121.52, with the reduction to take effect on 1 ...
December 24th 2004
By: Amit
For those of us who had problems keeping up with the rapid developments in British broadband this year, yesterday�s 2004: the year of British broadband on the Register might help put things in order.
Amit Rainhartz
December 23rd 2004
By: monica
Ofcom has given today its Christmas present for holders of WT Act licences: the introduction of spectrum trading. This is seen as an important part of securing the optimal use of spectrum and will enable licences holders to transfer all or part of their rights and obligations under the licenses ...
December 22nd 2004
By: ChrisMarsden
For those of you comms lawyers obsessed with Microsoft but not paying attention to other matters, see the decision in context in The Register's 2004 patents round-up. Nice of them to also mentino Creative Commons UK!
December 22nd 2004
By: Luke
Ofcom today announced the completion of its own role in the statutory process for the Capital Radio plc and GWR Group plc proposed merger.
The assessment of key competition aspects of the proposed merger has been undertaken by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The OFT will announce its conclusions ...
December 21st 2004
By: ChrisMarsden
BT giveth and BBC taketh away - though in fairness Cult didn't have much Eric and Ernie anyway...
December 21st 2004
By: ChrisMarsden
The OFT today issues 14 documents relating to the Modernisation Regulation - including updated guidelines on application of concurrency between its powers and those of OfCom.
Competition lawyers in communications can enjoy their Christmas week here.
Maybe OFT has outdone OfCom on a publication splurge before Christmas?!
