February 21st 2005
By: Russ
The responses to Ofcom's Phase 2 telecoms review are up on the Ofcom website, here. Nothing too surprising, but there are a few interesting nuggets:
Respondents Bob Franklin and Len Hawkes claim:
Ofcom's Phase 2 Consultation Document contains virtually no financial data (past, current or future estimates of costs and benefits) ...
February 21st 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
In the spirit of helping Kip Meek learn from other European regulators - see their annual shindig in Barcelona 13-14 April - he could look at ART's Le Blog - but maybe try blogging daily not weekly...
February 20th 2005
By: monica
An Article in The Economist on February 12th told the story of Robert Scoble, a blogger who now works for Microsoft and holds the non disdainable title of: �technical evangelist�. His job is mostly blogging about Microsoft, being pretty harsh on the company that pays him. This includes blogging whenever ...
February 18th 2005
By: Russ
Some interesting points made by Randolph May over at the PFF blog about proposed institutional changes at the FCC. May wonders whether the U.S. should: (i) reduce the number of FCC commissioners to three or even one and/or (ii) make the FCC part of the executive branch (Executive ...
February 17th 2005
By: Luke
Communications Daily report:
Ofcom published a consultation on geographic number conservation today which suggested rising U.K. demand for new voice services would mean geographic numbers must be allocated differently to communications services providers (CSPs) in parts of the country.
In the consultation, the regulator said that, in line with its duty ...
February 17th 2005
By: monica
Some weeks ago I posted about developments towards switchover in Spain. Now, multimedia companies, politicians and consumer associations are having a big row over the new Digital TV plan proposed by the Spanish Government which will likely be passed before the summer. The law�s objective is to boost DTT (by ...
February 17th 2005
By: Russ
George Kerevan of the Scotsman likes what he sees in American television:
The explosion of viewing audiences for these factual channels - which are largely funded by viewer subscriptions - has brought the big boys of television rushing in with investment cash, so there is a lot of money around for ...
February 17th 2005
By: Luke
There are a number of reports this morning detailing Lord Birt's suggestion that the BBC should share its licence fee revenue with rival broadcasters - the so called top-slicing approach.
Birt, who has a free-hand in Downing Street to advise the Prime Minister, has intervened after the draft Green Paper on ...
February 16th 2005
By: Luke
Kip Meek - Ofcom's Senior Partner for Competition and Content - has secured the Chair of the European Regulators Group (ERG)
Meek, who is also an Executive Member of the Ofcom Board, will become Chairman of the ERG in January 2006. The post will be in addition to his day to ...
February 15th 2005
By: Russ
We always seem to hear how far ahead the South Koreans are with respect to broadband penetration and speeds. Now this remarkable news story - the South Korean information and communications minister is apparently putting the brakes on telecoms providers offering IPTV:
"Telecommunications operators should not be allowed to ...
