March 16th 2005
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OfcomWatch Exclusive: Kevin Martin, Tar Heel fan

Catherine Bohigian, FCC Commissioner Martin's legal advisor on media policy issues, was kind enough to inform us that Kevin Martin is a UNC Tar Heels fan. Go 'Heels!
March 16th 2005
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Blair Levin on Martin’s elevation to FCC chairman…

Blair Levin, former FCC chief of staff and now with Legg Mason, just emailed OfcomWatch with his take on what happened today (note his analysis was written in the morning, before the news was official) and what remains likely to happen in terms of two more vacant seats on the ...
March 16th 2005
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Bush Appoints …

Kevin Martin to head the FCC. Martin was one of the front-runners, and has already served on the Commission since 2001. His resume is non-controversial and I think he is generally well-regarded. Well, I say non-controversial. This may be lost on our European readers, but Martin is both a Tarheel ...
March 16th 2005
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Stephen Cart[i]er on Product Placement

Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post on Stephen Carter's speech to the ISBA recently: There's been a considerable amount of follow-up discussion about Stephen Carter's comments regarding product placement on British television, or what as an American I sometimes call, 'BT'... Anyway, here is what Cartier said: What about product ...
March 16th 2005
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ITV lobby Ofcom for increase to ad break time

The adverts are rapidly becoming the best thing showing on ITV. So it is great news that the company is looking to persuade Ofcom to allow it to extend its average advertising break from seven to nine minutes. More ads mean less shows. So, is there any chance of extending ...
March 16th 2005
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The ‘one in, one out’ approach to managing regulation

We are told today that the 'one in, one out' approach to managing regulation has arrived: '[W]here new regulations have to be matched by deregulatory measures.' Is it just me, or does this sound like an incredible gimmick? Actually, when I first heard the term, 'one in, one out', I thought it was ...
March 16th 2005
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BRTF - Less Is More - by as much as 1% GDP in medium term

The two key conclusions of the Better Regulation Task Force report 'Less Is More' published today are: 1. Government should adopt the successful Dutch approach of reducing the administrative burden of regulation and its cost. This involves first measuring the administrative burden and then setting a target to reduce it. 2. ...
March 16th 2005
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Jamie Cowling on managing the regulatory morass

Our friend, Jamie Cowling, has a piece out in Public Finance called 'On Closer Inspection'. Check it out, folks. Jamie focuses on the tough questions associated with assessing the costs and benefits of regulation (and the overall size of the regulatory state), and what that assessment means for ...
March 15th 2005
By: Luke
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Ofcom - online media literacy resources

Ofcom has established a dedicated section on the Ofcom website to promote media literacy. There hasn't been much promotion on this one - which on the face of it looks quite useful. Indeed, I don't think there has even been a press release - please feel free to correct me if ...
March 15th 2005
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Budget 2005 - Cutting Red Tape - Is Ofcom in the firing line?

Tomorrow is Budget Day, with Gordon Brown outlining his spending plans for the year ahead - that is if the Government returns after an expected election in May. As part of last year's budget the Chancellor commissioned Philip Hampton to conduct a review into the cost of red tape and ...

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January 8th 2009
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Ofcom and the truth about broadband speeds…

Ofcom today released its study into the consumer broadband experience in the UK. (link: here) The truth?  UK consumers receive an average of 3.6 Mbits/second.  Not terrible.  In fact, not bad at all.  But the real problem with broadband in the UK was always the misleading statements -- the hype -- both ...
January 6th 2009
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Ofcom measures BT Openreach monopoly waste

Ofcom released an interesting document today.  It calculates -- on some level -- how efficiently or inefficiently BT Openreach functions.  (link:  here).  I would be interested to see what financially oriented telecoms analysts like James Enck make of it. I could barely get past the summary, which contains this nugget: Openreach would ...
January 6th 2009
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Ofcom: get better deals for 2009

Hey folks, well another year under our belts -- where did 2008 go? Ofcom today set forth some reminders / tips on how to get better deals on media and communications products during the economic downturn.  They serve up two primary recommendations: *  Use an Ofcom accredited price comparison website; and *  Take ...
December 29th 2008
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Ofcom: five happy years

Ofcom last week released an overview of what's happened in the last five years since it commenced operations.  Five years! It's amusing:  If you go back in time the great and good who created Ofcom and debated the Communications Act 2003 were worried about a few issues that seem quaint in ...
December 18th 2008
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New Ofcom chair, HFSS and Happy Festivus from OfcomWatch

Folks, well it's been another year, this one ending on a generally upbeat note, despite the unwelcome economic conditions: *  Colette Bowe was announced as the new Chairperson of Ofcom.  Excellent choice.  We've met with Ms. Bowe a few times since her consumer panel days and I think she is the ...

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