April 13th 2006
By: Luke
Ofcomwatch recently interviewed the Rt. Hon. John Redwood, MP, asking him for his views on the government's approach to regulation, Ofcom and the BBC.
Under Michael Howard's leadership of the Conservative Party, Redwood was a front bench spokesman as Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation, and aspects of this role have ...
April 10th 2006
By: Amit
ICSTIS, the premium rate services (PRS) industry regulator, published last week a Guide to the Factors Considered by ICSTIS when Imposing a Sanction.
This document summarises the three available procedures via which ICSTIS deals with potential breaches of the ICSTIS Code of Practice (Informal Procedure, Standard Procedure and Emergency Procedure), its ...
April 9th 2006
By: Russ
The Times (and Channel 4) have recently been focusing on what appears to be the prolific use of consultancies under New Labour.
Click here for one of the recent stories. The top mentions always go to these overly ambitious, outsourced IT projects that are years behind schedule and massively over-budget, ...
April 5th 2006
By: Russ
Folks, just a few nuggets from our fellow OfcomWatchers out there:
* Roger Darlington a few days back reported on Ofcom's recent further review of DQ services. You know those 118-xxx services... His analysis is here.
* James Enck points us to a brief review (from Dean Bubley's blog) ...
April 5th 2006
By: Russ
The UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UKCTA) just sent OfcomWatch this background document that specifies the group's policy priorities for the coming year.
On the issue of VoIP, UKCTA says:
UKCTA, which is working closely with Ofcom and other industry bodies over this issue, supports the development of new voice services as long ...
April 4th 2006
By: Russ
Ofcom today released its latest annual plan. Click here for the document and related information.
I think the two big items are:
* Radio spectrum - release and trading of more radio spectrum.
* International matters - there is quite a bit on the table this year for Ofcom as ...
April 3rd 2006
By: Russ
I read with interest Emily Bell's article ('A future without the license fee') in the MediaGuardian this morning. She discusses how the BBC is reportedly going to monetise some of its assets overseas such as its website and how American audiences may soon see adverts. This calls to ...
