September 26th 2006
By: Russ
As I previously mentioned, I spent a portion of today at Carriers World 2006, participating on a panel that examined Ofcom's Sept 2005 settlement with BT that resulted in the creation of Openreach. I attended all the morning sessions, and here are some of my thoughts.
First, you should make ...
September 25th 2006
By: Russ
I will be attending Carriers World 2006 later today and participating on a panel that is examining the 2005 BT-Ofcom Settlement (the operational separation of BT to include Openreach).
I'll post a summary of what happened, along with my commentary.
Should be fun...
September 18th 2006
By: Roger Darlington
This week, there will be interviews for the post of Ofcom Chief Executive. The executive search process to appoint Stephen Carter's successor began in June and has been led by Jan Hall of JCA Group.
The interview panel will comprise Ofcom Chairman David Currie, Ofcom Deputy Chairman Philip Graf and Ofcom ...
September 18th 2006
By: Don Redding
The BBC is to use the public value test mechanism for the first time, to assess the value of a management proposal for new on-demand services. These comprise simulcast TV over the internet; catch-up TV via the internet and digital cable for seven days after first broadcast; and the use ...
September 13th 2006
By: The PolicyTracker team
By Pamela Whitby
Thinking about bidding for one of Ofcom's upcoming spectrum auctions be warned - it is more complex than it looks.
That was the general thrust of a seminar held by city law firm Olswang in London this week (12.9.06). Whilst the cynics among us might well argue that the ...
September 13th 2006
By: Russ
Ofcom today announced a consultation aimed at furthering the regulator's efforts to tackle one of the thornier problems in telecoms: mobile termination rates - those rip-off fees one carrier charges another carrier for terminating your call onto their network.
The consultation document is available here. Responses are due by ...
September 6th 2006
By: Roger Darlington
I've just been invited to attend a conference entitled "Parliament And The Internet" to be held on 12 October 2006. If you're interested, you'll find more information here.
September 6th 2006
By: Roger Darlington
The links from this web page provide details of Ofcom’s planned work for 2006/07. The eight categorised tables set out the main activities to be carried out. Use the tables to learn more about the detailed activity proposed in terms of:objectives and activitiesoutputs and timingOfcom contacts.
