October 6th 2006
By: Luke
"Perhaps the biggest challange [for Richards/Ofcom] is to keep up with the dizzying pace of technological change that is blurring the lines between traditional broadcasting, telecoms, and the internet, potentially taking products and services beyond its [Ofcom's] jurisdication" - FT p.3
October 5th 2006
By: Russ
I thought I would link to this a recent consumer complaint about the high cost of off-net mobile calls. Click here. It's a particularly troublesome issue for many consumers because they often have no idea when they are calling off-net.
October 5th 2006
By: Russ
Ofcom announced today the appointment of Ed Richards as its new CEO, effective today.
Richards (bio here) is of course by now an old-hand at Ofcom and will need no transition to speak of. Richards has already been acting as COO of Ofcom. Richards, however, will face a different ...
October 4th 2006
By: Russ
Yesterday, I spent most of the day at the OECD's forum on next generation networks (NGN). Some observations:
* The most interesting presentation was from the U.S. carrier Verizon. Verizon clearly know how to sell the benefits of NGN to policy-makers and the public. They are touting ...
