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News But e-minister Patricia Hewitt believes Ofcom - which will be up and running in 2003 - will turn that round. The current director general of Oftel, David Edmonds, is seen as the figurehead of telecoms regulation in this... [12 Jan 2001]
The birth of a communications super-regulator - getting it right
Comment Naturally there are concerns, and as industry gets a chance to digest the UK government's proposals for a super-regulator - Ofcom - more are likely to come to the surface. First, in response to the concern that... [11 Jan 2001]
Swiss scandal puts 3G licence in doubt
News Ofcom has contacted diAx, the subsidiary of TeleDanmark that ran the company's UMTS bid, demanding an explanation. A spokesman for Ofcom said: "We have written to diAx to ask what is going on. The... [09 Jan 2001]
The silicon.com Christmas Nativity Part II
Comment We have realised that the soothsayers of Oftel have grown long in the tooth and should be replaced by a body known as Ofcom. Scene 3: [Enter Herod and his henchman] Herod (played by Tony Blair): So henchman Jack, explain... [20 Dec 2000]
Ofcom: The superfluous super-regulator?
Comment This week, the government agreed to that need and published a white paper on Ofcom, laying out the barest bones of how the new watchdog will be constructed. The salient points to be taken from the initial document are... [14 Dec 2000]
Ofcom 'could slow reform', warns telecoms lobby group
News The CMA is concerned that 'management by committee' within Ofcom could make that problem worse. Consequently, he said, "One key concern is that [Ofcom] will have enough of a pro-consumer focus and can... [13 Dec 2000]
UK to get single communications super-regulator by 2003
News The Office of Communications, or Ofcom as it has already been dubbed, will be run by a US-style board of executives rather than a single director and will combine the role of several regulators - Oftel, the ITC, the... [12 Dec 2000]
Four licences awarded in Swiss UMTS auction
News The Swiss Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM) said four rounds of bidding, instead of the predicted eight, took place on the internet. OFCOM had claimed having only four runners would not make... [06 Dec 2000]
Of Gore, Hague and more dot-com disasters
Comment Hague did allude to the almost inevitable creation of Ofcom, the communications uber-regulator. Many commentators believe it doesn't matter all that much given their policies aren't exactly polls apart (if you'll pardon... [09 Nov 2000]
Hague promises to overhaul IR35 and ecommerce acts
News Hague hinted that the creation of a super-regulator (commonly referred to as Ofcom) was on the agenda. Speaking at an event held by the Conservative Business Liason Unit (CBLU), the leader of the opposition criticised... [07 Nov 2000]
NTL boss calls for single communications regulator
News Setting up an Office of Communications (Ofcom) has long been talked about by the UK government and this autumn it is expected to release its white paper on what role that regulator should play. In an exclusive interview... [24 Oct 2000]
The Agenda Setters: Oftel chief calls for regulatory overhaul
News He believes that a converged telecoms and media market needs a converged regulator - possibly called Ofcom. In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Edmonds said he was working with legislation that is "16 years old... [12 Oct 2000]
