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News Ofcom, or the Office of Communications, will replace the five existing regulators - Oftel, the Independent Television Commission, the Broadcasting Standards Authority, the Radio Authority and the Radio Communications Agency. [07 May 2002]
Ofcom is Europe's best regulator
News The study was based on the situation at the end of last year and Tarrant admitted that Ofcom would make an even better showing now that the new LLU regime is in place. The UK has Europe's best telecoms regulator, closely trailed by Denmark and... [27 May 2004]
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 that Ofcom will be operational... [14 Dec 2000]
BT could be broken up by Ofcom
News Regulator Ofcom is considering splitting BT into at least two separate units in order to create a better environment for competition and has asked its CTO to look into it, according to reports. BT also attracted the attention of the regulator last... [26 Apr 2004]
Ofcom to give telecoms industry a grilling
News New über-communications regulator Ofcom has announced its intention to put the telecoms industry under the spotlight for the first time in over a decade. The review will kick off with a first assessment phase, followed by a second phase examining... [12 Dec 2003]
Ofcom OK's BT restructuring
News Communications regulator Ofcom has accepted BT's offer of widespread changes to the way it operates its local network and deals with its rivals. Ofcom said today it had accepted more than 230 separate undertakings made by BT, including the creation... [22 Sep 2005]
Ofcom eyeballs mobile roaming rates
News Communications regulator Ofcom announced on Tuesday that it has begun examining the mobile roaming fees that UK mobile users must pay when they use their phones abroad. Vodafone, one of the UK's five mobile operators, said it welcomed Ofcom's move... [25 Jan 2006]
Ofcom hires fat-pipe czar for UK's next-gen broadband push
News Communications regulator Ofcom has today published its strategy for furthering the adoption of broadband in the UK. Black will now be wielding power over his former employers, with all three - along with nine others - signed up to Ofcom's... [06 Jul 2004]
Beware of the dog! Ofcom starts to take shape
Comment There has already been some dismay that the head of uber-regulator Ofcom - which should come into being in about 18 months - won't be a telecoms or internet specialist. Ofcom: Meet the super-regulator http://www.silicon.com/a53166 [25 Jul 2002]
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 Ofcom will confusingly report to two... [11 Jan 2001]
In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up
News In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after UK telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. The news follows a consultation on Ofcom proposals published in October last year and the... [26 Mar 2008]
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 work as fast as Oftel did over Friaco. [13 Dec 2000]
Oftel boss rewarded with Ofcom job
News David Edmonds, head of UK telecoms regulator Oftel, has been named a non-executive board member of the new super-regulator Ofcom, but he has already warned it will do little to solve the UK's rural broadband crisis [25 Sep 2002]
Ofcom threatens O2 over 3G coverage failure
News Telecoms regulator Ofcom has threatened to shave months off O2's 3G licence term after the mobile operator failed to meet a coverage deadline. O2 was obliged by the terms of its 3G licence to achieve 80 per cent overage of the UK population by the... [27 Feb 2008]
Ofcom told to rein in BT over next decade
News An influential government report has warned incoming super-regulator Ofcom that one of its biggest challenges will be ensuring fair play across the telecoms market. Electronic Networks: Challenges for the Next Decade, produced by the Cabinet Office... [04 Dec 2002]
