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Royal Mail control of direct mail prices worries DMA

The DMA has greeted Ofcom's proposals to free Royal Mail to set its own prices for bulk mail...Ofcom yesterday published proposals for a seven-year regulatory framework it said was designed ... by the coalition Government, Ofcom wants to sweep away the regime of price controls on business and most public ... is critical of Postcomm's over-complicated approach to price controls, mostly welcomed Ofcom's "fresh approach ...

Ofcom finalises rules on silent calls

LONDON – Ofcom yesterday introduced its new policy on silent calls after its consultation process..., Ofcom has dropped the requirement for the recorded message to identify the purpose of the call ... the intended recipient of the call. Ofcom said that the Information Commissioner's Office stated ... ,000 to £50,000 after a separate DTI consultation later this year. Stephen Carter, Ofcom chief executive ...

Industry backs Ofcom's silent calls crackdown

LONDON - Both the Direct Marketing Association and the Telemarketing Association have backed Ofcom...available to telemarketers. Brand Republic also contacted the companies fined by Ofcom, which were Space ... with Ofcom s requirements we immediately replaced it with a new, compliant, AMCAT system, at a total cost ... are much larger than us. A spokesman for Carphone Warehouse said the company accepted Ofcom s findings ...

Ofcom sets out super-fast broadband investment plan

LONDON - Ofcom has outlined an investment framework for super-fast broadband networks...Ed Richards, Ofcom chief executive, said at industry trade body Intellect's conference in London this morning: "Our position is clear. Ofcom favours a regulatory environment for the next generation ... realistic period in the future. Ofcom also revealed today that price comparison calculators Broadband ...

ICO and Ofcom forge ties on telemarketing regulation

LONDON - The Information Commissioner's Office and telecoms regulator Ofcom have been building a...The two regulators have agreed guidelines for deciding which of them leads investigations of non-compliant behaviour by telemarketers in reference to the 2003 Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, and how they should work together. While Ofcom s focus is on policing persistent misuse of electronic ...

Cameron outlines plot to cut Ofcom down to size

LONDON - Conservative Party leader David Cameron is set to announce Ofcom's power...In a speech to Reform, a think tank, Cameron is expected to pledge a cut in the number of quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations) in a bid to save costs and create greater accountability. Under the plans Ofcom will lose its ability to make decisions about policy. Instead ...

Ofcom urged to make TPS stricter on businesses

LONDON - Ofcom should strengthen its rules on nuisance sales calls and insist telemarketers pay...The study has been published by the European Policy Forum as part of ongoing coverage of regulatory affairs and was authored by economist Keith Boyfield. It coincides with Ofcom's current review of the Telephone Preference Service and is critical of the TPS, describing it as less effective than the US Do ...

Preston steps down as Ofcom junk food debate closes

and drink advertising debate, has stepped down from his post now the Ofcom consultation on the issue has...regulator Ofcom to avoid a possible all-out ban on junk food advertising before 9pm. Preston ... are very grateful. He recognised that, now the Ofcom consultation has closed, it was an appropriate time ...

Funding for regional news provision faces £64m deficit says Ofcom

LONDON - Ofcom has told the government the costs associated with Channel 3 regional licences...into the provision of regional news and in its response Ofcom has reiterated its proposals to create independent news ... , Ofcom said: "The consortia could be made up of existing television news providers, newspaper groups ... productions." Ofcom's full response can be read here Ofcom has also today published research today ...

Stephen Carter takes up non-exec directorship at Royal Mail

LONDON - Stephen Carter, the former chief executive of Ofcom, has been handed a non...He will add the duties to his day job as chief executive of City PR agency Brunswick and a non-executive directorship of builders merchant Travis Perkins. Carter was chief executive of media and telecoms regulator Ofcom between 2003 and 2007. Prior to that he was managing director of debt-laden cable operator NTL ...

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