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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:05 PM

Ofcom

Type: Organization

Name: Ofcom

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 21 Documents (in Internet & IT)

UK Government: A world class Digital Economy for Britain

(M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Digital Economy Bill, introduced today, sets out Government plans to ensure the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy. Published jointly by the Department for Business and the Department for Culture, ... [TMC Net - 11/20/2009]

Entities: United Kingdom, Ofcom, UK Government, Culture Media

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

T-Mobile International AG & Co

Orange and T-Mobile reject need for Ofcom concessions

Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have signalled they are unwilling to make concessions to competition regulators who will decide whether to allow the merger of... ... [FT.com - Telecoms - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Ofcom, Concession, T-Mobile International AG & Co

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

New Digital Bill unlikely to become law before election, warn Tories

Sweeping reforms to combat internet piracy, secure the future of public service broadcasting and extend digital radio are unlikely to pass into law, the Conservatives have warned.Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said that the Government would ... [Times Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Jeremy Hunt, Ofcom, Google Inc, Piracy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 10 Documents

Telus Corporation

Globalive ownership not compliant with Canada rules - Telus

Swisscom, Strategy Analytics, KPN, T-Mobile Netherlands, Ziggo, T-Mobile International, OPTA, Vodafone Group Services, UPC Nederland, Orange UK, Samsung Electronics Benelux, Belcompany, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Global Intelligence Alliance, ... [Telecom Paper - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Globalive Communications Corp, Telus Corporation, T-Mobile International AG & Co, Canada

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Global Intelligence Alliance

LatAm to top 22 mln ported numbers by 2014

Entities: T-Mobile International AG & Co, Samsung Electronics Benelux B V, Ericsson Telecommunicatie B V, Global Intelligence Alliance

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Ben Bradshaw

UK election could spell advertising rule changes

British commercial broadcasters could be boosted by a change in advertising laws if the Conservative Party wins the countrys next general election.Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said that it would consider allowing broadcasters ITV , Channel 4 ... [Digital TV Europe - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Jeremy Hunt, Ben Bradshaw, United Kingdom, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Trinity Mirror bids for North East slot in ITV local news

Trinity Mirror teamed up with the Press Association and Ten Alps, the television producer, yesterday to bid for the chance to make an ITV regional news bulletin for the North East.The newspaper publisher owns Newcastles Evening Chronicle and The Journal, ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Trinity Mirror plc, Ofcom, Neil Benson

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents

Much hype and expectation, but the Digital Economy Bill will hardly set the airwaves alight

Was it worth the wait? The Digital Economy Bill has finally been drafted after two Digital Britain documents, umpteen Ofcom reviews, endless news stories and a mounting sense of cluelessness. What once was expected to be a major review of media and communications ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Ofcom, The Digital Group, Chipmunk

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Queen's speech promises action on pirates

n the Queen's speech, the government introduced its Digital Economy Bill, which includes plans to cut file sharers' broadband connections.The announcement was made in yesterday's Queen’s Speech, and is part of the new Digital Economy Bill, following on ... [Techworld.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Broadband, National Infrastructure, United Kingdom

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

O2 Promises To Spend Millions On 3G Overhaul

Mobile operator O2 is to overhaul its much criticised mobile network, promising to spend millions in order to give it 'significant headroom for mobile data'Mobile operator O2 has confirmed plans to upgrade its mobile network across the UK, in an effort ... [Eweek Europe - 11/19/2009]

Entities: 3G, United Kingdom, Ofcom, Mobile Broadband

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Need to Know: Digital Economy Bill

The government has unveiled the to bring in new laws for file sharing and more. Borne out of the earlier this year, the bill was formally introduced in the Queen's speech with the line: "My government will introduce a bill to ensure communications infrastructure ... [IT Pro UK - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Broadband, Open Rights Group, Pirate Party

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

UK debate on

UK regulator Ofcom has published a discussion document to explore the possibility of using so-called white space or interleaved spectrum to wirelessly link up different devices and offer enhanced broadband access in rural areas. The idea is based on ... [Digital TV Europe - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Ofcom, United Kingdom, Interference

Quotes

"The proposed powers can be divested to "any person specified", rather than specifically Ofcom, and could have far-reaching and unforeseen effects. In fact, in its enthusiasm to outlaw filesharers, the government may be setting the stage for bigger battles over digital content between powerful rights-holders such as Newscorp and content aggregators such as Google."

Digital divide over filesharing plans [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]

...'Britain's creative industries have become number one in the world as a proportion of our economy,' he said. "This bill is a key part of the Government's active industrial strategy and will maintain and build on Britain's leading position. It includes measures to ensure universal broadband, the protection of music, film and other creative content and the future of quality local and regional news. The market will not provide these things, only Government action can." Furthermore, the bill would give Ofcom new duties to promote investment in communications infrastructure and public service content while also requiring...

UK government talks up the digital economy [TheInquirer.net - 11/20/2009]

The BIS spokesman said the cost of the notification process would be shared between the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, and the ISP. "Ofcom will decide on a fixed charge for written notifications if a rights holder and the ISP will charge the rights holder this fixed amount" the spokesman said

Digital Economy Bill promises action on file-sharers [ZDNet UK - 11/20/2009]

...Junior culture minister Sion Simon admitted "the funding of the full rollout of the IFNCs is not in the bill... [but] we are wedded to IFNCs" . Earlier this week the department of culture media and sport – by which time an incoming Tory government would most likely have scrapped the scheme...

Treasury secretary defends online piracy plans [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]

More Content

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A world class digital Britain [Department for Business, Innovation & Skills - 12 hours ago]
Waste of the day [Spectator - 16 hours ago]
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Nov 21 [Reuters India - 18 hours ago]
Orange and T-Mobile reject need for Ofcom conce... [FT.com - Telecoms - 20 hours ago]
Orange and T-Mobile reject need for Ofcom conce... [FT.com - Media - 20 hours ago]
UK election could spell advertising rule changes [Digital TV Europe - 21 hours ago]
Orange and T-Mobile stubborn over merger [FT.com - Companies UK - 22 hours ago]
Orange and T-Mobile stubborn over merger [FT.com - Companies, Europe - 22 hours ago]
Orange and T-Mobile stubborn over merger [FT.com - Telecoms - 22 hours ago]
Iran Trying To Wage Media Battle Against Us [Turkish Weekly - 11/20/2009]
Digital divide over filesharing plans [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill: Unanswered Questions And ... [PaidContent UK - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill: No date for radio digital... [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]
UK Government: A world class Digital Economy fo... [TMC Net - 11/20/2009]
Zain abandons merger with Paltel [Telecom Paper - 11/20/2009]
Channel 4's online remit formalised in Digital ... [Brand Republic - 11/20/2009]
UPDATE 2-D.Telekom open to all options for U.S.... [Reuters India - 11/20/2009]
UK government talks up the digital economy [TheInquirer.net - 11/20/2009]
ISPA slams Mandy's copyright land grab [The Register - 11/20/2009]
Illegal file-sharers could be fined £50,000 [Computer Weekly - 11/20/2009]
No criminal penalties for illegal downloading [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]
Sporting chances [Broadband TV News - 11/20/2009]
The Digital Economy Bill - does it add up? [BBC - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill promises action on file-sh... [ZDNet UK - 11/20/2009]
Treasury secretary defends online piracy plans [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]
WorkSnug helps iPhone users locate Wi-Fi hotspots [Telecom Paper - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill supports creative and digi... [Computer Weekly - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill - the main points [Web-User - 11/20/2009]
LatAm to top 22 mln ported numbers by 2014 [Telecom Paper - 11/20/2009]
Digital Economy Bill: Crackdown on illegal file... [Telegraph - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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The Digital Economy Bill - does it add up? [BBC Blogs \| Technology - 11/20/2009] This morning I joined a clutch of damp, sleepy and dishevelled hacks - sorry, bright-eyed and enthusiastic fellow journalists - at a briefing at the Department of ...
Queen Targets File Sharers [The Next Web - 11/18/2009] In the Queens Speech today, a multitude of measures were announced to prepare Britains future communication networks and the demands that will be placed on them. ...
Roy Greenslade: Tories talk sense over cross-me... [Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk - 11/18/2009] I am no supporter of the Conservative party. But, aside from worrying about its intentions towards the BBC, I think its shadow culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, may ...
Religious propaganda from the BBC \| Terry Sande... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/18/2009] The decision to deny atheists access to 'Thought for the Day' is just one aspect of the BBC's lamentable pro-faith stanceSo, religion keeps its monopoly on Thought ...
In praise of … channel 69 [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/17/2009] With the possible exception of Britney Spears and Madonna, few would die for a wireless microphone. But you would be wrong to think it is not a subject capable of ...

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