Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review – UK

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The establishment of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and the entry into force of the Communications Act 2003 (Act) fundamentally altered the UK communications landscape. The Act mirrored the technological neutrality of the EU regulatory framework (i.e., that all transmission networks and the provision of services should be covered by a single regulatory framework). It also reflected the EU’s desire to progressively eliminate ex ante sector-specific regulation in the largely liberalised communications markets. In addition, the creation of Ofcom saw the consolidation of a patchwork of five previously distinct regulators with authority over telecommunications and broadcasting into a single unified regulator. Following the enactment of the Postal Services Bill, Ofcom also took over the duties of Postcomm in regulating the postal sector and, in particular, the incumbent postal operator, Royal Mail, which was privatised by way of a majority of shares being floated on the London Stock Exchange on 15 October 2013. Ofcom’s current priorities are set out in its 2015–16 Annual Plan.2 They include promoting effective competition and informed choices for consumers through the Strategic Review of Digital Communications and introducing greater consumer protections through clearer pricing structures.

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