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BT boss rules out broadband price cuts

...insisted that this is not necessary, but it emerged last week that Lord Currie -- the head of Ofcom -- wrote a report earlier this year that... Read more

10 September, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom chairman to step down

David Currie, who became the first chairman of the regulator in 2002, will relinquish his post after Easter next year Read more

25 June, 2008 by David Meyer

New Ofcom chief denies cronyism charge

...MPs that he was appointed because of his links to the government. Lord Currie rubbished allegations of cronyism on Thursday, and said that the selection... Read more

26 July, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom's Currie has a lot on his plate

...to deal with abstract ideas like the connection of broadcasting and telecommunications. Lord Currie starts work in August, and will be appointing directors and staff... Read more

26 July, 2002 by Peter Judge

Ofcom pours cold water on fibre in the local loop

...at the CMA's annual conference on Wednesday, the regulator's chairman, Lord Currie said: "For customers who live too far from an exchange, technically... Read more

9 February, 2007 by Richard Thurston

Ofcom puts businesses centre stage

...the Communications Management Association (CMA), a representative body for business comms users, Lord Currie said there was a widely held misconception that Ofcom was interested... Read more

8 February, 2007 by Richard Thurston
RSA Conference puts security in the spotlight

RSA Conference puts security in the spotlight

...Thursday for the annual CMA (Communications Management Association) conference. Ofcom's chairman Lord Currie is due to embrace the conference with a Wednesday lunchtime keynote... Read more

5 February, 2007 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom chief executive quits

...executive would be aided by the fact that the body's chairman, Lord Currie, was recently reappointed until 2009. The package that Carter will take... Read more

26 May, 2006 by David Meyer

ISPs fear greater Net regulation

...transmitting programmes unsuitable for children before 9pm, could be imposed on ISPs. Lord Currie, Ofcom chairman, told the forum that it was important to strike... Read more

27 January, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Ex-Oftel chief quits Ofcom early

...member of the Ofcom board was supposed to run until September 2005. Lord Currie, chairman of Ofcom, said in a statement that Edmonds had "made... Read more

10 December, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Broadband TV could spark tighter Web controls

...of the real volcanic eruption that technology is about to unleash," said Lord Currie. "At the risk of being over-dramatic I would say that... Read more

6 December, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Google trumps Microsoft in UK power elite

...and chief executive of News Corporation. He was followed by Michael Grade, Lord Currie and Sir Peter Birt, respectively the chairmen of the BBC, Ofcom... Read more

12 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

BT break-up back under the spotlight

...regulate the telecommunications market, has always resisted these calls. But in 2002 Lord Currie, now head of Ofcom, wrote a report that said "careful consideration... Read more

28 April, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Bill Gates' grip on UK media 'is slipping'

...millions of Web users across the globe." Third on the list was Lord Currie, the chairman of Ofcom, which will replace five existing regulators including... Read more

7 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom must keep firm grip on BT

...to when considering regulatory action. The prime minister welcomed the report and Lord Currie, Ofcom chairman, has said that he will be discussing it in... Read more

3 December, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

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