Government Announces Ofcom Head
News The government announced on Thursday that Lord David Currie will be the first chairman of Ofcom. Lord Currie, a Labour peer in the House of Lords, will be paid £133,000 per year in return for working up to four days per week.
[July 25, 2002, 12:28]
Ofcom Chairman To Step Down
News Lord David Currie became the inaugural chairman of Ofcom's board in 2002, after the super-regulator was formed out of the ashes of Oftel, the Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Independent Television Commission, the Radio Authority and the...
[June 25, 2008, 12:51]
Oftel Boss Wins Place On Ofcom Board
News Lord David Currie was appointed chair of Ofcom in July. David Edmonds, director-general of Oftel, has been appointed to the board of Ofcom, the new super-regulator that will oversee the UK's broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.
[September 25, 2002, 11:13]
Broadband TV Could Spark Tighter Web Controls
News Peacock's comments echoed an earlier speech given by Ofcom chairman David Currie to the Royal Television Society in October. Currie said that the UK's technological landscape, with fixed-line broadband, mobility and storage all buoyant, had massive...
[December 6, 2004, 11:15]
Ex-Oftel Chief Quits Ofcom Early
News Lord Currie, chairman of Ofcom, said in a statement that Edmonds had "made a significant contribution to the sector through some of its most formative years. Oftel had a very civil service-like mentality, while Currie and [Stephen] Carter [Ofcom...
[December 10, 2004, 12:00]
New Ofcom Chief Denies Cronyism Charge
News The newly appointed head of forthcoming super-regulator Ofcom, Lord David Currie, has denied claims from opposition MPs that he was appointed because of his links to the government. Lord Currie rubbished allegations of cronyism on Thursday, and...
[July 26, 2002, 16:23]
Netscape Feared MS Would Kill Merger
News Currie, who appeared before attorneys from both sides in the ongoing Microsoft antitrust trial, said, "We did wonder if AOL, by acquiring Netscape, would secure the animus of Microsoft .if AOL got weak-kneed or cold feet, the deal could vanish.
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