BT Broadband Strength Sparks Parliament Fight
News The MPs, led by committee chairman Martin O'Neill, told Verwaayen that they had heard complaints from other companies that BT acts in an anti-competitive manner to maintain its market share, leading them to suspect that BT's wholesale and retail...
[November 12, 2003, 15:00]
Oftel And E-minister Criticised Over Unbundling
News MP Martin O'Neill, head of the Select Committee, has some strong words for the watchdog: "I found they were complacent and I found that appalling. Unless a company is forced it is not going to give up its competitive edge," says O'Neill.
[December 14, 2000, 15:11]
Broadband's Inspectors Sport Varied Track Records
News For committee chairman Martin O'Neill, and members Roger Berry, Lindsay Hoyle and Linda Perham, crossing swords with the likes of BT and Oftel won't be a new experience. They all took part in an inquiry into local-loop unbundling in December 2000...
[September 16, 2003, 18:30]
Satellite 'sentinels' To Help Fight Climate Change
News Speaking at a panel discussion in Westminster, professor Alan O'Neill, director of the National Centre for Earth Observation, said: "I think that the GMES could be a critical contribution to an earth information system.
[November 13, 2007, 13:13]
BT Boss Grilled By Select Committee On Unbundling
News Head of the select committee, MP Martin O'Neill, asked Bonfield how cordial his relationship with Oftel was. BT dodges a full-on grilling about its role in opening up its network Tuesday, but doesn't seem sure of the facts and admits to getting...
[December 20, 2000, 12:31]
MPs To Scrutinise Tech Industry
News Martin O'Neill, chairman of the select committee, told ZDNet UK's sister site silicon.com: "It will be our intention in the course of the year to look at the IT industry as a whole. It will not be a formal inquiry but O'Neill said the committee...
[August 19, 2003, 11:00]
Broadband Critics Hit Out At Communications Bill
News Martin O'Neill, Labour MP for Ochil, expressed doubts that Ofcom would be able to effectively regulate BT, given Oftel's performance on local-loop unbundling, a process which has so far failed to create significant competition at the wholesale...
[December 4, 2002, 16:52]
BT Faces EC Wrath Over Local-loop Unbundling
News Martin O'Neill MP, head of the Trade and Industry Select Committee, accused Oftel of being complacent and reactive, and said the watchdog had let consumers down. BT could face intervention from the European Commission if an inquiry into local-loop...
[September 18, 2001, 16:54]
