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BT poaches C&W exec to drive openreach
News It includes the appointment of Emma Gilthorpe, group director of regulatory affairs at Cable & Wireless, to be director of equivalence and public affairs at openreach. Other senior figures at openreach include Anne Heal, BT's director of regulatory...
[September 27, 2005, 16:25]
UK regulators 'relaxed' on net neutrality
News Others, such as Cable & Wireless' director of regulatory affairs, Andy May, pointed to the rise of online video as a major reason for the introduction of discrimination. But David Harrington, head of regulatory affairs for the Communications...
[March 20, 2007, 16:42]
Oftel accused of bias at European summit
News The UK's telecoms watchdog, Oftel, was this week accused of bias by David Stanfield, director of regulatory affairs at fixed line phone company INMS. The Commission must ensure that there is no link between national regulatory authorities and...
[May 11, 2000, 13:17]
BT Openreach unsure of fibre demand
News Amy Chalfen, who was recently appointed as Openreach's director of equivalence and regulatory and public affairs, said on Friday that return on investment was the company's primary concern. The issue is less the regulatory regime and more the...
[September 28, 2007, 13:43]
EC hits out at Oftel - again
News According to Karen Hardy, head of regulatory affairs at telco Energis, the EC is concerned about the slow rollout of the service. Head of regulatory policy at telco GTS, Iain Osborne, believes this could put Oftel in breach of EC rules for a third...
[June 15, 2000, 15:11]
VoIP lobby group formed over 999 issue
News Internet-enabled communications are an entirely new genre of communications products, services and applications and a new frontier in communications for individuals and businesses alike," said Stephen Collins, director of global governmental and...
[December 17, 2007, 15:40]
European telecoms regulation may ban spam
News Pablo Pfost, head of regulatory affairs at Spanish telephone company Telefonica sums up the attitude of many, describing the proposals as unworkable. AOL's public affairs director Simon Hampton is not convinced legislation is the best way forward.
[May 11, 2000, 17:09]
E-Commerce law raises liability concerns for ISPs
News But Claire Gilbert, senior vice president of public policy and regulatory affairs at AOL, is anxious for the government to stipulate the exact grounds for ISP exemption of liability. ISPs currently adhere to a self-regulatory "notice and takedown...
[August 20, 2001, 15:40]
Comms managers: UK businesses need fibre
News The gap between government rhetoric and formulation of policy appears to be as wide as ever," said David Harrington, the CMA's director of regulatory affairs. Ofcom favours a regulatory environment for the next generation of networks and access...
[July 4, 2008, 15:09]
Oftel may back local loop bid
News Vincent Pickering, head of regulatory affairs at Bulldog Communications, said he was surprised by the bid, but hopeful that it could solve some of the current problems with local loop unbundling. She added that Oftel's priority would be to examine...
[August 2, 2001, 17:22]
Oftel promises 'major' review of line charges
News Vivienne Peters, director of regulatory affairs at American Express told delegates it was time for a review of the role of Oftel. They are not pleased with Oftel and believe the regulatory system has got to change," he said.
[November 30, 1999, 9:32]
Euro telco super-regulator plan savaged
News The subject of the EC’s ongoing assault on mobile roaming charges also came up, with Ilsa Godlovitch, head of regulatory affairs for the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), saying the EC proposal to impose limits on retail...
[October 20, 2006, 17:00]
NCC Vs NBC in the emerging convergence Regulation in Nigeria
Blog The challenges of such merger in Nigeria will be availability of highly skilled and knowledgeable helmsman to pilot the affairs of this new regulatory commission. Emerging new infrastructures with more capacity that can provide these new innovative...
[May 7, 2008, 10:53]
TV without frontiers, lawmakers in tears
News For its part, AOL argues that child-abuse images are already illegal, and consumers are protected by regulatory bodies. Andrea Grillo, European regulatory manager for Telecom Italia claims it would be "helpful to have a more specific definition of...
[July 11, 2006, 15:35]
DWP punishes 20 staff for data-protection breaches
News James Brokenshire, the shadow home affairs minister, put the same parliamentary question to a number of departments. On 20 May, the Ministry of Justice said that members of staff within both the former Department for Constitutional Affairs and the...
[June 4, 2008, 15:38]
Super-regulator to shake up media
News The existing medley of regulators -- Oftel, the Independent Television Commission, the Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Radio Authority and the Radio Communications Agency -- will be merged to form a single regulatory body.
[December 12, 2000, 16:11]
NTL hits back in 128Kbps broadband row
News Alex Blowers, director of regulatory affairs at NTL, claimed in a speech at a Westminster Media Forum event in London that this infighting over definitions was damaging for the whole industry, and deterred some users from upgrading to broadband.
[May 20, 2003, 15:45]
Operators hit back at EC data-roaming threat
News Tom Phillips, chief government and regulatory affairs officer of the GSMA, said in a statement: "This market is evolving rapidly as operators develop new and innovative services and tariff packages, including flat-rate pricing packages and bundles.
[February 12, 2008, 8:00]
Telcos consider consortium to fight BT
News Energis director of regulatory affairs, Carl Gibson, said he was unhappy with BT's attitude at the talks -- mandated by regulator Oftel -- designed to increase competition in the broadband market. The few remaining telcos left in the local loop...
[May 8, 2001, 11:46]
BT heading for monopoly in broadband
News We are in danger of creating a situation in which the incumbent telco is the only one offering DSL services and extending the monopoly from voice to data," says head of regulatory affairs at ECTA John Dickie.
[January 29, 2001, 15:23]
