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LONDO, April 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ofcom has published its Statement on the Timetable for Reviews of Financial Terms for Channel 3 Licences. Please follow the link for more information:...

LONDON, March 31, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ofcom today announced it had opened an own-initiative investigation under Chapter II of the Competition Act into BT's new residential retail tariff packages for...

LONDON, March 10, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ofcom has published its first proposed timetable of new FM local commercial radio licences to be advertised in six areas across the UK: Edinburgh; Blackburn;...

LONDON, Feb. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Communications Act 2003 requires Ofcom to award licences for FM commercial radio services in open competition based on statutory criteria. Previously this duty...

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ofcom today announced a consultation on its new approach to the review of licence terms for Channel 3 (ITV) broadcasters. Ofcom plans to introduce a unified and...

LONDON, Dec. 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In one of his final acts as Director General of Oftel, David Edmonds, today notified the European Commission of his proposals to promote competition and reduce...

LONDON, Dec. 16, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The outgoing UK telecommunications regulator Oftel and the incoming converged communications regulator Ofcom today agreed on a joint draft decision on the...

LONDON, Dec. 12, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ofcom today set out the terms and timing of its forthcoming Strategic Review of the UK telecommunications sector. The Review, which will begin in January 2004 and...

LONDON, Nov. 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ofcom and the Radiocommunications Agency today announced the beginning of a joint consultation on proposals to allow the trading of rights to use radio...