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Andrew Parker
Sky 'should offer rivals premium content'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 30, 2008 - 7:18amLast updated: September 30, 2008 - 7:18am
British Sky Broadcasting, the UK satellite pay-television operator, should make its live Premier League football and blockbuster movies available to rivals at regulated wholesale prices, media watchdog Ofcom said on Tuesday.
European Telecoms told to end broadband monopoly
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 19, 2008 - 7:27amLast updated: September 19, 2008 - 7:28am
Leading European telecoms companies should give rivals access to their superfast broadband networks, the European Commission said on Thursday. In a draft recommendation for national telecoms regulators, the Commission also highlighted the importance of ensuring that Europe's former fixed-line phone monopolies are able to secure appropriate returns on their high-speed broadband investments.
New broadband plan for UK
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 16, 2008 - 7:29amLast updated: July 16, 2008 - 7:30am
According to Ofcom, UK customers enjoy an average download speed of 4.6Mbps. Anyone who has logged on at 6pm on a weekday would probably laugh at that figure. With some customers several miles from the local exchange on old copper wire, and many sharing connections with up to 50 households linked to one streetside cabinet, such speeds, let alone the advertised 8Mbps, are the stuff of dreams.
Scrap looms over radio waves
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 5, 2008 - 7:20amEurope’s leading mobile phone operators on Monday set themselves on a collision course with television broadcasters by making a pitch to secure a big chunk of the “digital dividend” radio spectrum.
