Draft Communications Bill: The policy
- ISBN-10
- 0101550839
- ISBN-13
- 9780101550833
- Series
- Draft Communications Bill
- Category
- Mass media
- Pages
- 71
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
Description
As part of a consultation exercise, this document sets out the changes that the Communications Bill will introduce. It explains the policy background to the Bill and shows how the Government is taking forward proposals set out in the White Paper "A new future for communications" (Cm 5010). It sets out the steps involved in establishing the Office of Communications (OFCOM) and explains what the Bill should deliver in terms of a new regulatory framework for the communications industry. Responses to the draft Bill should be received by August 2.
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