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Strategic Review of Telecommunications Phase 2 Proposals 18/11/04
Ofcom today published its proposals to support the growth of greater competition, innovation and investment certainty in the UK telecommunications sector.
The proposals are intended to prepare the ground for a new regulatory framework as the market undergoes what amounts to a move from analogue to digital; away from the switched-circuit fixed line networks of the past and towards next-generation networks based on internet protocol.
The challenge for the sector
Responses to Ofcom's Phase 1 consultation (published 28 April 2004) and Ofcom's own research indicated the following:
1. The telecoms sector is changing rapidly as it moves from historical business models based on the delivery of voice calls over switched-circuit networks to business models based on the delivery of data over internet protocol networks.
2. These changes bring uncertainty as well as opportunity, particularly for......
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