Culture, Media and Sport - Fourth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 April 2002.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
II INTRODUCTION
III BACKGROUND
Broadcasting
Overall
Evolution of Government's proposals
Next steps
Developments in communications
IV PROPOSED SHAPE OF OFCOM AND
ITS TASKS
The Government's ambitions for the UK
communications sector
The shape of regulation to come
Consumer representation
Transparency
Light touch / deregulation
Content / economic regulation
Accountability
V OFCOM, THE BBC AND PUBLIC SERVICE
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OFCOM and the BBC
New BBC services
VI DIGITAL BROADCASTING
Spectrum
Objectives and conditions
Progress
Challenges to digital take up
Equipment and services
Digital television and the terrestrial platform
A particular case: local and community
VII CONVERGENCE
VIII THE INTERNET: WIDE ACCESS,
BROADBAND
Progress
Challenges
IX MEDIA OWNERSHIP
ITV
Radio
Cross-media ownership
ANNEX 1: GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ANNEX 2: VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES, 8-12
APRIL 2002
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES WHO GAVE ORAL EVIDENCE
LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES
OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF UNPRINTED MEMORANDA
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 539-II)
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 539-II)
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