CREATING OFCOM

Ian Forsyth

Large Business Users Panel

1 May 2002

OFCOM

THE OFCOM APPROACH Regulation that is

> proportionate> technology-neutral> coherent, predictable and transparent> focused on consumer choice across the

converged world

Spectrum the key issue - not economics v content

LEGISLATION AND MILESTONES

Office of Communications Act - April

Draft Communications Bill - May (7th?)

Consultation/scrutiny - Summer

OFCOM Chair and Board - Autumn 2002

Debate and passage of legislation - 2002/3

Royal Assent - Summer 2003

OFCOM - end 2003

FIRST STAGE - TOWERS PERRIN SCOPING REPORT 2001

Work and resources - current and future

Vision and design criteria

High level organisation template

Transition plan to end 2003

ORGANISATION TEMPLATE

ADVISORYCOMMITTEES

BOARDCOMMITTEES

CONTENTBOARD

OFCOM BOARDCONSUMER

PANEL

CHIEFEXECUTIVE

MEDIA OFFICE

SECRETARIAT

COMMON SERVICES

NETWORKS/SERVICES COMPLIANCE

COMMUNICATIONSSTRATEGY & POLICY

AUDIENCE INTERESTSSPECTRUM

CUSTOMER SERVICESNETWORKS/SERVICESSPECTRUM PLANNING

SECOND STAGE - TRANSITION PLANNING

Transition Management Organisation Planning Organisation Culture and Change

Management Human Resources Finance and Funding Information Services Location and Facilities Communications

POSITION AND NEXT STEPS

Consultants appointed - consortium Towers Perrin/E&Y/Differentis

> Deliverables pre-Chair > Recommendations for incoming Chair> Illustrative further deliverables

Stakeholders > discussions in coming weeks> focus groups during Summer