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1. Introduction

This is the first in a series of annual Communications Market reports by Ofcom. The main annual Communications Market publication, which from 2005 will be published in May, will be supplemented by quarterly updates, in October, January and August each year, providing the latest available data on each sector, including:

• size, structure and financing;
• availability, penetration and use of products;
• consumer attitudes and behaviour.

The report highlights developments during 2003 and the start of 2004 across the electronic communications sector in the UK, covering television, radio and telecoms.

The Communications Market supports Ofcom's objective to provide best in class research to which stakeholders have regular access.

It also provides the market context for Ofcom's strategic reviews of Public Service Broadcasting and Telecoms, both currently under way, and for the review of the Radio market, which is considering the future of digital radio and the regulation of analogue radio.

This first report does not cover the spectrum market, data on which has already been published for 2003. However, we aim to include data on spectrum markets next year.

The information set out in this report does not represent any proposal or conclusion by Ofcom in respect of the current or future definition of markets and/or the assessment of significant market power for the purposes of the Communications Act 2003, the Competition Act 1998 or other relevant legislation.

In future The Communications Market will be published in hard copy and on the Ofcom website in May each year, covering data for the previous calendar year. This year's report is published three months later than will be the case in future, due to Ofcom not coming into being until the end of 2003 and the time taken to collect and collate the data. As a result, we are publishing this year's report on the Ofcom website only.

Ofcom welcomes comments on the content and style of The Communications Market to help inform future publication. Comments and queries should be sent via e-mail to:market.intelligence@ofcom.org.uk

• The Communications Market 2004 (August) - Overview
• The Communications Market 2004 (August) - Full Print Version

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