Initial conclusions from the Strategic Review of Digital Communications
25 Chwefror 2016
About this document
In March 2015, Ofcom announced a Strategic Review of Digital Communications: the first of this kind in ten years.
Following the publication of a Discussion Document in July 2015, we now set out the interim conclusions and next steps to implement our strategy.
This strategy focuses on five areas:
- the guarantee of universal broadband availability at a sufficient speed to meet modern consumer needs;
- support for investment and innovation in ultrafast broadband networks (such as fibre to homes or businesses) by giving BT's competitors improved access to its infrastructure;
- improvements in the quality of service delivered by the whole of the telecoms industry, including Openreach, BT’s access network division;
- increased independence of Openreach from BT so that it is more responsive to all of its customers; and
- consumer empowerment so that people can understand the array of choices available to them and are able to switch to the best value deal easily .
The document also sets out how we will step back from regulation where consumers and businesses no longer need it.
Supporting documents
Strategic Review of Digital Communications - Welsh Executive Summary (PDF, 129.1 KB)
Annex 1: Summary of consultation responses (PDF, 935.4 KB)
Quality of service in telecoms - A report for Ofcom by Jigsaw (PDF, 4.9 MB)