This sounds good.
But...
In March 2015, Ofcom embarked on a "Digital Communications Review", which it introduced with the follow text:
Ten years after the completion of our first strategic review, Ofcom is conducting an overarching review of the UK’s digital communications. The aim of the review is to make sure digital communications markets continue to work for consumers and businesses.
That was a serious
strategic review. A once in 10 year review. The kind of review that stamps stability into the market for a decade.
Can someone tell me why the government are embarking on another strategic review of the same material? Do they not trust Ofcom's? Do they now want something different? Couldn't they manage to get their **** together, and run one coherent review?
Is it going to carry any weight? Can it override what Ofcom decided? Or is it just another attempt by ministers to meddle?
Or worse, will it just prove to investors that our market regulator and its boss just act like headless chickens, with no way to predict any kind of return?