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Digital Economy Bill Part 6: Ofcom and Other Regulation
Part 6 of the Digital Economy Bill concerns regulation of the digital economy
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Part 6 of the bill will:
- introduce a new statutory code of practice on direct marketing, enabling the Information Commissioner to take more effective action against nuisance calls. This code will mean that the Information Commissioner鈥檚 fines will be easier to enforce if marketeers have not sought the consent of consumers
- allow Ofcom to retain money raised through spectrum management to pay for its non-fee paying activities such as tackling silent calls
- put in place a robust process for appeals against Ofcom decisions
- create a new power for the Northern Ireland Executive to appoint a member to the Ofcom board to give parity with Scotland and Wales
- extend Ofcom鈥檚 powers to regulate the activities of the BBC to enable it to fulfill the role to be set out in the new Royal Charter
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Published 5 July 2016
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