Part of Telecommunications (Security) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:30 pm on 21 January 2021.
Matt Warman
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
3:30,
21 January 2021
The sort of horizon scanning that the hon. Lady describes is core to all essential regulation, and the relationship that ofcom has with those whom it regulates promotes the ability to have such conversations. But as I said, the key point is that an operator that proposes knowingly to introduce a risk into its network would clearly not be complying with the statutory provisions of the Bill. That is the essential nub of the issue.
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Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
Ofcom Web Site http://www.ofcom.org.uk
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
Ofcom Web Site http://www.ofcom.org.uk
