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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 Commissioner바카라 사이트™s 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 Ofcom바카라 사이트™s powers to regulate the activities of the BBC to enable it to fulfill the role to be set out in the new Royal Charter