Communications Act 2003

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See also the Communications Act 2003 (Nigeria).

The Communications Act 2003 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom (citation 2003 c. 21). It gave regulation body Ofcom its full powers. Among other measures, it introduced legal recognition of Community Radio and paved the way for full-time Community Radio services in the UK, and more controversially lifted many restrictions on cross-media ownership.

[edit] External links

• Communications Act 2003 (2003 c. 21): full text of the act
• Communications Act 2003: website created by the Department of Trade and Industry to explain the act
• Wireless hijacking under scrutiny: "A recent court case, which saw a West London man fined £500 and sentenced to 12 months' conditional discharge for hijacking a wireless broadband connection, has repercussions for almost every user of wi-fi networks. ... Gaining unauthorised access to a computer is an offence covered by the Computer Misuse Act. In Straszkiewcz's case, he was prosecuted under the Communications Act and found guilty of dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications service."