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Ofcom chief hits out at Puttnam's Bill initiative.(Stephen Carter, Lord Puttnam)(Brief Article)
Stephen Carter, the Ofcom chief executive, this week hit out at what he claimed were the misguided efforts of the Labour peer Lord Puttnam to amend the remit of the media watchdog.
Speaking publicly for the first time since his appointment, he accused Puttnam of failing to understand the body's twin roles of protecting citizens and consumers.
His counterblast at the ISBA annual lunch in London follows a Puttnam-led initiative in the House of Lords which led to the passing of an amendment to the Communications Bill calling for Ofcom to put greater effort into representing the interests of 'citizens'.
Carter said: 'Some people are suggesting that Ofcom may disregard its public service responsibilities, with a pure economic or economist's view of the world.
'This characterisation fails to understand the whole thrust of the drafting of the legislation, namely that parity attaches to the twin duties of protecting the citizen and the consumer.'
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