May 1, 2012 – Very early on the Convergence Review asks itself a central question: “Why regulate?” It goes on to say that it believes its default position should be deregulatory. In substance, however, its recommendations are anything but deregulatory.
While there are some gestures to deregulation – getting rid of broadcasting licences and the existing media ownership laws – what the review is actually proposing is an extension of content regulation well beyond its current scope and a continuation of regulation of ownership but in a different form.
It was never likely to be the case – and it became obvious after the review released its interim report that it wasn’t going to be the case – that it would advocate real deregulation.
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