Re: I Have to side with Viasat on this one
"The playing field was only even in that Viasat could have ignored the terms of their license too, but that's not what we usually mean by a level playing field."
Inmarsat didn't ignore the license. They were not providing services outside of the existing license prior to the change. All they did was put the required hardware in orbit. Inmarsat took a risk that they wouldn't be able to get a license for those services in the UK. However it was a pretty small risk bearing in mind they knew they were already required by EU law.
imo VIASAT don't have a leg to stand on unless they cant get a similar license. It's OFCOMs job to decide how this sort of stuff should be licensed.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
