David Halliday David was appointed by Ofcom as the Office of Telecommunications Adjudicator in April 2021, having been part of the OTA2 since 2009. Most recently David has led the OTA2 team to tackle the challenges of PIA introduction, All-IP (including proposed PSTN closure & Fibre rollout), Exchange closues, "One Touch Switch" Switching Options, Ethernet transformation and a number of best practice guides for industry. Previously David held a number of senior management positions and directorships in telecoms and IT companies both nationally and internationally.
A conversation with David Halliday, who leads the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA), about how the OTA walks the careful balance of facilitator and trusted partner for all market participants, what the OTA’s powers and duties are, how it works with Ofcom and industry as well as examples of its challenges and successes.