Welcome to the Federation of Communication Services

 

The Federation of Communication Services- FCS - is the UK Trade Association for the communications services industry representing businesses delivering products and services to customers by radio, mobile, fixed and IP telephony. FCS was established in 1981 and is the stable force at the heart of the competitive and liberalised industry providing a voice for the competitive companies that deliver innovation into the UK market. The FCS website provides an invaluable source of information on all aspects of the industry, the work of the Trade Association, its objectives and the benefits of membership.

 

 

FCS What's happening? - CEO Blog

 

 

 

This will be my last year with FCS as I shall be retiring from the FCS in the summer. It has been a roller coaster lifestyle helping an industry that is either fully in the spotlight or sometimes overlooked when important decisions are made.
A vibrant market needs the ingenuity and innovation that smaller players and new entrants provide and regulators should not dismiss this important sector when developing their policies. I predict that in the next decade the mantra of infrastructure competition will have faded away as economic reality strikes and big capacity resilient fat pipes of fibre or spectrum will be in place offering indirect access to a market dependent on communication services and competing retail suppliers.
No doubt our regulator will also evolve in the years to come to focus purely on economic regulation, shedding non central services and working with industry in an effective co-regulatory framework, with the trade association at the centre.
Finally thanks to all the dedicated industry volunteers and FCS staff who form the community of FCS that will grow even stronger in the future. I look forward to seeing you all once more at the FCS AGM on 21 June. The FCS board is now seeking a new enthusiastic and visionary CEO- to apply please visit the jobs section onour website.

Jacqui- jbrookes@fcs.org.uk

 

To view previous CEO Blogs please click here.

 

Events

 

 

 

The FCS events for 2012 are well underway. Please click on the appropriate icon below to view the event page and find more detail. 

 

 

 

 

 

The FCS AGM and FCS Awards Ceremony will take place on 21st June.

 

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Stroud - 1st February

Manchester - 7th March

Derby- 25th April

London - 21st June

Scotland - 4th July

             Leeds - 26th September

             Southampton - 7th November

 

If you require any additional information about the events we organise please feel free to get in touch. contact FCS

 

FCS also supports other industry events. For more information please visit our supported events page

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FITAS

FITAS homepage

 

Bulletin

 

 

Please 'click' the above image to view Issue 52 of FCS Bulletin

 

 

Twitter

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Trade Association Forum

FCS is a member of the Trade Association Forum