Ofcom
About Ofcom
Ofcom is the UK's regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We regulate broadband, home phone and mobile services, TV, radio and video on demand services, oversee the universal postal service, look after the airwaves used by wireless devices, and help make online services safer for the people who use them.
Recent News
‘There Is Real Danger’: Landline Phone Users Voice Fears over Digital Switchover
Weekly Brief – 10/04/2025
UK Looks to Hold Tech Execs Personally Liable for Intimate Image Abuse
Apple’s Age Checks for iPhone and iPad Users Mandatory in the UK
Ofcom Tweaks Rules For Fibre Broadband Rollout
WhatsApp Loyalty Programmes: The Future of Modern Retail
Former BBC Content Chief Loses IPSO Complaint After Saying Gaza Documentary Mistake Not Her Fault
Grok AI: What Do Limits on Tool Mean for X, Its Users, and Ofcom?
Ofcom Consults on Changes to Security Reporting Requirements for Telecoms Networks
UK Public Mostly Happy with ‘Age Verification’ Laws, Campaigners Less So
Meta Brings High Court Challenge over Ofcom Fees
Ofcom Launches Consultation on 6GHz Spectrum Sharing
Digi to Launch Fibre Broadband in the UK
4chan Won’t Play by UK Age Check Rules, Raising Question About Enforcement Potency
Just Eat Launches AI Voice Assistant to Tackle ‘Choice Overload’
TV Set Is Most Popular Way to Watch YouTube in UK, Study Finds
Openreach Exchange Closures Can Add to Financial Pressure on Altnets – Neos
Time Limits, Curfews or a Full Ban: How UK May Restrict Social Media for Under-16s
UK Upper 6 GHz Spectrum Strategy to Boost Wi-Fi, 5G Capacity and Future 6G Growth
Meta Takes Ofcom to the High Court over How the UK Calculates Online Safety Act Bills
Ofcom Investigates BT over Information Request Breaches
Unexpected Price Rises Push O2 to the Top of Ofcom’s Latest Complaints
Meta Cleans up as ‘High Risk’ Dodgy Finance Ads Spread
'Society Cannot Function if No One Is Accountable for AI' — Jaron Lanier, the Godfather of Virtual Reality, Discusses How Far Our Empathy Should Extend to AI in Episode Two of New Podcast, The Ten Reckonings
UK Gov Launches Consultation on Under‑16 Online Safety Measures
Ofcom Research Finds Rise in Concern over Online Risks versus Benefits
Price of First Class Stamp Rises to £1.80
UK Regulator Backs Automated Systems to Detect Explicit Deepfakes
Ofcom Investigating GB News Over Donald Trump Interview After All
UK Social Media Activity Drops but AI Is on the Up
Welsh Based Mobile Firm Applies for Code Powers for 5G FWA Network
Apple Begins Age Checks in the UK with Latest iOS Update
Ofcom: Gigabit Broadband Available to 89% of UK Homes
UK Government Threatens Tech Bosses with Jail Time if They Do Not Adequately Fight Nudification Tools
Ofcom Proposes Broadcast-Style Regulation for Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video
‘Incestuous’ and ‘Harmful’ Mobile Ad Ripped Down by ASA
Cheshire Named Preferred Candidate for Ofcom Chair
Feature: New Zealand Telcos Press for Rural Fibre Alternatives
Ofcom Investigates Two Imageboard Sites over CSAM and Non-Consensual Images
How Brilliant Earth Is Capitalizing on Couples Shopping for Wedding Rings Together
BT Masks Financial Failings with Fibre Fortitude
Tech Executives to Be Criminally Liable for Non-Compliance with Ofcom
Digest: ChatGPT Ads Expand to New Markets Including UK; Meta Sues Ofcom Over Safety Act Fines; Apple Pays $250m Over Siri AI Claims
Weekly Wrap: GSM-R Meltdown Shows Need for Upgrade
Week in Review: New BBC Boss Plans to Cut Channels, Ofcom Calls Out YouTube and TikTok Over Harms to Children, and Condé Nast Prepares for Google Zero
Ofcom Writes to Broadband Providers Following Anthropic Mythos AI Concerns
Week in Review: Sky Closes In On ITV Deal, Byron Allen Buys BuzzFeed, and Ofcom Releases Draft Code for SVOD Services
Royal Mail Staff Say They Were Told to Hide Post to Look Like Delivery Targets Met
Ofcom Partially Upholds Police Watchdog Complaint About BBC's Chris Kaba Doc
Video Podcasts Are Converging with TV, Finds Ofcom
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