Ofcom

Ofcom is the UK regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day.

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Ofcom says full-fibre broadband projected to reach almost all homes and businesses by 2027

Full-fibre broadband is on course to become available to almost the entire UK by 2027, Ofcom has announced, as the regulator sets out how it plans to continue to drive industry momentum for the final phase of the rollout.

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InternetNews

Platforms in the UK must start tackling illegal material from this week

Providers of services in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act had until 16th March 2025 to carry out a suitable and sufficient illegal harms risk assessment – to understand how likely it is that users could encounter illegal content on their service.

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ElectronicsNews

Making 978 MHz spectrum available for drones in the UK

Ofcom has published a joint statement with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on the use of 978 MHz spectrum for safety devices on drones.

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BroadbandNews

UK Customers to get clearer broadband information

Ofcom has updated its guidance to say that consumers must be told in clear terms about the technology that underpins their broadband service when signing up to a new deal.

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NewsSpace

Ofcom grants satellite licence to Amazon Kuiper

Ofcom has  granted an earth station network licence to Amazon Kuiper Services Europe SARL for its non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite system, which is also known as ‘Kuiper’.

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NewsTelecoms

UK phone providers must block calls from abroad which imitate UK landline numbers

Ofcom has issued a statement which says that UK phone providers must now all block calls from abroad which imitate UK landline numbers, under strengthened industry guidance which comes into force this week.

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InternetNews

Ofcom fines video sharing platform MintStars

Ofcom has today fined video sharing platform, MintStars Ltd, £7,000 for failing to adequately protect children from accessing online pornography.

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NewsSocial Media

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and launch of study into effects of social media on children in the UK

The UK’s Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has set out his priorities for the online safety regulator, Ofcom, as it prepares

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NewsTelecoms

New roaming alerts for UK holidaymakers

UK mobile customers will be better protected against unexpected roaming charges while using their phone abroad and at home, under new

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NewsRadio

Radio listening in the UK hits 20-year high

According to a recent report from Ofcom the first quarter of 2024 saw the highest number of weekly radio listeners

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