OFCOM
- Office of Communications
What is OFCOM?
Ofcom is the communications regulator. They regulate TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services in addition to the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.
What they do
The main legal duties include ensuring:
- That the UK has a wide range of electronic communications services including high-speed services such as broadband
- a wide range of high quality TV and radio programmes are provided, appealing to different tastes and interests
- TV and radio services are provided by a range of different organisations
- people who watch TV and listen to the radio are protected from harmful or offensive material
- people are protected from being treated unfairly in TV and radio programmes and from having their privacy invaded
- a universal postal service is provided in the UK- this means six days a week
- the radio spectrum (the airwaves used by everyone from taxi firms and boat owners, to mobile-phone companies and broadcasters) is used in the most effective way
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