Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day.
As people communicate seamlessly online and offline, we now need to invest our efforts into making digital communications work for everyone
Ofcom wants to understand how adults and children in the UK use media.
Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom's job is to make online services safer for the people who use them. We make sure companies have effective systems in place to protect users from harm.
Ofcom is committed to a thriving telecoms sector, where companies can compete fairly and customers benefit from a broad range of services.
Ofcom's job is to make sure there is a universal postal service.
You can't see or feel radio spectrum, but we use it every day. Our job is to authorise and manage the use of spectrum in the UK.
We make sure that broadcasters provide quality TV, radio and on-demand programmes that appeal to diverse audiences. We also have rules in place to protect viewers and listeners from harm.
How to make the most of communications services as a small business.
How to make the most of the services you use, and deal with problems.
Proposals we are consulting on and decisions we've made.
How we make sure companies follow our rules, to protect customers and promote competition.
Rules, guidance and other information for the industries we regulate.
If you're looking to use certain radio equipment, or broadcast on TV or radio, you'll need a licence from Ofcom.
Our latest news, features, views and information about our work.
Evidence we gather to inform our work as a regulator.
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Published: 13 March 2024
Last updated: 8 January 2025
We publish data on which UK telephone numbers are available for allocation or are allocated, and lists of codes for use in number porting and other administrative tasks.
Published: 5 December 2024
Last updated: 3 January 2025
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2025.
In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, named officials can receive privileged early access to Official Statistics.
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 20 December 2024
Ofcom measures electromagnetic fields (EMF) near mobile phone base stations. We have been taking these measurements for many years, gradually covering more and more locations across the UK.
Published: 17 December 2024
Since our last review in 2020, Small Screen: Big Debate, the broadcasting industry has witnessed and reported on unprecedented national and international instability.
Published: 9 November 2023
Last updated: 16 December 2024
Ofcom has been conducting research to understand children’s experiences of communications online, including any uncomfortable or unwanted contact and receiving sexualised messages.
Published: 16 December 2024
Ofcom has been consulting with children to find out what they think about Ofcom’s proposals to improve online safety.
Published: 8 November 2023
A list of the programmes produced by the PSBs outside the M25, and criteria against which each programme qualifies as made outside London.
Published: 12 December 2024
Interactive report looking at pricing trends for broadband, mobile, landline and pay-TV services in the UK in 2024.
Published: 14 March 2024
Last updated: 12 December 2024
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2024.
Published: 23 January 2024
This report outlines Ofcom's research into trends in the pricing of residential communications services in the UK.
Published: 27 February 2024
Our latest research into the affordability of home broadband, mobile phone, landline and pay TV services.
Published: 29 January 2024
Last updated: 11 December 2024
Ofcom's Making Sense of Media bulletin summarises media literacy activities by a range of organisations in the UK and overseas.
Our annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.
The Connected Nations report 2024 provides updated data on the coverage and usage of fixed broadband and mobile networks within the UK.
Published: 19 December 2023
Last updated: 5 December 2024
Reports on the UK’s communications infrastructure, focusing on coverage and performance of fixed broadband and mobile networks.
We have made some of the data that underpins the Connected Nations 2024 report available to download. This data allows us to make year-on-year comparisons of the state of the UK’s communications infrastructure.
These reports examine the availability of broadband and mobile services in each of the UK's nations.
We have examined the role of connected TV platforms as digital content gateways, looking at whether content providers are able to make their content available and discoverable to UK audiences on connected TV platforms. This paper summarises our findings.
Published: 15 December 2023
Last updated: 4 December 2024
Each year Ofcom collects data from TV and radio broadcasters on the make-up of their workforces and their approach to Equity, Diversity and inclusion. Our report sets out our findings on how the industry is doing
Published: 29 November 2024
This interactive report accompanies our seventh annual report on the BBC. It includes extensive data on each of the Public Purposes and how well they have been delivered, across the range of the BBC’s services and platforms.
Last updated: 29 November 2024
We are looking at the state of local media in the UK, including how well it meets audiences' changing needs and expectations in an increasingly online world.
Published: 28 November 2023
Last updated: 28 November 2024
Online Nation is an annual report that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the internet.
Ofcom has commissioned research to understand people's experiences of using, and attitudes towards using video-sharing platforms (VSP).
Published: 11 October 2022
Research to understand to what extend children are bypassing age assurance measures.
Published: 27 November 2023
Ofcom’s open data is a mix of data from or about the companies we regulate in the communications sector, and the citizens and consumers who use them.
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