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.
Published: 25 August 2016
Last updated: 28 June 2024
Published: 18 January 2024
Last updated: 27 June 2024
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2024.
Published: 13 March 2024
Last updated: 26 June 2024
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: 19 October 2023
Last updated: 24 May 2024
A list of postcodes where we estimate a few properties might lose access to a reliable, indoor, 3G-only mobile service when Vodafone switches off its 3G network.
Published: 24 May 2024
Published: 21 May 2024
Last updated: 21 May 2024
What good media literacy 'by design' looks like for social media, search, video-sharing and gaming services.
Published: 20 May 2024
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Published: 17 May 2024
The extent to which broadcast television channels and on-demand programme services (ODPS) carried access services in 2023.
Published: 19 April 2024
Last updated: 14 May 2024
Our annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.
Published: 8 May 2024
Last updated: 8 May 2024
This research was designed to better understand the experiences of and attitudes towards reporting among children who use social media and/or video-sharing platforms.
This review builds Ofcom's understanding of children and young people's development stages, and how this interacts with their online decision making and behaviour.
This online trial tested different ways to encourage children to access age-appropriate user support materials (or help centre) during the sign-up process of a mock social media platform.
Published: 11 October 2022
Research to understand to what extend children are bypassing age assurance measures.
Published: 25 April 2024
Key trends emerging in Q4 from data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.
Published: 28 September 2016
Last updated: 24 April 2024
Reports on the UK’s communications infrastructure, focusing on coverage and performance of fixed broadband and mobile networks.
Published: 24 April 2024
The first interim update to Connected Nations 2022, based on mobile coverage and fixed broadband availability across the UK as of January 2023.
This report explores audiences’ understanding of news and current affairs content and their expectations of due impartiality when politicians are presenting.
This report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 3-17.
Published: 29 March 2023
Last updated: 19 April 2024
This report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 3-17. It also includes findings on parents’ views about their children’s media use, and how parents of children and young people aged 3-17 monitor and manage their children’s use.
Published: 15 April 2024
Last updated: 16 April 2024
This report outlines the findings from Ofcom research into people’s audio habits: what they listen to, how they’re listening and why.
Ofcom's areas of interest for future research in the online safety space.
Published: 25 March 2024
This research examines how online intermediaries, especially social media, can influence today's news landscape.
Published: 15 March 2024
This research explores the pathways through which children encounter violent content online, the impact this can have, and perceptions and use of safety measures.
This research explores the pathways through which children encounter content related to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, the impact this can have, and perceptions of safety measures.
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