Ofcom

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communications regulator non-ministerial government department statutory corporation

Ofcom is the United Kingdom’s independent communications regulator overseeing television, radio, telecommunications, and wireless services.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Broadcasting Standards Commission 1
Ofcom Code on Electronic Programme Guides 1
Ofcom Code on Television Access Services 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf communications regulator ⓘ
non-ministerial government department ⓘ
statutory corporation ⓘ
appliesCode Ofcom Broadcasting Code ⓘ
Ofcom Broadcasting Code on the Scheduling of Television Advertising ⓘ
Ofcom Code of Practice for Broadband Speeds ⓘ
Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ofcom Code on Electronic Programme Guides

Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ofcom Code on Television Access Services
canImpose content sanctions ⓘ
financial penalties ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
ensures availability of universal postal service ⓘ
efficient use of radio spectrum ⓘ
formedBy Communications Act 2003 ⓘ
hasHeadquartersIn London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
headquartersLocation Riverside House, London ⓘ
inception 2003 ⓘ
isAccountableTo UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
isIndependentOf UK government minister ⓘ
surface form: UK Government ministers
issues broadcast licences ⓘ
spectrum licences ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legalForm statutory body ⓘ
monitors broadcast impartiality ⓘ
harmful or offensive material on TV and radio ⓘ
telecoms service quality ⓘ
oversees broadcast content standards ⓘ
competition in communications markets ⓘ
consumer protection in communications ⓘ
parentOrganization UK government ⓘ
surface form: UK Government
precededBy Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Broadcasting Standards Commission

Independent Television Commission ⓘ
Office of Telecommunications ⓘ
Radio Authority ⓘ
Radiocommunications Agency ⓘ
protects communications consumers ⓘ
regulates broadband services ⓘ
broadcast advertising standards ⓘ
fixed-line communications ⓘ
mobile communications ⓘ
on-demand programme services ⓘ
postal services ⓘ
radio broadcasting ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
television broadcasting ⓘ
video-sharing platforms ⓘ
wireless spectrum ⓘ
website Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: https://www.ofcom.org.uk

Referenced by (28)

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Ofcom → appliesCode → Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ofcom Code on Television Access Services
Ofcom → appliesCode → Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ofcom Code on Electronic Programme Guides
this entity surface form: Ofcom operating licence for the BBC
Ofcom → precededBy → Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Broadcasting Standards Commission
BBC → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC Four → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC Radio 1 → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC Radio 2 → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC Radio 3 → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC Red Button → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC Two → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
CBBC → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
Channel 4 → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
Freeview → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
ITV → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
NTL → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
subject surface form: S4C
Sky Broadband → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
Sky News → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
Sky UK Limited → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
TalkTalk → regulator → Ofcom ⓘ
BBC One → regulatoryBody → Ofcom ⓘ
Ofcom → website → Ofcom self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: https://www.ofcom.org.uk