Consultations and statements
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Consultation: Regulatory Financial Reporting – Consultation on proposed regulatory financial reporting directions for KCOM
In this document we consult on a new set of directions relating to KCOM’s Regulatory Financial Reporting obligations.
Consultation on end-of-contract and out-of-contract notifications
Proposals to set new rules that will require communications providers to send a notification to their customers when they approach the end of their minimum contract period.
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Draft statement: Personal numbering – Review of the 070 number range
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 06 December 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 28 February 2018
Our provisional assessment of the market for terminating 070 numbers, and proposals for the regulation of this market.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/review-070-number-range
Consultation: Satellite filings cost recovery
- Consultation
- Start: 14 June 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 06 September 2018
This consultation provides our analysis of potential options for charging for our satellite filing work, and our proposed charging approach.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/satellite-filings-cost-recovery
Consultation: Regulatory Financial Reporting – Consultation on proposed regulatory financial reporting directions for KCOM
- Consultation
- Start: 07 August 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 11 September 2018
In this document we consult on a new set of directions relating to KCOM’s Regulatory Financial Reporting obligations. These cover all markets in which KCOM is regulated.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/regulatory-financial-reporting-directions-kcom
Further consultation: Mobile Call Termination Market Review 2018-2021
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 17 November 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 15 January 2018
This document sets out our proposed changes to the list of mobile providers published in June and our proposals to impose SMP conditions on the additional providers included on that list.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/further-consultation-mobile-call-termination-market-review
Consultation on end-of-contract and out-of-contract notifications
- Consultation
- Start: 31 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 09 October 2018
Yn yr ymgynghoriad hwn, rydyn ni wedi cyflwyno cynigion i osod rheolau newydd a fydd yn mynnu bod darparwyr cyfathrebiadau yn anfon hysbysiad at eu cwsmeriaid pan fyddan nhw’n agosáu at ddiwedd cyfnod sylfaenol eu contract.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/end-of-contract-notifications
Statement: Wholesale broadband access market review
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 22 June 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 14 September 2017
This document sets out Ofcom’s assessment of competition within the UK's Wholesale Broadband Access markets.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/wholesale-broadband-access-market-review
Statement: WLA and WBA Market Reviews - Competition in the Hull Area
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 22 June 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 14 September 2017
This document sets out the conclusions of our Wholesale Local Access and Wholesale Broadband Access Market Reviews in relation to the Hull Area.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/wholesale-local-broadband-access-market-reviews-hull
Statement: Local TV licensing - Decision not to advertise or re-advertise certain local TV licences
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 20 April 2018
- Status: Statement published
- End: 01 June 2018
This statement confirms our provisional decision not to advertise or re-advertise local TV licences for 13 specific areas, or substitute areas, where no licence has been awarded to date.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/local-tv-licensing
Statement: Review of the General Conditions of Entitlement
- Regulation
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 19 September 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 14 November 2017
The documents on this page relate to the changes we have decided to make to the General Conditions of Entitlement – the regulatory rules that all communications providers must follow to operate in the UK.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/review-general-conditions
Consultation: Commissioning for the BBC’s Public Services
- Consultation
- Start: 30 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 24 September 2018
The Charter and Agreement place requirements on the BBC to increase the amount of those programmes and materials it commissions through a contestable process between producers.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/commissioning-bbc-public-services
Consultation: The BBC’s commercial and trading activities: requirements and guidance
- Consultation
- Start: 30 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 24 September 2018
Consultation on updates to the requirements around the interaction between the BBC Public Service and its commercial activities.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/bbc-commercial-trading-activities
Statement on changes to the General Conditions of Entitlement
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 26 April 2018
- Status: Statement published
- End: 28 May 2018
This statement sets out Ofcom's decision to amend general condition C6.6, additional changes to our guidance on Calling Line Identification facilities, and a number of minor drafting changes.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/changes-general-conditions-of-entitlement
Call for expressions of interest: Small-scale DAB
- Consultation
- Start: 27 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 21 September 2018
Ofcom is seeking expressions of interest from parties wanting to operate small scale DAB multiplexes and/or who are interested in providing services on these future multiplexes.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/small-scale-dab-interest
Wholesale local access market review: Duct and pole access remedies
- Consultation
- Start: 20 April 2017
- Status: Closed
- End: 15 June 2017
This consultation concerns Openreach’s duct and pole access product, known as physical infrastructure access (PIA).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/duct-pole-access-remedies
Consultation: Proposed changes to the linear EPG Code and future of the prominence regime
- Consultation
- Start: 25 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 05 October 2018
This consultation sets out the findings from our review of the prominence section of the EPG Code and our proposed changes.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/epg-code-prominence-regime
Consultation: Review of the Premium Rate Services Condition
- Consultation
- Start: 26 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 21 September 2018
This consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposal to modify the Premium Rate Services Condition in order to extend the definition of ‘Controlled Premium Rate Service’ to include all Information, Connection and Signposting Services.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/review-premium-rate-services-condition
Consultation: Review of Second Class stamp safeguard caps
- Consultation
- Data
- Start: 26 July 2018
- Status: Open
- End: 04 October 2018
Consultation on proposals for the continued regulation of Royal Mail’s Second Class stamp prices. Supported by residential omnibus survey and business postal survey datasets.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/review-second-class-stamp-safeguard-cap
Children's content review
- Consultation
- Start: 29 November 2017
- Status: Closed
- End: 31 January 2018
We're inviting comments on our plans to carry out a review of children’s content on TV and on-demand and streaming services.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/childrens-content-review
Statement: Request to change Format - Original 106
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 24 May 2018
- Status: Statement published
- End: 21 June 2018
Original Aberdeen FM Limited holds a FM commercial radio licence for Aberdeen and the surrounding areas, broadcasting as Original 106. A request from Original 106 to change the station’s published Format has been approved by Ofcom, following a public consultation.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/original-106-format-change
Statement: Review of spectrum used by fixed wireless services
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 07 December 2017
- Status: Statement published
- End: 01 February 2018
This document summarises our key findings on how the uses of fixed wireless links could change over the next 5-10 years, and consults on specific areas which focus on enabling ultra-high capacity wireless backhaul requirements for the future.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/fixed-wireless-spectrum-strategy