Analyst publications
26 March 2024
Ofcom publishes a range of policy and research documents across the telecoms, broadcasting and postal services markets. A list of our main publications across all of these sectors as well as the most relevant related documents is included below.
Expand the boxes below to browse our publications by sector. Please contact our Analyst Relations Manager for assistance if you are unable to locate the document you are looking for either here, in the archive, or elsewhere on our website.
Fixed
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2024 | Update | Telecoms Access Review 2026 |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/09/21 | Statement | Openreach FTTP offer starting 1 October 2021 | Consultation (August 2021) (PDF, 444.5 KB); CFI (July 2021) (PDF, 148.1 KB) |
| 06/08/21 | Consultation | Openreach Proposed FTTP Offer starting 1 October 2021 | CFI (July 2021) (PDF, 148.1 KB) |
| 14/07/21 | Consultation | Proposed annual licence fees for 2100 MHz spectrum | |
| 18/03/21 | Statement | Promoting competition and investment in fibre networks: Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-2026 | Press release |
| 18/03/21 | Consultation | Openreach's existing FTTP offers which have geographic pricing |
Media
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19/09/23 | Media | Quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service channels | Consultation (PDF, 524.7 KB) (April 2023); Small Screen: Big Debate (PDF, 1.5 MB) (July 2021) |
| 19/09/23 | Media | Methodology for a review of the financial terms of the Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences | Consultation (PDF, 499.7 KB) (June 2023) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/07/22 | Media | Regulating the quantity and scheduling of television advertising on public service channels | Small Screen: Big Debate (July 2021); Channel 3 and 5 relicensing (June 2022) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/20 | Consultation | Small Screen: Big Debate Consultation – The Future of Public Service Media | News release; Discussion document |
| 15/07/21 | Statement | Small Screen: Big Debate Statement: Recommendations to Government on the future of PSM | Press release |
Mobile
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/02/22 | Consultation | Ofcom’s future approach to mobile markets | Terms of reference (May 2021) (PDF, 203.4 KB) |
| 09/02/22 | Consultation | Mobile networks and spectrum: Meeting future demand for mobile data |
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 13/12/21 | Statement | Annual licence fees for 2100 MHz spectrum |
| 14/07/21 | Consultation | Proposed annual licence fees for 2100 MHz spectrum |
| 11/05/21 | Consultation | Mobile strategy – Terms of reference |
Post
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/01/24 | Update | The Future of the Universal Postal Service - Call for Input | Press release; Press release (Sep. 2023) |
| 24/01/24 | Statement | Review of Second Class Safeguard Caps 2024 | Consultation (June 2023) (PDF, 1.2 MB) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/06/23 | Post | Review of the Second Class Safeguard Caps | Statement (Jan 2019) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/07/22 | Post | 2022 Review of Postal Regulation | Press release; Consultation (Dec. 2021); CFI (March 2021) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/2021 | Consultation | Review of postal regulation | Press release; CFI (March 2021) (PDF, 1.3 MB) |
| 09/12/2021 | Update | Postal sector annual monitoring report 2021 | Press release; Previous reports |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/11/20 | Update | Postal sector annual monitoring report 2020 (PDF, 1.3 MB) | Press release; previous reports |
| 26/11/20 | Update | Review of postal users' needs (PDF, 5.0 MB) | Press release; previous review (March 2013) (PDF, 598.2 KB) |
Research
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/12/21 | Research | Connected Nations 2021 report | Press release; Data downloads; 2020 report; 2019 report; 2018 report |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/12/20 | Research | Connected Nations report 2020 | Press release; Data for download; 2019 report; 2018 report; 2017 report; 2016 report; |
Multi-sector
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2023 | Consultation | Prohibiting inflation-linked price rises: Proposals for new rules and guidance | News release; Update (July 2023); Terms of reference (PDF, 228.4 KB) (April 2023) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/10/2022 | Consultation | Net neutrality review | Call for evidence (PDF, 351.8 KB) |
| 22/09/2022 | Update | Digital markets in the communications sector: Ofcom’s approach to competition and consumer issues in internet-based communications markets | News release |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2021 | Update | Helping customers get better deals | News release; Update (July 2020) (PDF, 1.4 MB); Initial conclusions (Sep. 2019) (PDF, 883.2 KB) |
| Date | Type | Title | Related content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28/07/20 | Update | Review of broadband pricing practices | News release; Consultation (Sep 2019) (PDF, 883.2 KB); Statement (July 2019) (PDF, 2.2 MB); Statement (May 2019) (PDF, 2.1 MB) |
Older publications
Older analyst publications are available via the National Archives.