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: 10 July 2026
This page provides an overview of, and links to, the findings from Ofcom's recent research on the online advertising ecosystem. The research was conducted to help inform our understanding of online advertising and supported the development of the draft Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice.
This report details research conducted by Ofcom’s Behavioural Insight Hub to examine how platform design within advertising functionalities influences user (including advertiser) behaviour and the risks associated with fraudulent advertising through a behavioural audit.
Ofcom has commissioned a survey of UK adults aged 18+ about their experiences of encountering hateful content online over the last 12 months.
Ofcom has published a research report looking at adult internet users’ attitudes to seeing sensitive and harmful types of online content, and online tools and features that could help them with navigating this content. The research contributes to our evidence base and related policy development for online safety and media literacy.
Ofcom has commissioned research with adults and professionals to improve its understanding of how adults engage with and are affected by suicide, self-harm and eating disorder content.
Published: 13 November 2025
Last updated: 10 July 2026
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2026.
Published: 29 April 2024
Media literacy has been an important part of Ofcom’s role since it was established in 2003 when the Communications Act directed Ofcom to research and promote media literacy across the UK. This publication marks a significant milestone as Ofcom’s first public articulation of a multi-year media literacy strategy in 20 years.
Published: 26 June 2025
Last updated: 8 July 2026
The Children's Passive Online Measurement study explores the websites and apps visited by UK children aged 8-14 and how long was spent on the services visited.
Published: 13 March 2024
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: 30 June 2026
Our Communications Market Report (CMR) provides data and commentary on key market developments in the UK communications sector.
Data collected from industry by Ofcom, data from Ofcom’s consumer research, and headline figures from selected third parties for the 2026 communications market data report.
Published: 8 November 2023
Last updated: 30 June 2026
A list of the programmes produced by the PSBs outside the M25, and criteria against which each programme qualifies as made outside London.
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 26 June 2026
Yearly reports on Ofcom's measurements of electromagnetic fields (EMF) near mobile phone base stations. Here you can find a test report for each location we have visited.
Published: 24 June 2026
This page provides an overview and links to the findings from our research with adults and children aged 13-17, exploring their experiences of, and opinions about, online communities.
Published: 29 January 2024
Last updated: 24 June 2026
Ofcom's Making Sense of Media bulletin summarises media literacy activities by a range of organisations in the UK and overseas.
Published: 27 November 2023
Last updated: 23 June 2026
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.
Published: 22 June 2026
Our transparency notices inform the public of ongoing research under the Online Safety Act to understand children’s experiences online, including how AI chatbots and social media services may expose underage users to harmful content.
Published: 13 November 2023
Last updated: 10 June 2026
The annual Public Service Media tracker explores UK adults’ satisfaction, attitudes and opinions towards Public Service Broadcasters as well as their on-demand services.
Published: 26 May 2026
Last updated: 8 June 2026
This report sets out the extent to which broadcast television channels and on-demand programme services (ODPS) carried subtitles, audio description and/or signing (collectively, “access services”) between January and December 2025.
Published: 9 February 2023
Last updated: 2 June 2026
A notice explaining how, in support of our online safety research, Ofcom will sometimes create accounts with fictional personas.
Published: 19 December 2023
Last updated: 27 May 2026
Reports on the UK’s communications infrastructure, focusing on coverage and performance of fixed broadband and mobile networks.
Published: 22 October 2020
In the following section we highlight some of the key trends emerging this quarter from the data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.
Published: 23 October 2023
Last updated: 26 May 2026
This section covers research into usability of devices and services, and accessibility, particularly in relation to older people and those with disabilities.
Published: 20 May 2024
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) providers, also known as TV guide providers, report annually on steps they have taken and plan to take to facilitate their use by disabled people.
Published: 18 May 2023
Last updated: 25 May 2026
This is Ofcom’s eighth report on how customer service levels for residential customers compare across the telecoms industry.
Published: 21 May 2026
We’ve published our latest research into how children spend their time online and interact with different forms of media.
This page provides an overview and link to our findings from qualitative research with 40 children aged 8-16 who told us they were spending more time online than they planned to or realised, and 37 parents who shared this concern.
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