News media

Ofcom carries out regular research into news consumption across the four main platforms: television, radio, print and online, to inform our understanding of news consumption across the UK, and within each UK nation.

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Usability and accessibility research

This section covers research into usability of devices and services, and accessibility, particularly in relation to older people and those with disabilities.

Ringing the changes: do phone numbers still matter?

18 January 2019

People in the UK spend half as much time on their home phones but use ten times more mobile data than just six years ago, as new Ofcom research reveals changing attitudes to the traditional telephone number.

Published responses to FOI requests

17 January 2019

For transparency, we publish our responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

Register of disclosable interests

Members are required to disclose interests (including shareholdings, directorships and employments) they, their partners or minor children have in companies whose core business activities (and hence share price) could be affected by Ofcom's decisions.

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