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.
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Published: 13 March 2024
Last updated: 11 December 2024
We publish 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: 5 December 2024
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2025.
Our annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.
The Connected Nations report 2024 provides updated data on the coverage and usage of fixed broadband and mobile networks within the UK.
Published: 19 December 2023
Last updated: 5 December 2024
Reports on the UK’s communications infrastructure, focusing on coverage and performance of fixed broadband and mobile networks.
In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, named officials can receive privileged early access to Official Statistics.
These reports examine the availability of broadband and mobile services in each of the UK's nations.
We have made some of the data that underpins the Connected Nations 2024 report available to download. This data allows us to make year-on-year comparisons of the state of the UK’s communications infrastructure.
We have examined the role of connected TV platforms as digital content gateways, looking at whether content providers are able to make their content available and discoverable to UK audiences on connected TV platforms. This paper summarises our findings.
Published: 14 March 2024
Last updated: 4 December 2024
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2024.
Published: 15 December 2023
Each year Ofcom collects data from TV and radio broadcasters on the make-up of their workforces and their approach to Equity, Diversity and inclusion. Our report sets out our findings on how the industry is doing
Published: 29 November 2024
This interactive report accompanies our seventh annual report on the BBC. It includes extensive data on each of the Public Purposes and how well they have been delivered, across the range of the BBC’s services and platforms.
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 29 November 2024
Ofcom measures electromagnetic fields (EMF) near mobile phone base stations. We have been taking these measurements for many years, gradually covering more and more locations across the UK.
We are looking at the state of local media in the UK, including how well it meets audiences' changing needs and expectations in an increasingly online world.
Published: 28 November 2023
Last updated: 28 November 2024
Online Nation is an annual report that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the internet.
Ofcom has commissioned research to understand people's experiences of using, and attitudes towards using video-sharing platforms (VSP).
Published: 11 October 2022
Research to understand to what extend children are bypassing age assurance measures.
Published: 27 November 2023
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: 27 November 2024
This page provides the report, data, questionnaire and technical report from our quantitative research exploring mis and disinformation, carried out online from 27th June to 2nd July 2024 by YouGov, using respondents from YouGov’s online panel.
Published: 8 March 2024
Last updated: 27 November 2024
Published: 16 February 2024
Last updated: 21 November 2024
The Online Experiences Tracker is a quantitative tracking survey that examines people's attitudes to, and experiences of using online services.
Published: 25 January 2024
Last updated: 14 November 2024
We publish the number of complaints we have received about landline, broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services.
Last updated: 13 November 2024
These discussion papers explore future technology trends and their implications for media literacy.
Published: 12 November 2024
Social media is a significant aspect of daily life for most of us. Almost all adult internet users use some form of online communication platform.
Published: 1 November 2024
All electronic devices generate what is called “radio noise” in the form of unwanted random emissions that can create low level of interference to radiocommunications systems. It can be considered as a form of pollution of the radio spectrum that degrades the performance of radio receivers.
Published: 31 October 2024
Key trends emerging in Q2 from data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.
Published: 7 December 2023
Last updated: 28 October 2024
We monitor the postal market in the UK, looking at things like Royal Mail's performance and customers' experiences.
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