Ofcom is a UK official body created in December 2003 from five former telecommunications watchdogs and regulatory authorities- the Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission (ITC), Oftel (Office of Telecommunications), Radio Authority and Radiocommunications Agency. Its role is to regulate all aspects of the British telecommunications sector. This includes TV and radio broadcasting, digital media, mobile phones and land based telephones. The website provides information on the role of the body and its current activities. It includes access to recent government press releases, transcripts of speeches, official guidelines, codes, legislation and government reports relating to all aspects of media and communications. Other features of the site include public broadcasting codes relating to taste, decency and the portrayal of violence, the future of public service broadcasting and the BBC, television licenses and the media industry. There is advice for consumers, information on how to complain and details of complaints that are being investigated.
Ofcom
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Office of Communications
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