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Broadband and mobile coverage checker

Enter a postcode to view mobile coverage by provider, or availability of broadband services (standard, superfast and ultrafast). You can also view the results as interactive maps.

How to report scam texts and mobile calls to 7726

Find out how to report an unwanted or scam text or mobile call to your provider using the free 7726 service.

Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin

The Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin reports on investigations into potential breaches of Ofcom’s codes and rules for TV, radio and video-on-demand programmes.

Telephone area codes: Find UK dialling codes for numbers starting 01 and 02

Look up UK dialling codes (or ‘STD codes’) by geographic area or the first few numbers of a landline phone number.

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Ofcom investigates two porn sites under age-check rules

Published: 13 May 2026
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Ofcom fines online suicide forum £950,000

Published: 13 May 2026
HERO Latest telecoms and pay-TV complaints revealed - Q4 2025

Latest telecoms and pay-TV complaints revealed - Q4 2025

Published: 11 May 2026
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Making life safer online: our priorities for the year ahead

Published: 8 May 2026
HERO Rolling out small-scale DAB to six more areas

Rolling out small-scale DAB to six more areas

Published: 5 May 2026

Our research

Making Sense of Media Bulletin: April 2026

Published: 29 January 2024

Last updated: 23 April 2026

Ofcom's Making Sense of Media bulletin summarises media literacy activities by a range of organisations in the UK and overseas.

Telecommunications Market Data Update

Published: 22 October 2020

Last updated: 16 April 2026

In the following section we highlight some of the key trends emerging this quarter from the data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.

Adults' Media Lives

Published: 26 September 2023

Last updated: 2 April 2026

Ofcom's Adults' Media Lives study was set up in 2005 to provide a small-scale, rich and detailed qualitative complement to Ofcom's quantitative surveys of media literacy. The project follows the same 19 individuals over time, and interviews them on camera each year about their media habits and attitudes.

Resources for industry

Regulated prices

Published: 18 June 2010

Last updated: 26 March 2026

Ofcom regulates prices, or imposes charge controls, across a number of different segments covering the telecoms, broadcasting and postal services markets. A high-level summary of a selection of these regulated prices and charge controls can be found here.

Online safety and data protection

Published: 1 May 2024

Last updated: 25 March 2026

How Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intend to collaborate in regulating online services.

Online safety industry bulletin - March 2026

Published: 17 March 2026

Last updated: 24 March 2026

As we move into 2026, we continue to see action taken in response to the Online Safety Act, including more services introducing age checks across social media, dating, gaming and messaging, alongside ongoing enforcement activity where services fall short.

Statement: Protecting people from illegal harms online

Published: 16 December 2024

Last updated: 24 March 2026

Our illegal harms policy statement includes our full guidance, Codes of Practice and other documents relating to online services' duties under the Online Safety Act.

Online safety fees: what the duties are and how to comply with them

Published: 21 November 2025

Last updated: 13 May 2026

Find out about the new fees-related duties imposed on certain providers of regulated services under the Online Safety Act and how to comply with them.

Telecoms Access Review 2026

Published: 26 March 2024

Last updated: 13 May 2026

This is our review of the regulations that will apply to the UK fixed telecoms markets from April 2026 until March 2031.