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Consultation: Enabling short notice, short duration licences in 2.3 GHz

Published: 1 July 2025

Last updated: 3 October 2025

In this consultation we propose a new ‘short notice, short duration’ licence for indoor and outdoor use, through which a mix of users could share access to 2320-2340 MHz.

Consultation: Review of Annual Licence Fees

Published: 13 December 2024

Last updated: 1 October 2025

We have today published our decisions to revise the Annual Licence Fees we charge for use of the 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz bands

Consultation: Proposal to grant temporary licences to Starlink Services LLC to use 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz for NGSO gateway earth stations at three sites

Published: 27 May 2025

Last updated: 1 October 2025

Non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite systems have the potential to deliver high capacity and low latency satellite-based broadband services to consumers, governments and businesses. Satellite communication systems rely on gateway earth stations (“gateways”), which connect satellites to the internet or to a private network.

Consultation on draft Guidance: A safer life online for women and girls

Published: 25 February 2025

Last updated: 26 September 2025

Ofcom is consulting on draft Guidance for a safer life online for women and girls. The consultation is aimed at providers of regulated online services and other relevant stakeholders including Ofcom’s statutory consultees for the draft Guidance - the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner.

Statement on regulations to update the fees for Shared Access licences

Published: 16 July 2025

Last updated: 25 September 2025

We are proposing to make new regulations (Proposed Regulations) that would amend the existing 2020 Regulations in relation to the amending the fees for the Shared Access licence product.

Consultation: Business messaging - Review of the A2P SMS termination market

Published: 28 January 2025

Last updated: 22 September 2025

Application-to-Person Short Message Service (A2P SMS) is the most common form of business messaging service. It enables businesses and public sector organisations to send text messages in bulk to customers and the wider public.

Statement: Proposal to apply Code powers to Cellular Radio Limited

Published: 8 August 2025

Last updated: 18 September 2025

We are proposing to apply the electronic communications code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 to Cellular Radio Limited.

Consultation: Proposals for revising and improving our NGSO licensing process

Published: 16 September 2025

We are proposing to revise the non-geostationary orbiting (NGSO) licensing process to clarify requirements for current and prospective licensees, speed up decision-making timeframes overall, and reduce coordination and administrative burdens on NGSO satellite operators.

Statement: Proposal to apply Code powers to AWTG Limited

Published: 23 July 2025

Last updated: 16 September 2025

We are proposing to apply the electronic communications code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 to AWTG Limited.

Statement: Online Safety Information Gathering Guidance

Published: 26 July 2024

Last updated: 16 September 2025

We have issued a statement on guidance to help services, and other stakeholders, to understand when and how we might use these powers.

Consultation on Data Preservation Notices

Published: 16 September 2025

We are consulting on updates to our Online Safety Information Powers Guidance with respect to Data Preservation Notices and Coroner Information Notices.

How to promote Media Literacy: Consultation on recommendations for online platforms, broadcasters and services

Published: 15 September 2025

This page contains a consultation on recommendations for how online platforms and broadcasters should promote media literacy. We are inviting thoughts and responses from stakeholders on our proposed recommendations, ahead of publishing a statement later in the financial year.

Enabling mmWave spectrum for new uses

Published: 16 April 2024

Last updated: 11 September 2025

We have set out the design of the auction for awarding citywide licences for the mmWave spectrum and invite evidence on whether to include a negotiation period in the assignment stage.

Consultation: Digital radio multiplex information requirements

Published: 10 September 2025

Ofcom is consulting on proposals that multiplex operators must publish up to date ‘rate cards’ about the payments to be made by radio stations seeking carriage on the multiplex.

Consultation: Enabling satellite direct to device services in Mobile spectrum bands

Published: 25 March 2025

Last updated: 9 September 2025

This document sets out proposals to authorise the use of spectrum bands used by the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) for satellite Direct to Device (D2D) services.

Consultation: Draft guidance for super-complaints under the Online Safety Act 2023

Published: 8 September 2025

The purpose of super-complaints is to allow such organisations to bring robust evidence and facts to our attention about the most significant online harms and restrictions on free expression arising on regulated online services.

Consultation: Promoting competition and investment in fibre networks: Telecoms Access Review 2026-31

Published: 20 March 2025

Last updated: 3 September 2025

This consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposals for our regulation of the fixed telecoms markets that underpin broadband, mobile and business connections, for the period from April 2026 to March 2031.

Consultation: Online safety fees- Notification guidance

Published: 1 September 2025

Ofcom is publishing a consultation on guidance for providers of regulated services under the Online Safety Act 2023 (the Act) to help them in the process of making a fees regime notification under section 83 of the Act.

Consultation: Online Safety - fees and penalties

Published: 24 October 2024

Last updated: 1 September 2025

Ofcom is consulting on proposals to implement the fees and penalties regime for online safety, under the Online Safety Act 2023.

BT Group - Annex 1

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Published: 27 August 2025

PIA Coalition

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Published: 27 August 2025

Statement Equality Scheme 5-year review

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Published: 14 August 2025

Revised NI Equality Scheme August 2025

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Published: 14 August 2025

Consultation: Update of Northern Ireland Equality Scheme

Published: 27 January 2025

Last updated: 14 August 2025

Our Northern Ireland Equality Scheme has been revised and updated periodically, most recently in 2019. We have now conducted a 5-year review of our scheme and are consulting on the changes we propose to make.

VodafoneThree - questions 16-19

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Published: 11 August 2025

VMO2 - questions 16-19

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Published: 11 August 2025

BTEE - questions 16-19

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Published: 11 August 2025