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.
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Published: 9 May 2025
Last updated: 18 September 2025
We are investigating whether Itai Tech Ltd has failed/is failing to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act 2023 to protect children from encountering pornographic content through the use of highly effective age assurance.
Published: 16 January 2025
Ofcom is opening an enforcement programme into age assurance measures across the adult sector, which will initially focus on regulated providers’ compliance with the Part 5 duties.
Published: 17 September 2025
Ofcom has today opened an investigation into IX Wireless’ compliance with its obligations under the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003/2533 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’).
Published: 13 March 2024
Last updated: 17 September 2025
A weekly report of complaints assessed under the Broadcasting Code.
Published: 11 September 2025
Published: 31 July 2025
Last updated: 11 September 2025
Published: 13 July 2017
This monitoring programme monitors the arrangements of BT and Openreach.
Published: 5 February 2024
Last updated: 8 September 2025
The bulletin for complaints about BBC online material reports on the outcome of Ofcom’s consideration on complaints received about the BBC’s online material.
Published: 4 March 2024
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.
Published: 11 October 2024
Last updated: 1 September 2025
We are investigating whether Gigaclear Limited (Gigaclear) failed to provide accurate and reliable caller location information to emergency organisations between January 2022 and March 2024.
Published: 28 August 2025
Published: 10 June 2025
Last updated: 13 August 2025
We are initiating an investigation to determine whether the online discussion board 4chan has failed—or is currently failing—to comply with its obligations under the Online Safety Act 2023.
Published: 23 January 2023
Last updated: 29 July 2025
This investigation examined the compliance of British Telecommunications Plc (BT) with its obligation to provide customers with contract information and a contract summary before they enter a contract as a result of suspected breaches by its subsidiaries EE Limited (EE) and Plusnet Plc (Plusnet).
Published: 24 July 2025
Published: 14 July 2025
The BBC has published its review into the programme Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone. The review found that the programme breached one of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines on accuracy.
Published: 26 September 2023
Last updated: 14 July 2025
Ofcom may impose a sanction if we consider that a broadcaster has seriously, deliberately, repeatedly or recklessly breached one of our requirements.
Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £3,500 on Markaz-Al-Huda Limited (the “Licensee”) after our investigation found its community radio service, Salaam BCR, in breach of the Broadcasting Code.
Published: 9 July 2025
Published: 30 September 2024
Last updated: 7 July 2025
Ofcom has opened an investigation into BRSK’s compliance with the conditions and restrictions set out in the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003/2533 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’).
Published: 3 March 2025
Last updated: 3 July 2025
Ofcom is today opening a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’ to monitor whether providers are complying with their illegal content risk assessment duties and record keeping duties under the Online Safety Act (the “Act”).
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