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.
Published: 13 November 2025
Last updated: 26 March 2026
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2026.
Published: 13 March 2024
Last updated: 25 March 2026
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: 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: 17 July 2025
Last updated: 24 March 2026
Data collected from industry by Ofcom, data from Ofcom’s consumer research, and headline figures from selected third parties.
Published: 22 October 2020
In the following section we highlight some of the key trends emerging this quarter from the data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.
Published: 12 January 2026
Last updated: 20 March 2026
A transparency notice alerting to cross-functional research being carried out by Ofcom's Making Sense of Media Team, and Behavioural Insights Hub, involving behavioural audits of five major online platforms. The work is focused on digital media literacy functions.
Published: 18 March 2026
This is a research report written by Protect Children and commissioned by Ofcom which presents the results of findings from a dark web survey of perpetrators who are actively searching for child sexual abuse material.
Published: 7 March 2024
Last updated: 6 March 2026
We have been compiling the 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data that our spectrum assurance vehicles capture along roads in England, Scotland and Wales.
Published: 9 February 2023
A notice explaining how, in support of our online safety research, Ofcom will sometimes create accounts with fictional personas.
Published: 30 May 2023
Alongside our 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data, we have published a map showing the routes our spectrum assurance vehicles have taken along roads in the United Kingdom.
Published: 23 February 2024
Last updated: 27 February 2026
Yearly reports on Ofcom's measurements of electromagnetic fields (EMF) near mobile phone base stations. Here you can find a test report for each location we have visited.
Published: 26 February 2026
This page shares Ofcom research looking at why organisations delivering media literacy interventions are hesitant to share evaluation findings and what could be done to change this.
This report looks at trends in the prices of UK residential fixed broadband, fixed voice, mobile phone, and pay TV services, including Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) services.
Published: 10 November 2023
Last updated: 26 February 2026
Ofcom has produced this set of guides to help you evaluate media literacy interventions.
Published: 23 January 2024
This report outlines Ofcom's research into trends in the pricing of residential communications services in the UK.
Published: 29 January 2024
Ofcom's Making Sense of Media bulletin summarises media literacy activities by a range of organisations in the UK and overseas.
Published: 24 February 2026
This experimental study focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of various behavioural interventions designed to help users assess the reliability, accuracy, and authenticity of online content. It employs a novel methodology known as Adaptive Randomised Control Trials to explore this area.
Published: 25 January 2024
Last updated: 19 February 2026
We publish the number of complaints we have received about landline, broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services.
Published: 26 January 2024
Last updated: 17 February 2026
A report on our approach to monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Open Internet Regulation.
Published: 12 February 2026
Ofcom has commissioned a survey of UK internet users aged 16+ who self‑report having accessed pornographic content online, to understand how they access such content and their past experiences with age checks.
Published: 23 December 2015
Last updated: 11 February 2026
Ofcom's formal response to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports' request to carry out a review of the operation of the TV production sector.
Published: 27 February 2024
Last updated: 2 February 2026
Our latest research into the affordability of home broadband, mobile phone, landline and pay TV services.
Last updated: 22 January 2026
Every quarter we publish key performance results for the two main ADR schemes, CISAS and Communications Ombudsman.
Published: 19 May 2025
Last updated: 23 December 2025
This report sets out the extent to which broadcast television channels and on-demand programme services (ODPS) carried subtitles, audio description and/or signing (collectively, “access services”) between January and December 2024.
Published: 4 December 2025
Last updated: 11 December 2025
The Children's Online Safety Tracker (COST) aims to further understand and track UK children’s recalled experiences of being online, including their use and awareness of safety measures and experiences of harmful content or contact.
Published: 28 November 2023
Last updated: 10 December 2025
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.
Published: 9 December 2025
The insights help Ofcom to stay informed about the opportunities and challenges some young people are facing online, to better understand their digital experiences and consider emerging risks.
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