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Ofcom asks advertising bodies to review rules to limit children’s exposure to TV alcohol advertising
May 24, 2013
Ofcom has today asked the UK’s advertising regulators to review the rules that limit children from being exposed to alcohol advertising on TV.
Steve Bond
May 23, 2013
Ofcom is saddened to report the death of Steve Bond, who was responsible for much of Ofcom’s international spectrum work.
Improving the quality of live TV subtitles
May 17, 2013
Ofcom today announced proposals to improve the quality of subtitling on UK TV to benefit deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
Ofcom research reveals extent of nuisance calls
May 17, 2013
A new Ofcom study into the problem of nuisance calls reveals the extent to which they are affecting UK consumers.
Ofcom examines communications services across the UK
May 16, 2013
Ofcom has today published a report outlining the availability of different communications services across the UK, examining how coverage varies between areas and might be improved.
Ofcom re-awards the Warminster commercial radio licence to The Breeze
May 1, 2013
Ofcom has today announced the award of the re-advertised FM local commercial radio licence for Warminster.
Ofcom invites industry to pilot ‘white space’ devices
April 26, 2013
Ofcom has today announced plans for a pilot of innovative ‘white space’ technology in the UK, among the first of its kind in Europe.
UK broadband competition reaches new milestone
April 25, 2013
The level of competition in the UK broadband market has reached a new milestone, Ofcom announced today.
UK adults taking online password security risks
April 23, 2013
UK adults are risking their online security by using identical or easy to remember passwords on the websites they visit, new Ofcom research reveals.
Ofcom takes action against abandoned and silent calls
April 18, 2013
Ofcom today fined TalkTalk £750,000 for making an excessive number of abandoned and silent calls to potential TalkTalk customers in 2011, through two of its call centre operators.
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