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Ofcom calls on broadband providers to improve speeds information
May 15, 2012
Mystery shopping to check compliance with Ofcom’s Voluntary Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds has revealed that information provided to consumers by internet service providers (ISPs) has improved but has also identified areas where further work is needed.
Ofcom invites applications for first 21 local TV channels
May 10, 2012
Ofcom today invited applications for 21 local TV channels across the UK. This follows new duties given to Ofcom by Parliament to license local TV.
Ofcom appoints members to MG ALBA board
May 4, 2012
Ofcom has today announced a number of appointments to the board of MG ALBA, the body responsible for funding Gaelic programming.
Ofcom awards four new community radio licences
May 4, 2012
Ofcom today announces the award of four new community radio licences for services in the south west of England.
Ofcom to extend Royal Mail safeguard cap to protect vulnerable consumers
April 27, 2012
Ofcom today proposed a cap on prices that Royal Mail can charge for Second Class large letters and small parcels.
Ofcom awards a new Welsh language community radio licence
April 19, 2012
Ofcom today announces the award of a community radio licence to Radio Beca in west Wales, which will predominantly broadcast in Welsh.
HomeServe fined £750,000 for silent and abandoned calls
April 19, 2012
Ofcom today fined international home insurance and repairs company HomeServe £750,000 for making an excessive number of silent and abandoned calls to UK consumers.
Ofcom awards eleven new community radio licences
April 5, 2012
Ofcom today announces the award of eleven new community radio licences.
Simplified call charges to help consumers
April 4, 2012
Calls to 0800 telephone numbers could be free from all phones, including mobiles, under new proposals published today by Ofcom.
Ofcom announces further budget reduction
March 29, 2012
Ofcom today announced a further like-for-like reduction in its annual budget.
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