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Releasing airwaves for mobile services next year
Ofcom has today announced updated proposals to release crucial airwaves to meet growing demand for mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G.
Ofcom welcomes mobile firms’ agreement to build a ‘shared rural network’
Read Ofcom’s response to the Government and mobile firms’ announcement of a ‘shared rural network’.
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Releasing airwaves for mobile services next year
- Media release
28 October 2019
Ofcom has today announced updated proposals to release crucial airwaves to meet growing demand for mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/releasing-airwaves-for-mobile-services
Ofcom welcomes mobile firms’ agreement to build a ‘shared rural network’
- Media release
25 October 2019
Read Ofcom’s response to the Government and mobile firms’ announcement of a ‘shared rural network’.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/shared-rural-network
BBC risking 'lost generation' as younger audience tunes out
- Media release
24 October 2019
The BBC may not be sustainable in its current form, if it fails to regain younger audiences who are increasingly tuning out of its services.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/bbc-risking-lost-generation
You'll never talk alone: Liverpool stakes claim as Britain's chattiest city
- Media release
10 October 2019
People in Liverpool spend more time chatting on the mobile than those in other major cities, new research reveals.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/liverpool-is-britains-chattiest-city
Ofcom's assessment of BBC Breakfast, BBC One, 17 July 2019
- Media release
07 October 2019
Ofcom has today published its assessment of BBC Breakfast on BBC1 on 17 July 2019.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/assessment-bbc-breakfast
Fairer prices for broadband customers
- Media release
25 September 2019
Ofcom has today set out a range of measures to help ensure out-of-contract broadband customers pay fairer prices, and providers offer better protection to vulnerable customers.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/fairer-prices-for-broadband-customers
Parcel companies admit breaking competition law through anti-competitive agreement
- Media release
19 September 2019
Royal Mail and a reseller of its business parcel delivery services – the SaleGroup, which trades as Despatch Bay – have admitted being part of an illegal anti-competitive agreement.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/parcel-companies-admit-breaking-competition-law
Breaking the class ceiling – social make-up of the TV industry revealed
- Media release
18 September 2019
The UK’s television industry is strongly skewed towards people from privately-educated backgrounds, according to Ofcom research on the sector’s diversity.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/breaking-the-class-ceiling-tv-industry-social-makeup-revealed
London calling: Ofcom to release new '(020) 4' phone numbers
- Media release
30 August 2019
London will gain 10 million more landline phone numbers later this year, as Ofcom introduces a new ‘(020) 4’ range to keep the capital connected.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/new-020-4-phone-numbers
Reappointment of Iain Stephen Morrison to MG ALBA board
- Media release
09 August 2019
Ofcom has today announced the reappointment of Iain Stephen Morrison for a second term to the board of MG ALBA, the body responsible for ensuring that high-quality television programmes in Gaelic are made available to people in Scotland.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/reappointment-of-iain-stephen-morrison-to-mg-alba-board
Scotland becomes a nation of streamers
- Media release
07 August 2019
Over half of homes in Scotland now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to a major Ofcom report revealing rapid shifts in our viewing habits.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/scotland-becomes-nation-of-streamers
Wales becomes a nation of streamers
- Media release
07 August 2019
Almost half of homes in Wales now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to a major Ofcom report revealing rapid shifts in our viewing habits.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/wales-becomes-nation-of-streamers
UK becomes a nation of streamers... but traditional broadcast TV leads the way on UK content
- Media release
07 August 2019
Around half of all UK homes now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to a major Ofcom report revealing rapid shifts in the nation’s viewing habits.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/uk-becomes-nation-of-streamers
Northern Ireland becomes a nation of streamers
- Media release
07 August 2019
Around half of homes in Northern Ireland now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to a major Ofcom report revealing rapid shifts in our viewing habits.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/northern-ireland-becomes-nation-of-streamers
Radio industry makes progress on diversity, but much further to go
- Media release
31 July 2019
People from minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and women at a senior level remain under-represented in UK radio, according to Ofcom’s second major study of the industry’s diversity.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/radio-industry-diversity
Giffgaff fined £1.4m for overcharging customers
- Media release
30 July 2019
Ofcom has today fined mobile company Giffgaff £1.4m for overcharging millions of customers.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/giffgaff-fined-for-overcharging-customers
New rules to protect people in TV and radio shows
- Media release
29 July 2019
Ofcom is today proposing new rules to ensure that people who take part in television and radio shows are properly looked after by broadcasters.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/new-rules-protect-people-tv-and-radio-shows
Ofcom fines RT £200,000
- Media release
26 July 2019
Ofcom has today fined the news channel RT £200,000 for serious failures to comply with our broadcasting rules – and required the channel to broadcast a summary of our findings to its viewers.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/ofcom-fines-rt
Airwaves opened up to support wireless revolution
- Media release
25 July 2019
Farmers, factories and business parks are some of the groups that could benefit from a revolution in wireless technology, following a decision by Ofcom today to open up airwaves to support innovation and enable new services.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/airwaves-opened-up-to-support-wireless-revolution
New measures to increase fairness for mobile customers
- Media release
22 July 2019
Ofcom has today set out a range of measures to increase fairness for mobile customers – including greater transparency, fairer contract terms and a range of price cuts by operators.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/new-measures-fairness-for-mobile-customers