Office of Communications

Office of Communications (also known as Ofcom) ensures that the UK consumers receive the best from their communication services, as well as protecting the public from harmful or offensive images and material within the internet.

Their legal duties include ensuring that: the UK has high speed services (such as broadband), there are high-quality television and radio programmes for a wide range of tastes and interests, we’re protected from harmful material, peoples privacy isn’t invaded, the postal service is working six days a week universally across the country.

However, this does not include: premium rate services (such as mobile phone text messages), TV licence fee, post offices, advertising and information in newspapers or magazines.