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Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
HM Coastguard regularly broadcasts Maritime Safety Information (MSI) by…
Weather information at sea Find information about conditions at sea from…
You can get navigational information by radio from: navigational warnings,…
Safe navigation is particularly important in adverse weather and sea…
A voyage data recorder (VDR), often known as the ship’s ‘black box’,…
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a maritime…
A 406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to…
Small commercial ships should keep a listening watch on VHF channel 16 for…
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
Rules for UK and EU broadcasters and video on-demand services
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Guidelines on exposure to radio signals from smart meters.
Guidance for Satellite broadcasters transmitting copyright works into the UK and from the UK to EEA states.
How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
Guidelines on exposure to radio signals from wireless networks (wi-fi).
Information on exposure to radio signals from 5G technologies.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
Check the tariff classification of multifunctional display-monitors for vehicles.
This white paper sets out the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, and the steps we are taking to support our system of public service broadcasting.
Culture Secretary promises to remove “Sword of Damocles” anti-free press laws as she opens Second Reading of the Media Bill
Information on enhancing communications resilience and how we work with telecommunication service providers to manage the risk of disruption to public networks.
For use by ships, aircraft of persons in distress when communicating with rescue units.
This page includes summaries of the winning bids for the Future RAN (FRANC) competition
Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom works with the Department for Science,...
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