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The Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) was responsible for promoting competition and maintaining the interests of consumers in the UK telecommunications market. It was merged with the Office of Communications in 2003.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
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,...
How to apply for asylum support if you're waiting to find out if you'll be given asylum in the UK
Make arrangements to return home voluntarily if you're in the UK illegally or have claimed asylum by assisted return, voluntary return, AVR, VRS
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.
The British Consulate General in Los Angeles maintains and develop relations between the UK and the USA.
Advice on exposure to electromagnetic fields in the everyday environment, including electrical appliances in the home and mobile phones.
Get advice on consumer issues, your energy supply and postal service - numbers, enquiry forms, how to complain.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) guidance on preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in the international aid sector.
Find out how your VAT invoices are affected by the reverse charge if you're a wholesale electronic communications supplier in the UK.
Under the Public Records Act, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office must transfer files selected for permanent preservation to The National Archives.
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
The British Film Institute (BFI) is the lead organisation for film in the UK and use Lottery funds to support film production, distribution, education and audience development. Since 1933 they’ve cared for the BFI National Archive, and celebrated the best...
Submit new evidence if your asylum application has been refused and you have no more right to appeal - called ‘further submission’
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). FCDO guidance, services and information These services are now provided by FCDO: foreign travel advice consular help and services abroad document...
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