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You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
Get the right permissions to show a film or TV show in public.
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,...
A report from Revealing Reality considering the future of TV distribution and the barriers, motivations, and preferences of TV viewers.
Your mobile phone or tablet may get an emergency alert if there’s a danger to life nearby. Alerts will tell you what you need to do to stay safe.
The Future of TV Distribution stakeholder forum will serve as an opportunity for the government, Ofcom and stakeholders to engage in a coordinated and collective structure.
Sets out the categories of TV devices to be considered as internet television equipment for the purposes of the new prominence framework introduced by the Media Act 2024.
The 4G/TV Co-existence Oversight Board oversees the help being offered to consumers affected by television interference caused by the rollout of 4G (superfast mobile internet) in the 800 MHz spectrum band.
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