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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<head>
<title>Home - Ofcom</title>
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content="Ofcom is the UK’s regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day. We regulate broadband, home phone and mobile services, TV, radio and video on demand services, oversee the universal postal service, look after the airwaves used by wireless devices, and help make online services safer for the people who use them." />
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<span> About Ofcom </span>
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Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and
rely on each day.
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As people communicate seamlessly online and offline, we now need to
invest our efforts into making digital communications work for everyone.
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Ofcom wants to understand how adults and children in the UK use media.
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Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom's job is to make online services
safer for the people who use them. We make sure companies have effective
systems in place to protect users from harm.
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Ofcom is committed to a thriving telecoms sector, where companies can
compete fairly and customers benefit from a broad range of services.
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Ofcom's job is to make sure there is a universal postal service.
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You can't see or feel radio spectrum, but we use it every day. Our
job is to authorise and manage the use of spectrum in the UK.
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We make sure that broadcasters provide quality TV, radio and on-demand
programmes that appeal to diverse audiences. We also have rules in place
to protect viewers and listeners from harm.
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How to make the most of communications services as a small business.
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dialling codes for numbers starting 01 and 02</span>
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Look up UK dialling codes (or ‘STD codes’) by
geographic area or the first few numbers of a landline phone number.
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