Ofcom
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The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, internet, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.
Key facts
- UK legislation.long_title
- An Act to establish a body corporate to be known as the Office of Communications; and to confer functions in relation to proposals about the regulation of communications on that body, on certain existing regulators and on the Secretary of State.
- UK legislation.year
- 2002
- UK legislation.citation
- 2002 c. 11
- UK legislation.territorial_extent
- United Kingdom
- UK legislation.royal_assent
- 19 March 2002
- UK legislation.commencement
- various
- UK legislation.status
- Amended
- UK legislation.original_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/11/contents/enacted
- UK legislation.revised_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/11/contents
- UK legislation.UK LEG_title
- Office of Communications Act 2002
- UK legislation.use_new_UK LEG
- yes
- UK legislation.collapsed
- yes
- Organisation.name
- Office of Communications
- Organisation.logo
- Ofcom logo.svg
- Organisation.image
- Riverside House, Bankside 01.jpg
- Organisation.caption
- Ofcom offices at Riverside House, Bankside, next to Southwark Bridge in London
- Organisation.abbreviation
- Ofcom
- Organisation.type
- Statutory corporation
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Other
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Also known as
- Office of Communications, Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.424965.8 · ISNI 0000 0001 2150 5057
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- government agency
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- London
- Headquarters
- London
- Official website
- www.ofcom.org.uk/cy
- Image
- Riverside House, Bankside 01.jpg
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- inception
- 2003-00-00
- operating area
- United Kingdom
- social media followers
- 59186
- short name
- Ofcom
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · 日本語
Ofcom（オフコム、Office of Communications、英国情報通信庁）は英国における電気通信・放送等の規律・監督を行う規制機関である。 メディアの融合に伴い、情報通信産業の統合的な規律を目指すため、放送を担当する独立テレビジョン委員会 (ITC) 、放送番組を規制する放送基準委員会 (BSC) 、通信の規制を担当する通信委員会(OFTEL) 、民放ラジオ放送の免許を所管するラジオ委員会 (RA) 、電波の周波数割当てを担当する無線通信局 (RCA) の5つの規制機関を統合し、2003年12月に設置された。
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