- published: 05 Oct 2015
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The Office of Communications (Welsh: Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau), commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.
Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. It has a statutory duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material.
Some of the main areas Ofcom presides over are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints, competition and protecting the radio spectrum from abuse (e.g. pirate radio stations).
The regulator was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002 and received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003.
The creation of Ofcom was announced in the Queen's Speech to the UK Parliament in June 2001. The new body, which would replace several existing authorities, was conceived as a "super-regulator" to oversee media channels that were rapidly converging through digital transmission.
How to make a complaint about a radio or television programme that you've seen or heard or appeared in.
I recently made a spectrum abuse complaint to Ofcom. They sent an engineer and the regional manager. During that visit Ofcom failed to allow me to demonstrate or explain the problem adequately and then WALKED OUT ON ME, let themselves through my house, ignored my wife and left site. I subsequently made a Subject Access Request and received 285 pages of intelligence, containing significant misrepresentation of me, of verbal exchanges (I have a recording to prove) and of my station. Ofcom subsequently conducted a site audit without my knowledge. That audit, which is contained in full in the SAR demonstrates significant incompetence. One of the tests they conducted was with a Yaesu FT-817 (10 years old) and a whip antenna and Ofcom claim that with this they drove past my house and around t...
Britain is also the focus for our feature this week. The UK's Office of Communications (OFCOM) is the regulator enforcing media regulations for all news organisations in the UK - except the BBC. OFCOM has pursued complaints against Russia's RT, Iran's Press TV, and Murdoch's News Corporation, but the BBC operates under different rules. With elections approaching, the performance of the media is thrown into sharp relief and the remit of OFCOM needs a closer look. The Listening Post's Flo Phillips reports.
The latest Ofcom broadband speed report (released 24/03/16) revealed Virgin Media to be the fastest provider in the UK for the 13th time in a row. Though broadband speeds matter a great deal, the report is a little on the lengthy side. So we’ve asked Britain’s fastest talker, Steve Woodmore, to read us a summary of the best bits…
Sharon White, Chief Executive of Ofcom - keynote address at FSB National Conference 2016 ► http://www.fsblive.org
On the 2015 scheme there is the opportunity to follow a Generalist, Finance, IT, Economist, Technologist or Spectrum Engineering pathway. Join us and you will have the satisfaction of knowing you have helped make a difference to the future of communications. Our minimum requirements are a 2.1 degree and 300 UCAS points. Whatever your degree discipline, whatever your skills and whatever your interests, there is a wealth of challenge and stimulation on offer at Ofcom. If you are interested in finding out more about our graduate scheme in general, please visit http://www.ofcom.org.uk/jobs/Graduate-programme/
Director of Ofcom Scotland welcome's guests to a session in Inverness to discuss Ofcom's report outlining the availability of different communications services across the UK. The report examined how coverage varies between areas and how it might be improved. Ofcom hosted a number of events around the country where the report was discussed.
Intercultural communication presentation on Scotland
I'd suggest making a complaint online if you have the time: http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complain-online/ FACEBOOK 👍 http://www.facebook.com/BennehhTalks Music used: MMZ Physis - Crossover Station Sources: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/enforcement/broadcast-bulletins/obb115/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC http://www.primarkresponse.com/panorama/timeline-of-events/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009113/Panorama-Primark-expose-BBC-hand-RTS-award-fake-child-labour-footage.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-crisis-over-fake-sweatshop-scene-in-primark-documentary-2298764.html Credit to Trash Dog who originally posted this below: More complaints about the program: http://blogjob.com/onea...
This video from South Derbyshire District Council explains that the local travel card scheme is changing in April 2008 to a new national scheme.
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Chorus:
Yes, we have come to share with you
The wonders of His love
And we have come to share with you
The glories from above
And it may not be just what you thought you'd hear
So we'll try so hard to make it very clear
That we have come to sing for you
And fellowship with friends
And we have come to give to you
A joy that never ends
Though it may not be received by everyone (come on ya'll you got us here us through)
Won't you listen to the story of the Son
Bridge:
Jesus came to earth (Jesus)
Gave His life for humanity (Know He gave his life)
Jesus crucified (Jesus crucified)
Gave His all so we'd hear His call and the best of all we'd be free
Freedom, sing about freedom (freedom, freedom)
Oh in Jesus, sing about Jesus, Jesus Christ (Jesus)
Freedom, sing about freedom (freedom, freedom)
Oh in Jesus, sing about Jesus, Jesus Christ (Jesus)