Ofcom
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OFCOM is the regulatory authority for broadcasting, telecommunications, and postal industries in the UK. It regulates television and radio services from the BBC aimed at UK audiences, as well as telephone, broadband, and postal services. OFCOM's responsibilities include protecting under-18s, avoiding harm, offense, and disorder, and ensuring fairness, privacy, and responsible religious content in broadcasting.
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Ofcom
- 2. OFCOM stands for office of communication.
- 3. OFCOM is the governmentapproved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunic ations and postal industries of the United Kingdom.
- 4. Television and radio Telephone and broadband Postal services Consultations
- 5. OFCOM has certain powers to regulate the BBC's licence fee funded television and radio services aimed at audiences in the UK, but not the World Service which is grant-in-aid funded. OFCOM's Broadcasting Code applies in the following areas: Protection of under-18s Harm and Offence Avoidance of inciting crime or disorder Responsible approach to religious content Prohibition of use of images of very brief duration Fairness Privacy.