📺🎙️ A busy media day for us as our Telecoms Policy Director Cristina Luna-Esteban spoke about our new rules banning mid-contract price rises linked to inflation. She appeared on BBC Radio 4, the Today Programme, Times Radio and Good Morning Scotland.
Ofcom
Telecommunications
London, London 52,817 followers
Making communications work for everyone
About us
Ofcom is the UK's communications regulator. We make sure people get the best from their home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on TV, radio and on-demand content. We also ensure people don’t get scammed and are protected from bad practice. We also oversee the universal postal service, and the airwaves used by wireless devices. Right now, technology is changing how people work, interact and enjoy themselves. Much of our work is focused on making sure everybody has access to the communications technology they need and that competition can thrive.
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http://www.ofcom.org.uk
External link for Ofcom
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London, London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2003
- Specialties
- Communications regulator, Regulation, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Spectrum, Radio, Post, Mobile, Communications Market, Media Literacy, Public Policy, Competition, Television, and Video-on-demand
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Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road
London, London SE1 9HA, GB
Employees at Ofcom
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We are banning mid-contract price rises linked to inflation for phone, broadband and pay-tv packages. From January 2025, UK phone, broadband and pay TV companies will no longer be able to link any mid-contract price rises to unpredictable and confusing changes to inflation. Under new Ofcom rules, customers will have to be told in pounds and pence any price rise written in a contract at the point of sale. Cristina Luna-Esteban, Ofcom Telecoms Policy Director, said: “We’re stepping in on behalf of phone, broadband and pay TV customers to stamp out this practice, so people can be certain of the price they will pay, compare deals more easily and take advantage of the competitive market we have in the UK.” Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ebhiguaA
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'I've always wanted to contribute to something bigger and have a social purpose.' 📺✨ Watch our Senior Policy Manager Dr. Eleonora Maria Mazzoli share insights from her career journey so far. Does shaping the media landscape in a role like Eleonora's appeal to you? We've got vacancies for people with brilliant ideas and problem-solving skills to join us in our Broadcasting and Media team. We're looking for: 🌟 Policy Managers 🌟 Policy Advisors 🔗 Find out more on our careers page: https://lnkd.in/ejXqaz-e #Media #MediaJobs #Careers #Broadcasting #Policy #PolicyJobs
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📻 We have today directed the BBC to carry out a public interest test on its planned new Radio 2 stream on BBC Sounds, as we believe this may have a significant adverse impact on fair and effective competition. The BBC must now conduct a public interest test to assess whether the public value of the new Radio 2 service justifies the potential impact on competition. Extended Radio 1 and 3 streams, and changes to the existing Radio 1 Dance stream, can go ahead though. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eTG43b5a
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Is your business in scope of the Online Safety Act? 🔎 💻 Catch up on our three webinars on the Protection of Children Consultation 👇 These are aimed at online services and anyone else working in the online safety space. We explain what online services’ duties are, the types of harmful content you will need to protect children from and the actions you can take to minimise the risk of harm to children. Webinar 1: An Introduction to the Online Safety Act and Protection of Children consultation: https://lnkd.in/eJm7FTDt Webinar 2: Content Harmful to Children and Our Draft Children's Risk Assessment Guidance: https://lnkd.in/eHn5gruy Webinar 3: An Introduction to the Draft Children's Safety Codes of Practice https://lnkd.in/emcjp8Rn 🗓 The deadline for responses to our consultation closes on 17 July, so it's your last chance to submit feedback! #OnlineSafety #Webinar
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Looking to launch a new digital service or AI-powered product and need help navigating the regulatory landscape? The DRCF AI and Digital Hub is offering free, expert advice to help you get your service off the ground. This can support innovative new businesses and services, which need advice from a combination of the four regulators that form the DRCF - the Competition and Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, Information Commissioner's Office and Ofcom. 📽️Watch the video below for more on how the Hub can help you and your business.
Innovators! The DRCF AI and Digital Hub can help you! Find out how. Our new video explains the benefits and how to apply the Hub - 👇 ✨ The DRCF AI and Digital Hub is an ambitious one-year pilot service offering free, informal advice. ✨ This a time-limited opportunity to access experts about your ideas across four UK digital regulators at once. ✨ The Hub aims to boost your confidence in bringing new products, services and business models to market by helping you navigate regulatory requirements in areas such as data protection, competition, communications and consumer protection. ✨ So if you’re developing a new AI or digital product that will benefit UK consumers, apply to the Hub today for clear, practical informal advice. ✨ We think this service will save you both time and money. Apply to the Hub today to help develop the innovations of tomorrow. #innovation #AI #digital #AIDigHub
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We are incredibly proud of our colleague Nihal N., who has been appointed Patron for The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP). Nihal leads our network security work and this appointment is testament to her wealth of expertise, experience and leadership abilities. Congratulations Nihal!
We're delighted to announce that Nihal Newman, Director of Network Security and Resilience Policy at Ofcom, will be joining us as an ITP Patron. Nihal leads Ofcom’s network security and resilience policy work across the telecoms and internet infrastructure sectors. She is responsible for overseeing policy aspects of Ofcom’s regulatory supervisory regimes and has oversight of a cybersecurity outcome testing scheme. Nihal brings a wealth of business management experience, having led strategic policy and technical programs. She is a member of Ofcom’s Operations Board, Senior Leadership Group, and Technology Profession. Her extensive experience and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion drive her technology-based initiatives in the telecoms sector. In 2023, Nihal led Ofcom’s initiative uniting some of the UK’s leading telecoms organisations to sign a Women in Tech pledge, promoting the role of women in technology-based roles in the telecoms sector. Nihal commented: “My passion lies in addressing the sector-wide challenge of creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. By combining this with my drive for sector-wide change, I can support the ITP in developing talent that helps us grow a thriving telecoms industry." As a Patron, Nihal will play a crucial role in supporting the ITP’s strategic initiatives and expanding its impact within the telecommunications sector. She will contribute her extensive knowledge and experience to enhance the ITP’s services, which include apprenticeships, professional and career development, mentoring, professional registration, and training. ITP CEO Charlotte Goodwill BSc (Hons), MITP, AMWES ,added, "We are thrilled to welcome Nihal Newman as a Patron of the ITP. Her expertise and dedication to advancing diversity and inclusion in the telecoms industry align perfectly with our mission. We look forward to working together to create a more inclusive and innovative telecoms sector. Welcome Nihal! https://lnkd.in/evdcGTfM #ITPpatron #patronage #ofcom
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👋 Last week we welcomed our new cohort of interns! 26 interns are joining us for the summer, working closely with teams across Ofcom on exciting projects and gaining access to development days, networking opportunities, and mentors. We are proud to continue our partnership with 10,000 Black Interns for the third year running, as well as supporting, for the first time, 10,000 Able Interns helping students with a disability into a paid internship to gain valuable skills and experience. We were also joined by interns from the UK Regulators Network in our united efforts of collaboration. A huge welcome to each and every one of our new interns! We are excited to see the great contributions you will make during your time here. 🎉 #InternshipProgramme #ProfessionalDevelopment #DiversityandInclusion #BlackAndAbleFoundation
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Did you go to Glastonbury last weekend? 🎸🎶 We were there working hard behind the scenes. Our Spectrum team played a headline role in making sure the festival ran smoothly. 🎤 This included planning the frequencies used for things like microphones, in ear monitors and wireless cameras - helping to ensure interference-free performances across the festival. Find out more about what we got up to and our role at major events like Glasto 👇 https://lnkd.in/eh7DqMVv #Glastonbury2024
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We're welcoming a new member to The Global Online Safety Regulators Network 👋 The Autoriteit online Terroristisch en Kinderpornografisch Materiaal (ATKM) is one of the Netherlands’ online safety regulators, responsible for monitoring and removing terrorist content and child sexual abuse material online. Arda Gerkens, Chair of the Board of ATKM said: “Regulation of the online world is still in its infancy. It is of the utmost importance to join forces, so we can be as effective as possible in reaching our common goals for online safety.” They will be joining organisations across the world working together to help people live safer lives online. Find a full list of our current members and observers here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/esrx4geF
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