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April 3, 2013

Mobile phones are such a routine part of our everyday lives that it’s strange to think it’s only 40 years since the first mobile phone call.

Keywords: Mobile, Phone, Telecoms

December 27, 2012

You may have given your children a new mobile phone or games console for Christmas but did you know there are ways you can help manage their access to them?

Keywords: Mobile, Online safety, Phone

December 18, 2012

Ofcom today published its latest complaints data, revealing the most and least complained about major telecoms and pay TV providers between July and September 2012.

Keywords: Complaints, Consumer, Landline, Mobile, Phone, Telecoms, TV

December 13, 2012

TV-loving UK consumers lead the world in using the latest technology to enhance their viewing experience, new Ofcom research reveals.

Keywords: Broadband, Consumer, Digital TV, Mobile, Phone, TV

November 29, 2012

Phones and broadband play such a major part in our daily lives that it can be extremely frustrating when things go wrong.

Keywords: Broadband, Complaints, Consumer, Phone

November 16, 2012

Ofcom today published plans to enable the release of new airwaves for future generations of mobile devices, which will help meet consumers’ growing demand for data on the move.

Keywords: 4g, Broadband, Internet, Mobile, Phone, Spectrum, Telecoms

November 13, 2012

New analysis of the UK’s communication habits has found that people can be categorised into five different groups of communicators, ranging from the ‘always on’ to the ‘detached’.

Keywords: Consumer, Mobile, Phone, Radio, Telecoms, TV

November 1, 2012

Telephone users in the 01202 dialling area must include the code when making a local call over a landline from today.

Keywords: Numbering, Phone, Telecoms

October 17, 2012

A new and improved ‘text relay’ service must be made available to people with hearing and speech impairments by all landline and mobile telephone providers, Ofcom announced today.

Keywords: Phone, Telecoms