What are Ofcom general conditions?
The general conditions are conditions which are of general application. We can impose them on all communications providers or on all providers of networks or services of a particular description.
What are the 4 responsibilities of Ofcom?
Ofcom is responsible for the management, regulation, assignment and licensing of the electromagnetic spectrum in the UK, and licenses portions of it for use in television and radio broadcasts, mobile phone transmissions, private communications networks, wireless devices and so on.
What are Ofcom code powers?
Code powers enable providers of telecommunication services, subject to necessary planning requirements, to construct infrastructure on public land (streets), to take rights over private land, either with the agreement of the landowner or by applying to the County Court.
What does Ofcom cover?
Ofcom regulates television, radio and video-on-demand sectors, fixed-line telecoms, mobiles and postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating broadcasting and communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the Government.
Are 3 year mobile phone contracts legal?
Three-year broadband and phone contracts have been banned by the communications regulator Ofcom, with providers now only able to offer maximum contracts of two years. They must also make 12-month contracts available under the new regulations which bring the UK in line with EU telecoms law.
Where will you find the rules which all communications providers must comply with?
Communications Act 2003 This document sets out the general conditions which all communications providers (or all communications providers of a particular description) must comply with if they wish to provide services in the UK.
Who is chair of Ofcom?
Paul Potts
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Why is Ofcom important?
Ofcom has a duty under the Communications Act to ensure that spectrum is used effectively and optimally, and to promote innovation and competition in the provision of networks and services. Its objective is to secure the maximum benefit for citizen-consumers, industry and the wider economy.
What is a code right?
A code right is a right to: install electronic communications apparatus on, under or over the land; interfere with or obstruct a means of access to or from the land (whether or not any electronic communications apparatus is on, under or over the land); and.
How do you get a rid code?
If you wish to apply for a RID code, you can do so by using Ofcom’s number management system (NMS). If you have any queries, please contact the Numbering team on 0300 123 3000.