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Statistical release calendar 2024 Published: 14 March 2024 Last updated: 18 November 2024 Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2024.

Report: Complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and pay-TV services Published: 25 January 2024 Last updated: 14 November 2024 We publish the number of complaints we have received about landline, broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services.

Future technology and media literacy Published: 14 March 2024 Last updated: 13 November 2024 These discussion papers explore future technology trends and their implications for media literacy.

Download numbering data Published: 13 March 2024 Last updated: 13 November 2024 We publish data on which UK telephone numbers are available for allocation or are allocated, and lists of codes for use in number porting and other administrative tasks.

Do you know how your social media platform is using your data? Published: 12 November 2024 Social media is a significant aspect of daily life for most of us. Almost all adult internet users use some form of online communication platform.

Statistical release calendar 2024: Pre-release access lists Published: 8 March 2024 Last updated: 7 November 2024 In accordance with the conditions for pre-release access to Official Statistics set out in the DCMS statement of compliance, named officials can receive privileged early access to Official Statistics.

Update on Ofcom’s long-term radio noise monitoring campaign Published: 1 November 2024 All electronic devices generate what is called “radio noise” in the form of unwanted random emissions that can create low level of interference to radiocommunications systems. It can be considered as a form of pollution of the radio spectrum that degrades the performance of radio receivers.

Telecommunications Market Data Update Q2 2024 Published: 31 October 2024 Key trends emerging in Q2 from data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.

Open data Published: 27 November 2023 Last updated: 31 October 2024 Ofcom’s open data is a mix of data from or about the companies we regulate in the communications sector, and the citizens and consumers who use them.

Annual monitoring report on the postal market Published: 7 December 2023 Last updated: 28 October 2024 We monitor the postal market in the UK, looking at things like Royal Mail's performance and customers' experiences.

Post monitoring report: Interactive data Published: 7 December 2023 Last updated: 28 October 2024 Key data on the postal sector for the 2023-24 financial year.

Electromagnetic field measurements near mobile base stations Published: 23 February 2024 Last updated: 25 October 2024 Ofcom measures electromagnetic fields (EMF) near mobile phone base stations. We have been taking these measurements for many years, gradually covering more and more locations across the UK.

ADR schemes' performance Published: 26 January 2024 Last updated: 17 October 2024 Every quarter we publish key performance results for the two main ADR schemes, CISAS and Communications Ombudsman.

Television access services report: first six months of 2024 Published: 15 October 2024 The extent to which broadcast television channels and on-demand programme services (ODPS) carried access services in 2024.

Experiences of using online services Published: 16 February 2024 Last updated: 15 October 2024 The Online Experiences Tracker is a quantitative tracking survey that examines people's attitudes to, and experiences of using online services.

Evaluating the Wellbeing Impacts of the Online Safety Act: a Feasibility Study Published: 8 October 2024 The new Online Safety Act (OSA) and existing VSP regulation place duties on relevant online services to protect their users from illegal content and children from certain harmful content.

Making Sense of Media Annual Plan 24-25 Published: 7 October 2024 This document details our progress since we published our last annual plan in April 2023. We are proud of all we have achieved over the last 18 months across a range of disciplines including policy, research, evaluation, commissioning activities for communities and working with platforms.

Making Sense of Media Bulletin: October 2024 Published: 29 January 2024 Last updated: 7 October 2024 Ofcom's Making Sense of Media bulletin summarises media literacy activities by a range of organisations in the UK and overseas.

Ofcom’s three-year media literacy strategy Published: 29 April 2024 Last updated: 7 October 2024 Media literacy has been an important part of Ofcom’s role since it was established in 2003 when the Communications Act directed Ofcom to research and promote media literacy across the UK. This publication marks a significant milestone as Ofcom’s first public articulation of a multi-year media literacy strategy in 20 years.

Building our capabilities: Ofcom's first in-house online trial Published: 4 October 2024 Ofcom’s Behavioural Insights Hub ran its first in-house online trial this year, and we’re looking to do more.

Communications Affordability Tracker Published: 27 February 2024 Last updated: 24 September 2024 Our latest research into the affordability of home broadband, mobile phone, landline and pay TV services.

The T&Cs lie over half of people tell: using prompts to tackle it Published: 18 September 2024 We wanted to find out if behavioural techniques could be used to increase the number of users accessing online terms and conditions (T&Cs). And does accessing T&Cs actually make a difference to how people behave online?

Understanding Online Choices, Preferences, and Welfare Published: 17 September 2024 This paper discusses how to understand user choices, preferences and welfare in an online context.

News consumption in the UK Published: 20 July 2023 Last updated: 10 September 2024 Ofcom’s latest research into UK adults’ news consumption across television, radio, print, social media and other websites or apps.

News consumption interactive report 2024 Published: 9 September 2024

Making Sense of Media: What works in Media Literacy? Published: 9 September 2024 In December 2022, Ofcom commissioned 13 organisations to test and evaluate different approaches to improving media literacy skills among three cohort groups: children and young people; older adults, and; disabled people and people with learning disabilities. This report summarises the main challenges and lessons learned in terms of evaluating media literacy interventions.

What works in delivering media literacy activities PDF file, 1.91 MB Published: 9 September 2024

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