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December 22, 2020

4.7 million UK homes struggled to afford telecoms bills this year

The Government should explore mandatory affordable broadband tariffs for people on lower incomes, says Citizens Advice.
May 31, 2019

Utilities customers overcharged by £24.1 billion due to regulator error, says Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice says regulators have allowed water, energy, broadband and telephone networks to overcharge customers by £24.1 billion over the past fifteen years.
May 17, 2019

Reporters Without Borders welcomes UK investigation into Chinese state TV channel

Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the launch of an investigation by Ofcom into Chinese state television network CGTN for airing forced confessions.
March 21, 2019

NAO report on protection of consumers by regulators

Ofwat, Ofgem, Ofcom and the Financial Conduct Authority cannot prove they are offering enough protection for those who need it, says the National Audit Office.
September 20, 2018

Citizens Advice says some mobile providers knowingly overcharge customers

New research from Citizens Advice reveals an estimated 4 million people in the UK have been charged for phones they already own, paying a total of £490 million extra on their last contracts.
September 8, 2011

Radio is about community not profit, say Welsh speakers

Welsh speakers have expressed alarm that a decision by Ofcom could leave a predominantly Welsh-speaking area without Welsh medium radio.
July 22, 2010

Gay characters still stereotyped by TV, say researchers

Despite changing attitudes to homosexuality, new research suggests “ordinary gay people” are almost invisible on programmes most watched by Britain's young people.
April 6, 2009

BBC must introduce ‘internal mechanism’ to protect licence fee payers, say chapels

The BBC should introduce a way of protecting licence fee payers, the Independent Church Union Council in Wales has said.
June 25, 2008

Bishops express concern over democratisation of broadcasting at digital switchover

Two Bishops yesterday suggested that without 'strong and vibrant public service content', broadcasting after the digital switchover could 'sow confusion and mistrust rather than aid public enlightenment and social cohesion'.
August 9, 2007

Police seek censure over 'misleading' TV programme on Muslims

West Midlands Police have reported Channel 4 TV to the media regulator Ofcom over the way an Undercover Mosque programme in its Dispatches series was edited - claiming that it was misleading and could harm community relations.