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Enabling mmWave spectrum for new uses: Statement and consultation on auction design
We have set out the design of the auction for awarding citywide licences for the mmWave spectrum and invite evidence on whether to include a negotiation period in the assignment stage.
Consultation: UEFA European Football Championship Finals Tournament 2024 and 2028
Ofcom has received requests from the BBC and ITV to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship Finals Tournament in 2024 and 2028.
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Enabling mmWave spectrum for new uses: Statement and consultation on auction design
- Consultation
- Start: 16 April 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 28 May 2024
We have set out the design of the auction for awarding citywide licences for the mmWave spectrum and invite evidence on whether to include a negotiation period in the assignment stage.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/mmwave-spectrum-for-new-uses
Statement: Principles for media literacy by design
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 31 October 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 15 January 2024
We invited stakeholders to help us understand what good media literacy ‘by design’ looks like for social media, search, video-sharing, and gaming services.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/principles-for-media-literacy-by-design
Statement: Electronic Communications Code of practice
- Consultation
- Start: 12 September 2023
- Status: Closed
- End: 07 November 2023
Ofcom has decided to review the Code of Practice and invited the NCA to contribute to its review by proposing a set of draft revisions to the Code of Practice.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/electronic-communications-code-of-practice
Statement: Ensuring the quality of TV and on-demand access services
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 13 July 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 21 September 2023
This statement sets out changes we have made to the Ofcom TV access services code (“the Code”) which sets out the statutory requirements, and the accompanying best practice guidelines (“the Guidelines”) which give recommendations on ensuring the quality and usability of access services.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/ensuring-the-quality-of-tv-and-on-demand-access-services
Consultation: UEFA European Football Championship Finals Tournament 2024 and 2028
- Consultation
- Start: 12 April 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 10 May 2024
Ofcom has received requests from the BBC and ITV to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship Finals Tournament in 2024 and 2028.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/uefa-european-football-championship-finals-tournament-2024-and-2028
Consultation: Listed Events - Rugby League Challenge Cup Final 2024-26
- Consultation
- Start: 08 April 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 06 May 2024
Ofcom has received a request from the BBC for consent to broadcast exclusive live coverage of the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final in 2024, 2025 and 2026 (“the Finals”). The 2024 Final is due to take place on Saturday 8 June 2024.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/rugby-league-challenge-cup-final-2024-26
Categorisation - research and advice
- Consultation
- Start: 11 July 2023
- Status: Closed
- End: 12 September 2023
This is a call for evidence on the research we need to carry out to help prepare our advice for categorising regulated services under the Online Safety regime.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/categorisation-research-and-advice
Call for evidence: Third phase of online safety regulation
- Consultation
- Start: 25 March 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 20 May 2024
We are seeking evidence to inform the codes of practice and guidance that Ofcom produces to implement the third phase of online safety regulation.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/third-phase-of-online-safety-regulation
Consultation: Kepler Communications Inc - application for NGSO earth station network licence
- Consultation
- Start: 22 March 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 29 April 2024
This consultation sets out Ofcom’s proposal to grant a NGSO network licence to Kepler for their constellation. We invite comments on our proposal by 29 April 2024.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/kepler-communications-inc-application
Call for input: Expanding spectrum access for satellite gateways
- Consultation
- Start: 22 March 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 14 June 2024
Call for input on making additional spectrum available for satellite gateway use in Q/V and E bands.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/expanding-spectrum-access-for-satellite-gateways
Statement and consultation: Increasing use of the 27.5 – 30 GHz band
- Consultation
- Start: 22 March 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 31 May 2024
Statement and consultation on improving spectrum access for satellite gateways and enabling other uses.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/increasing-use-of-the-27-5-to-30-ghz-band
Consultation: Community Radio - future approach to Key Commitments
- Consultation
- Start: 22 March 2024
- Status: Open
- End: 13 June 2024
This consultation seeks views on a proposal to streamline and simplify the Key Commitments for analogue community radio stations.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/community-radio-future-approach-to-key-commitments
Statement: Community Voice FM's request to change key commitments
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 24 November 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 09 January 2024
Ofcom has decided to reject the Key Commitments change request submitted by Community Voice FM Ltd, which holds a community radio licence for Middlesbrough broadcasting as ‘Community Voice FM’. The Licensee requested the following changes.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/community-voice-fm
Statement: Future of telephone numbers
- Consultation
- Start: 23 April 2021
- Status: Closed
- End: 02 July 2021
This consultation proposes amendments to the rules that govern the use of phone numbers in the UK.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/future-of-telephone-numbers
Statement: Proposed annual licence fees for 10 GHz, 28 GHz and 32 GHz spectrum
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 19 July 2022
- Status: Statement published
- End: 12 January 2023
In this statement we set out our decision on the level of annual licence fees for 10 GHz, 28 GHz and 32 GHz spectrum.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/annual-licence-fees-10-28-and-32-ghz-spectrum
Statement: Rivada Space Networks GmbH - application for non-geostationary earth station network licence
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 19 October 2023
- Status: Statement published
- End: 16 November 2023
This document sets out Ofcom’s decision to grant a non-geostationary Earth Station Network licence to Rivada Space Networks GmbH.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/rivada-space-networks-gmbh
Consultation: Request to change Key Commitments for B Radio (Farnborough)
- Consultation
- Start: 26 February 2024
- Status: Closed
- End: 25 March 2024
Ofcom is considering a Key Commitments change request for B Radio (Farnborough).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-3/change-key-commitments-b-radio-farnborough
Consultation: Resilience guidance
- Consultation
- Start: 08 December 2023
- Status: Closed
- End: 01 March 2024
In this consultation, we are proposing to update our existing resilience guidance to provide greater clarity on how providers of public electronic communications networks and services can comply with their security duties under a new framework for security and resilience that came into force in October 2022.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/resilience-guidance
Consultation: Proposed changes to the conditions included in digital television additional service licences
- Consultation
- Start: 21 February 2024
- Status: Closed
- End: 17 April 2024
This consultation sets out changes that Ofcom is proposing to make to the conditions included in Digital Television Additional Service (‘DTAS’) licences.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/proposed-licence-condition-changes
Statement: Quick, easy and reliable switching
- Consultation
- Statement
- Start: 03 February 2021
- Status: Statement published
- End: 09 November 2021
Ofcom has confirmed proposed amendments to our General Conditions to give effect to these decisions from 3 April 2023.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/simpler-broadband-switching