Talk:Ofcom

message: The footer states this is related to ITV, which is incorrect.
- Jax
:In what way is it incorrect? Ofcom is the regulator of ITV, as successor to the ITC and the BSC.  --rbrwr± 20:10, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Which is to say that e.g. being in :Category:ITV and having the ITV template at the bottom implies it is somehow part of, or only related to, ITV. See the adjudications to see that Ofcom deals with all of them. -Splashtalk 16:29, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: ITV

message: There's an AFD on Alice Soundtech, a leading UK supplier of studio and transmission equipment for RSL radio stations, from mixing consoles to AM/FM transmitters, based in Surrey. People in the biz or in the know can chime in at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alice Soundtech. -- 62.147.86.249 16:54, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: AFD on manufacturer [[Alice Soundtech]]

message: As an Ofcom employee I would not think it proper to edit the 'Criticism' section myself - but I would suggest that this is not representative of criticism of Ofcom (e.g. it does not refer to the debate over food advertising to children) and reads like it has been written by someone with an axe to grind over their own specific difficulties with an ISP! Suggest someone else re-writes this to refer more generally to criticism of Ofcom.
:Yes, this section needs vast improvement. As someone outside the UK realm, it makes no sense. What is a "MAX"? And, what is a "MAC"? Does it refer to Machine Address Control, as in Ethernet? --Charles Gaudette 08:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A MAC code is a 'Migratory Authentication Code' used between ISPs to transfer accounts to new providers. Various UK ISPs have refused to provide these in the past, and users have been forced to negotiate lengthy contract termination and reconnection schemes.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.111.51.101 (talk) 18:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

text: I'd rather agree with this comment. In particular the final comments in the Criticisms section should be questioned in regards to objectivity... --81.111.129.137 15:46, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree that this section is not objectively written and contains a number of contentious but unsubstantiated statements.   Therefore I've tagged the whole section for POV and marked the contentious statements for *citation needed*.   If these statements cannot be substantiated soon I'd suggest to delete the whole criticism section and replace with something more objective, which I'm ready to write if necessary. MarkPos 19:40, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

text: I see the Criticism section has been deleted, rather than improved.  This is a pity because there is a lot to criticise about Ofcom. The problem is that there is no official criticism of Ofcom which could be cited as a reference because Ofcom is not accountable to anybody. All the criticism I have read has come from individuals who have been let down by Ofcom so it counts as original research.  How can this problem be tackled? Biscuittin (talk) 11:26, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I have found some refs and added them. Biscuittin (talk) 12:03, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism section

message: Has Ofcom had any problems with Al Jazeera? I have heard alot of noise about Ofcom and Fox News, but I have heard nothing about Al Jazeera being held to a similar standard.LookBook 23:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Al Jazeera

message: An important responsibility of Ofcom is licensing. Ofcom has promoted a strategy of liberalisation of  the spectrum whereby the most effective way to ensure maximum return on spectrum usage is the market. Hence an approach consisting of auctions as main vehicle for licenses awards. This approach is developed in Ofcom's Spectrum Framework Review.
--Henri 14:55, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ofcom and radio spectrum awards

message: In the introduction there is a link for 'Office of Telecommunication' (Oftel) but this redirects to Ofcom again. Was there a page of Oftel giving for example the history of its creation and how it was subsumed into Ofcom? 217.42.171.6 (talk) 23:56, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is also a link to the Radio Authority (again, a predecessor to Ofcom) which redirects to this page.194.66.74.156 (talk) 19:54, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Oftel History

message: I've removed all references to specific complaints from the article.  Those listed are not particularly important or representative of OFCOM's work, and insofar as they're worthy of attention they will be covered adequately in the appropriate articles. --TS 12:40, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Programme complaints

message: Does Ofcom have any jurisdiction over British Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies? -- Beland (talk) 00:35, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overseas territories 

message: It seems that, per advice against both abbreviations (WP:TITLEFORMAT) and geographic bias (WP:WORLDVIEW), this article should be located at Office of Communications. Note that the article itself starts with this more descriptive and recognizable name. ENeville (talk) 17:17, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 

message: Ofcom is shown in this article as a Statutory corporation.  I think it is a Non-departmental public body (popularly known as a Quango).  Which is correct? Biscuittin (talk) 09:42, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: My mistake. It is a corporation.  Biscuittin (talk) 15:18, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status of Ofcom 

message: What the difference of authority?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.122.74.13 (talk) 18:02, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  OFCOM vs R&TTE 

message: Breaking news (The Telegraph): Ofcom to replace the BBC Trust and run the BBC.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.64.182.168 (talk) 21:50, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  OFCOM to run BBC 

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message: It seems odd and potentially in violation of NPOV that Roskomnadzor is linked in the "See also" section when no other bodies outside of the UK are.
For that matter, what's Overton window doing in the list?
I propose we remove both of these links. – ♫CheChe♫ talk 20:26, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  See also "Roskomnadzor"?