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Meaning of "Ofcom" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES OFCOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ofcom

The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. It has a statutory duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material. Some of the main areas Ofcom presides over are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints, competition and protecting the radio spectrum from abuse. The regulator was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002 and received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003.

Definition of Ofcom in the English dictionary

The definition of Ofcom in the dictionary is Office of Communications: a government body regulating the telecommunications industries; a super-regulator merging the Radio Authority, Independent Television Commission, and Oftel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFCOM


aid-de-camp
ˌeɪddəˈkɒm
CARICOM
ˈkærɪˌkɒm
dotcom
ˌdɒtˈkɒm
intercom
ˈɪntəˌkɒm
minicom
ˈmɪnɪˌkɒm
non-com
ˈnɒnˌkɒm
Postcomm
ˈpəʊstˌkɒm
Qom
kɒm
romcom
ˈrɒmˌkɒm
satcom
ˈsætˌkɒm
sitcom
ˈsɪtˌkɒm
Syncom
ˈsɪnˌkɒm
telecom
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm
Telkom
ˈtɛlˌkɒm

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFCOM

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British Telecom
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United Kingdom
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Synonyms and antonyms of Ofcom in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ofcom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFCOM

Find out the translation of Ofcom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ofcom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ofcom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Ofcom的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ofcom
570 millions of speakers

English

Ofcom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ofcom
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اوفكوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ofcom
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ofcom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অফকম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ofcom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ofcom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ofcom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Ofcomの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 컴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngakak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ofcom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஃப்காம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑफॉम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ofcom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ofcom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ofcom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ofcom
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ofcom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ofcom
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ofcom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ofcom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ofcom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ofcom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFCOM»

The term «Ofcom» is regularly used and occupies the 61.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFCOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Ofcom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Ofcom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ofcom

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFCOM»

Discover the use of Ofcom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ofcom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ofcom: the effectiveness of converged regulation
Ofcom spends over £70 million managing the radio spectrum, which generates income for the Government of about £200 million per year.
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2010
2
The Creation of Ofcom: Wider Lessons for Public Sector ...
This was designed to make Ofcom more responsive to the dynamic nature of the communications market, but was also a conscious effort to break down potential barriers between the five incoming groups of staff (see paragraphs 2.23 and 2.24  ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2006
3
Ofcom: the effectiveness of converged regulation, twentieth ...
Summary The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the independent regulator and competition authority for the United Kingdom communications sector, which encompasses broadcasting, telecommunications and wireless communications.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, 2011
4
Ofcom's Strategic Review of Telecommunications: Thirteenth ...
Ofcom consider three options to escape this trap: withdraw regulation prematurely (while competition remains unstable); create new regulation delivering "equivalence"; or address the structure of the market. We think that the structural ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Trade and Industry Committee, 2005
5
Pre-appointment Hearing with the Chairman-elect of Ofcom, Dr ...
First Joint Report of Session 2008-09; Second Report from the Business and Enterprise Committee of Session 2008-09, First Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of Session 2008-09; Report, Together with Formal Minutes and ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee, 2009
6
National Regulation of Space Activities
As the satellite administration for the UK, Ofcom's functions include those under the ITU Radio Regulations.48 These are incorporated in the Procedures49 for handling satellite filings made by operators through the United Kingdom.50 Ofcom's ...
Ram S. Jakhu, 2010
7
Public Broadcasting and European Law: A Comparative ...
The importance of giving clear warnings also became evident from Ofcom's treatment of complaints by viewers against the use in various television news bulletins of CCTV footage depicting an unprovoked knife attack on two students. 207 The ...
Irini Katsirea, 2008
8
UK Merger Control: Law and Practice
Any such advice is to be published.25 The involvement of OFCOM in newspaper mergers has been a source of concern for some newspaper publishers, bearing in mind that none of the five regulators which OFCOM replaced has any history ...
A. Nigel Parr, Roger J. Finbow, Matthew J. Hughes, 2005
9
Media Regulation: Governance and the Interests of Citizens ...
This book explores the way that regulation affects the relations between government, the media and communications market, civil society, citizens and consumers.
Peter Lunt, Sonia Livingstone, 2011
10
Blackstone's Statutes on Media Law
(3) Before OFCOM proceed to consider a fairness complaint they shall send a copy of it— to the relevant person. (a) (4) Where the relevant person receives from OFCOM a copy of the complaint, it shall be the duty of that person, if so required ...
Richard Caddell, Howard Johnson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFCOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ofcom is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ofcom consults on EPG accessibility
UK regulator Ofcom has published a consultation on ways to make on-screen TV guides accessible to visually impaired people. Following a ... «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
2
Ofcom chief refuses to be intimidated by BT
The new chief of Ofcom, Sharon White, has warned BT that she is not "easily intimidated" by the threat of a 10-year legal battle with the ... «Computing, Jul 15»
3
OfCom consulting on Bauer plans to rejig City brands in Liverpool
Media regulator OfCom has begun a consultation on proposals by Bauer Media that it rejig its radio output in Merseyside, where it operates ... «Complete Music Update, Jul 15»
4
Ofcom investigating ways to improve on-screen TV guides for blind …
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on ways to make on-screen TV guides more accessible to visually-impaired people. «Cable.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Massive global iPlayer usage; Ofcom wants to improve EPG …
Massive global iPlayer usage; Ofcom wants to improve EPG accessibility; and UK internet users warm to legal content: DTG daily news for July ... «DTG, Jul 15»
6
Ofcom consults on changes to Radio City Liverpool stations
It is seeking permission from Ofcom to change Radio City 2 from broadcasting "a classic soft pop music led service" to "rock hits with news, local ... «CampaignLive, Jul 15»
7
Ofcom could take on BBC regulation but not governance, says …
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has said the watchdog could take on the wider regulation of the BBC but ruled out absorbing the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Vice UK video services cannot be regulated by Britain, Ofcom rules
Vice UK homepage Vice UK submitted fresh evidence about its headquarters to Ofcom, which ruled that the website is not be subject to the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Lack of anti-extremist legislation hasn't hampered watchdog, says …
David Cameron has backed plans to give Ofcom stronger powers to prevent the broadcast of 'extremist messages'. Photograph: Medyan ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
EastEnders viewers complain to Ofcom about gay sex romp in front …
TV watchdog Ofcom received 48 complaints from the public over the weekend after Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) was seen getting frisky with Paul ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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