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The Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) was responsible for promoting competition and maintaining the interests of consumers in the UK telecommunications market. It was merged with the Office of Communications in 2003.
Information on enhancing communications resilience and how we work with telecommunication service providers to manage the risk of disruption to public networks.
Telecoms infrastructure factsheet accompanying the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, outlining the problems the Bill will address and how.
These documents relate to the Telecommunications (Security) Bill.
How the telecoms regulatory framework is affected by the UK leaving the EU.
Find out how your VAT invoices are affected by the reverse charge if you're a wholesale electronic communications supplier in the UK.
This draft legislation will remove the VAT use and enjoyment provision for business to consumer (B2C) telecommunication services.
This document contains information for all those who need to have a basic understanding of the electronic communications environment.
The UK Space Agency has announced a £10 million funding competition that will help UK companies put their technologies at the forefront of a new generation of global telecommunications services, products and applications.
EC-RRG is a cross government and telecoms industry forum whose aim is to ensure the telecoms sector remains resilient to threats and risks to services.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in October 2017.
How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.
Factsheets accompanying the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, outlining the problems the Bill will address and how.
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