Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern broadband and mobile phone networks with Internet services.
Company logo on porch of 17 & 19 Newhall Street, Birmingham (former Central exchange)
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 offices at Riverside House, Bankside, next to Southwark Bridge in London
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