Telecommunications |
| Telecommunications UK - United Kingdom - Telecom and Phones in the United Kingdom |
| Ofcom United Kingdom - Telecommunications Regulator in UK |
| Satellite broadcasting company British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB). |
| Spectrum licensing and protection : Ofcom is responsible for the management, regulation, assignment and licensing of the electromagnetic spectrum in the UK, and licenses portions of it for use in TV and radio broadcasts, mobile phone transmissions, private communications networks, wireless devices and so on. The process of licensing varies depending on the type of use required. Some licences simply have to be applied and paid for, other commercial licences are subject to a bidding process. Most of the procedures in place have been inherited from the systems used by the previous regulators. However, Ofcom may change some of these processes in future. |
| Ofcom protects the radio spectrum in UK |
| International organisations (ITU, CEPT and BEREC). |
| Licensing UK-controlled commercial radio spectrum; the Ministry of Defence controls its own spectrum. Within the international frame work for frequency use; Ofcom liaises through the UK Government to produce the UKFAT (UK Frequency Allocation Table). The current table was produced in 2013. |
| Investigate and, when necessary, carry out enforcement activities to clear interference or illegal use from the spectrum. Until June 2010 Ofcom investigated all interference cases within the UK. Interference reporting has now been transferred to the BBC. This contract specifically excludes any requirement to investigate interference relating to AM radio reception. Commercial and spectrum licence holders report to Ofcom and in all cases Illegal/Pirate Radio operations are still reported to Ofcom. |
| NTL Wireless Solutions |
| Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom are operated mainly by Arqiva. Operates the transmitters for UK terrestrial TV and most radio broadcasting, both analogue and digital. Arqiva and NGW merger |
| BT also operates a number of telecommunications towers in the UK. BT Group owns at least 200 radio masts and towers in Britain. Of these, twelve are reinforced concrete towers. The rest are of steel lattice construction. |
Telecommunications Phones United Kingdom
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