Editing Ofcom (section)

===Timeline of communications regulators===
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! colspan=2|Regulators
! colspan=2|Dates
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=18|[[Analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom|Television]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]<br>(BBC)
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white;"|[[Board of Governors of the BBC|<span style="color:white;">BBC Board of Governors</span>]]
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1927}}
| 31 December 2006
|-
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white;"|[[BBC Trust|<span style="color:white;">BBC Trust</span>]]
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 2007}}
| 2 April 2017
|-
| style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white;"|[[BBC Board|<span style="color:white;">BBC Board</span>]] ''(governance)''
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications<br>(Ofcom) ''(regulation)''
! {{Date table sorting|3 April 2017}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|[[ITV (TV network)|Independent Television]]<br>(ITV)
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|[[Independent Television Authority|<span style="color:white;">Independent Television Authority</span>]]
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|ITA
| {{Date table sorting|4 August 1954}}
| 11 July 1972
|-
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|[[Independent Broadcasting Authority|<span style="color:white;">Independent Broadcasting Authority</span>]]
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|IBA
| {{Date table sorting|12 July 1972}}
| 31 December 1990
|-
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|[[Independent Television Commission|<span style="color:black;">Independent Television Commission</span>]]
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|ITC
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1991}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Channel 4]]
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|Independent Broadcasting Authority
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|IBA
| {{Date table sorting|2 November 1982}}
| 31 December 1990
|-
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|Independent Television Commission
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|ITC
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1991}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[S4C|Sianel Pedwar Cymru]]<br>(S4C)
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#50C878;"|[[S4C Authority]]
! {{Date table sorting|1 November 1982}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|Independent Television Commission
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|ITC
| {{Date table sorting|30 March 1997}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|[[Radio in the United Kingdom|Radio]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Independent Local Radio]]
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|Independent Broadcasting Authority
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|IBA
| {{Date table sorting|12 July 1972}}
| 31 December 1990
|-
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#CFB53B;"|[[Radio Authority]]
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1991}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|[[Radio spectrum|Spectrum]]
| [[General Post Office]]
| GPO
| {{Date table sorting|1904}}
| 1 October 1969
|-
| [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications]]
| MPT*
| {{Date table sorting|1 October 1969}}
| 1974
|-
| colspan=2|[[Home Office]]
| {{Date table sorting|1974}}
| 1983
|-
| [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|Department of Trade and Industry]]
| DTI
| {{Date table sorting|1983}}
| 1990
|-
| colspan=2|[[Radiocommunications Agency]]
| {{Date table sorting|1990}}
| 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|[[Digital television in the United Kingdom|Digital Television]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Cable television|Cable Television]]
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#177245;color:white;"|[[Cable Authority|<span style="color:white;">Cable Authority</span>]]
| {{Date table sorting|1 December 1984}}
| 31 December 1990
|-
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|Independent Television Commission
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|ITC
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1991}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Satellite television|Satellite Television]]
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|Independent Broadcasting Authority
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|IBA
| {{Date table sorting|11 December 1986}}
| 31 December 1990
|-
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|Independent Television Commission
| style="background-color:#FFB7C5;color:black;"|ITC
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1991}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[Video on demand|Television on Demand]]
| style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|[[ATVOD|<span style="color:black;">Authority for Television on Demand</span>]]
| style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|ATVOD
| {{Date table sorting|18 March 2010}}
| 31 December 2015
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|1 January 2016}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|Taste, Decency and Complaints
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Consumer complaint|Complaints]]
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#4B61D1;color:white;"|[[Broadcasting Complaints Commission (UK)|<span style="color:white;">Broadcasting Complaints Commission</span>]]
| 1 June 1981
| 31 March 1997
|-
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#4D4DFF;color:white;"|[[Broadcasting Standards Commission|<span style="color:white;">Broadcasting Standards Commission</span>]]
| 1 April 1997
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|Taste and Decency
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#4D4DFF;color:white;"|[[Broadcasting Standards Council|<span style="color:white;">Broadcasting Standards Council</span>]]
| 16 May 1988
| 31 March 1997
|-
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#4D4DFF;color:white;"|[[Broadcasting Standards Commission|<span style="color:white;">Broadcasting Standards Commission</span>]]
| 1 April 1997
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=8|[[Telecommunications in the United Kingdom|Telecommunications]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|[[Telecommunication]]s
| style="background-color:#FADA5E;color:black;"|[[Oftel|<span style="color:black;">Office of Telecommunications</span>]]
| style="background-color:#FADA5E;color:black;"|Oftel
| {{Date table sorting|1 October 1984}}
| 28 December 2003
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|29 December 2003}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|Controlled Premium Rate Services<br>(CPRS)
| style="background-color:#009D00;color:white;"|[[Independent Committee for the supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services|<span style="color:white;">Independent Committee for the supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services</span>]]
| style="background-color:#009D00;color:white;"|ICSTIS
| {{Date table sorting| August 1986}}
|  April 2008
|-
| style="background-color:#009D00;color:white;"|[[PhonepayPlus|<span style="color:white;">PhonepayPlus</span>]]
| style="background-color:#009D00;color:white;"|PPP
| {{Date table sorting| April 2008}}
|  October 2016
|-
| style="background-color:#009D00;color:white;"|[[Phone-paid Services Authority|<span style="color:white;">Phone-paid Services Authority</span>]]
| style="background-color:#009D00;color:white;"|PSA
| {{Date table sorting| October 2016}}
| 31 January 2025
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|1 February 2025}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|[[Postal services in the United Kingdom|Postal Services]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Post
| style="background-color:#ED2939;color:white;"|[[Postal Services Commission|<span style="color:white;">Postal Services Commission</span>]]
| style="background-color:#ED2939;color:white;"|Postcomm
| {{Date table sorting|2000}}
| 30 September 2011
|-
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Office of Communications
| style="background-color:Yellow;color:black;"|Ofcom
! {{Date table sorting|1 October 2011}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|Engineering
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|Transmitters
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|Independent Television Authority
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|ITA
| {{Date table sorting|4 August 1954}}
| 11 July 1972
|-
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|Independent Broadcasting Authority
| style="background-color:#009DB6;color:white;"|IBA
| {{Date table sorting|12 July 1972}}
| 31 December 1990
|-
| style="background-color:#B53389;color:white;"|[[National Transcommunications Limited|<span style="color:white;">National Transcommunications Limited</span>]]
| style="background-color:#B53389;color:white;"|NTL
| {{Date table sorting|1 January 1991}}
| 29 July 2005
|-
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#B53389;color:white;"|[[Arqiva|<span style="color:white;">Arqiva</span>]]
! {{Date table sorting|29 July 2005}}
! present
|-
| colspan=5|
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<small>* [[Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom) |Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulator archives |url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/about/document/100years/milestne.htm |website=Ofcom |date=24 June 2010}}</ref></small>