Ofcom

Summary

Ofcom is a government agency^[1]. Ofcom ranks in the top 0.86% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,856 views/month, #34 of 3,958).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ofcom was a member of Independent Regulators Group^[3].
• Ofcom is located in London^[4].
• Ofcom is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Ofcom is in the country of GB^[6].
• Ofcom's instance of is recorded as government agency^[7].
• Ofcom's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].
• Ofcom's chief executive officer is recorded as Melanie Dawes^[9].
• Ofcom is part of Government of the United Kingdom^[10].
• Ofcom's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[11].
• Ofcom's industry is recorded as postal sector^[12].
• Ofcom's chairperson is recorded as Ian Cheshire^[13].
• 2003 marks the founding of Ofcom^[14].
• Ofcom's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.5079, 'longitude': -0.0953}^[15].
• Ofcom's official website is recorded as http://www.ofcom.org.uk/^[16].
• Ofcom's official website is recorded as https://www.ofcom.org.uk^[17].
• Ofcom's official website is recorded as https://www.ofcom.org.uk/cy^[18].
• Ofcom's replaces is recorded as Oftel^[19].
• Ofcom's replaces is recorded as Independent Television Commission^[20].
• Ofcom's replaces is recorded as Broadcasting Standards Commission^[21].
• Ofcom's replaces is recorded as Radiocommunications Agency^[22].
• Ofcom's replaces is recorded as Radio Authority^[23].
• Ofcom's replaces is recorded as PhonepayPlus^[24].
• Ofcom's legal form is recorded as 8888^[25].
• Ofcom's short name is recorded as Ofcom^[26].
• Ofcom's operating area is recorded as United Kingdom^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800Q1SL4T8DE67V75^[28]

• Registered legal name: The Office Of Communications^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 8888^[32]

• Other legal form: STATUTORY CORPORATION^[33]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[34]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2016-08-31^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2019-05-08^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2017-08-31^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA999999^[40]

• Other names: Ofcom^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

2003 marks the founding of Ofcom^[14].

Identity

Ofcom is part of Government of the United Kingdom^[10]. Ofcom's short name is recorded as Ofcom^[26].

Leadership

Ofcom's chief executive officer is recorded as Melanie Dawes^[9]. Ofcom's chairperson is recorded as Ian Cheshire^[13].

Operations

Ofcom's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications^[11] and postal sector^[12].

Why It Matters

Ofcom ranks in the top 0.86% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,856 views/month, #34 of 3,958).^[2] Ofcom has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Ofcom is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]