Ofcom has opened a call for evidence to inform its report about researchers’ access to information from regulated online services, which it is required to do under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023). Ofcom is seeking information on how independent researchers access information from providers of regulated services, the challenges affecting information sharing and how greater access to this information can be achieved. The consultation will close on 17 January 2025.  The published report will also be submitted to the government within 18 months after the relevant sections of the OSA 2023 come into force and then laid before Parliament.

Ofcom has opened a call for input to enhance direct to device services (D2D) and mobile satellite services (MSS) connectivity from the air space. Ofcom is now seeking views from stakeholders on the proposed supply and demand for D2D and MSS, the associated spectrum needs and how it will manage the spectrum that the services may use. The consultation will close on 13 September 2024.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on proposed guidance for Channel 4 Corporation (C4C) regarding its Statement of Commissioning Policy (SoCP), as required under the Media Act. The Act removes C4C's publisher-broadcaster restriction, allowing content creation for Channel 4, while introducing new commissioning duties and requiring C4C to prepare an annual SoCP detailing duty fulfilment plans and reviewing previous year's performance. The guidance will outline how C4C should prepare this statement. The consultation closes on 1 August 2025.

Ofcom has opened a consultation on Global Titles and mobile network security with proposals to enhance its existing rules and implement new rules to address the misuse of Global Titles. The consultation will close on 15 October 2024.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on implementing Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) quota changes under the Media Act 2024. The proposals outline how PSBs can use on-demand services to meet quotas for the first time, affecting Channels 3, 4 and 5, S4C, and the BBC where applicable. The consultation covers converting quota proportions to absolute hours and spend, revising original and regional production quota levels, and implementing new independent production quotas. Ofcom must also publish guidance on qualifying programmes for original productions quotas and amend regional production guidance. The consultation closes on 10 July 2025.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on guidance for calculating Qualifying Worldwide Revenue (QWR) under the online safety fees and penalties regime. The consultation, running from 18 July to 10 September 2025, follows The Online Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025, laid by the Secretary of State on 26 June 2025. The regulations define QWR as revenue from regulated services globally and require providers to take a "just and reasonable approach" to revenue apportionment. This consultation forms part of Ofcom's implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023 requirement to recover operating costs through fees from certain regulated service providers.

Ofcom has launched a consultation proposing further online safety measures under the Online Safety Act 2023. The regulator is seeking views on new requirements for tech companies to prevent illegal content from going viral, detect harmful material at source and strengthen protections for children, including during livestreams. The consultation is open until 20 October 2025.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on implementing new local news and information requirements for analogue commercial radio stations following the Media Act 2024. The consultation outlines proposed licence conditions that will require stations to regularly broadcast locally-gathered news and information, along with draft guidance for licensees. The requirements stem from Part 5 of the Media Act 2024, which introduces statutory obligations to safeguard local news provision on analogue commercial radio. The consultation closes on 22 September 2025.

Ofcom launched a consultation on 10 March 2025 proposing new authorisation arrangements for the 1900-1920 MHz spectrum band. The regulator plans to allocate 1900-1910 MHz for Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) operations and 1910-1915 MHz for Emergency Services Network (ESN) gateways. The proposal includes annual fees of £145,800 per MHz for Great Britain FRMCS licences and £4,200 per MHz for Northern Ireland, with implementation set for 3 April 2029. The consultation closes on 19 May 2025.

Ofcom has opened a consultation to help improve its draft illegal harms codes of practice and guidance under the Online Safety Act 2023 by specifying animal cruelty and human torture as types of content that platforms must tackle. This follows its November 2023 Illegal Harms Consultation, whereby Ofcom consulted various regulatory documents and noted that the animal cruelty offence was added at a later stage to the Online Safety Bill, meaning Ofcom was unable to address this offence in November 2023. Ofcom aims to publish the regulatory documents alongside the Illegal Harms Statement in December 2024. The consultation runs from 2 August 2024 to 13 September 2024.

Ofcom has launched a consultation on 31 March 2025 proposing updates to its satellite filing procedures. The changes incorporate new International Telecommunication Union rules from the 2019 and 2023 World Radiocommunication Conferences. Key proposals include requirements for satellite usage history disclosure, non-geostationary orbit deployment milestones, Equivalent Power Flux Density mask submission and orbit deviation reporting. The consultation also clarifies existing processes for government interaction, satellite leasing and space sustainability. Responses are due by 23 May 2025.

Ofcom has opened two consultations seeking views from stakeholders on its draft statutory transparency reporting guidance and on its draft online safety information guidance as part of its duty pursuant to the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023). The draft transparency reporting guidance will highlight the process, which Ofcom will adopt for determining what providers must include in their transparency reports, and how information gathered from the reports will be used to inform its own transparency report. The draft online safety information guidance aims to help services and stakeholders understand when and how Ofcom might use its powers under the OSA 2023 to require and obtain information it needs for exercising or determining whether to exercise, its online safety duties and functions. The consultations will close on 4 October 2024.