Ofcom Reviews 197

Another out of control body following the 'agenda' - why bother complaining when they never uphold anything? Very sinister but to be expected with all these so called governing organisations, they are all following their own agenda and that is not in favour of the masses, only the trouble making race-baiters, they are the cause of it, not the problem-solvers

Yet another totally useless so-called "regulator"!

Today, I began the process of reporting EDF Energy for totally underhand sales practices in sending out multiple emails where a single touch of your touchscreen signs you up to a contract. No checks not confirmation: if you touch the screen in the wrong place, you've signed up for a 2 year contract. Totally despicable trickery.

I began the rounds of complaining to these so-called "regulators". Beginning with Trading Standards, who you can't call, but are redirected to Citizens Advice, and you won't get a follow up. Then the Energy Ombudsman, who won't accept an immediate complaint, but insist you give EDF Energy 8 weeks to continue their underhand practices before you can raise a complaint with the government organisation (so-called "regulator") that we're all funding through our taxes! Finally, onto Ofcom. Even getting hold of their phone number is made as difficult as possible.

One you do get through (on 0207 901 7295) you have 3 options. Option 1 sends you back to the Trading Standards divert to the Citizens Advice Bureau 🙄, while Option 3 plays a recorded message saying they're not really interested in hearing complaints from the public who pay the salaries of this chocolate fireguard of an organisation). Indeed, Ofcom is another complete waste of taxpayers' money.

Why are we taxpayers funding these totally useless so-called "regulator" who have no interest in protecting the public?!!!!!

Ofcom simply don't care.

My elderly and vulnerable mother was scammed by a company called Expert Telecom.

Her bank account was emptied and they repeatedly called and threatened her.

What did Ofcom do? They suggested my Mother try talking to the company that stole from her and threatened her!

No wonder phone scams are rife!

Why is OFCOM allowing an unlicenced TV channel (SNOW TV) to broadcast on channel 271 Channelbox on Freeview? OFCOM has confirmed in writing that this channel is unlicenced but continues to allow it to broadcast into 20 million homes. OFCOM has also said that there are other unlicenced channels broadcasting in the UK. What are these channels and why are they still on air? Our channel, SKI TV is a licenced channel with OFCOM (SNOW TV is an unlicensed competitor, but still remains on air) but the regulator is doing nothing about unlicensed national TV channels being allowed to broadcast. An investigation is underway, lets hope OFCOM get their act together in this matter.

Investigates childish complaints rather than living in an adult world. Time it was replaced.

It is clear that this body understands their responsibilities as a governing body on telecommunications, however what is not clear is there purpose as a governing body to protect the public against fraud and nuisance calls. I understand the commercial advantages of monitoring costs to the public, however it is not clear why there would be a requirement to employ so many staff given there limited weight to enforce. It would seem practical to ask the question of this Parliamentary reporting department "What credible changes have been enforced in the last year by this department to assist the protection of fraud and nuisance calls to the public?" I suspect a large amount of money was spent educating the public, however doubt very little protection if non was enforced. This begs the question, if no enforcement is acted on then surely an investigation of the National Audit Office would be a better way in which to save public money and if anything it would reduce the completely inept and bureaucratic nonsense of Ofcom as a governing body. I'm interested in what is actually reported to Parliament every year to sustain their civil servant salary.

Uttlery useless. I filed a complaint about the BBC changing subtitles on their App, making them too large and bright, thus disadvantaging people with a hearing disability. I exactly followed procedure as guided by a woman on the telephone. I was told to look on the Bulletins for news of the complaint. As nothing had appeared -three months later -I called Ofcom again, only for them to say they had no record of it, and I must start the procedure all over again. I read out all the relevant correspondence, but it wasn't good enough. I asked where one could go for help if Ofcom failed. "Instruct a lawyer," I was told! I honestly don't think Ofcom want to challenge the BBC, who don't answer to anyone, it seems.

Don't be fooled by these SCUMRATs at Ofcom, they ae here only to regulate freespeech and protect the narrative of psychological operations conducted by megacorporations and the mega wealthy I'm hearing they're planning on going after bitchute... absolute trash, a dark fate hopefully awaits them all.

Ofcom have appointed 6 new members to its content board, 4 with links to the BBC in the past. Interesting very impartial. Waste of time

I wish i could give ofcom radio interference dept :0 stars".....never have i seen a government dept so disinterested in doing its job in finding interference on the radio spectrum. Every part of dealing with them was stacked in there favour.ofcom your staff are pleasant.... but your public service is Incompetent, hopless, useless and dam right rubbish and needs a serious review. I am thoroughly disgusted and dissatisfied by your dillatante aproach and unprofessional attitude.

Completely Railroaded!! To find ofcom alone was tricky. The procedure was entirely faceless, and my concerns of sneaking charges under the radar (£600 over 5 years) were ignored. They dealt with me worse than BT.

Beware of the Ofcom Sponge: "Roll-up, members of the public. Make your complaints here. We'll make a tally, and maybe, in however many years when having seen a number of cases that finally fit into a pattern, we will go ahead and act upon them".

This is, in-not-so-many words, what I was told by Ofcom: government expenditure-sponge.

Is it not likely that there are countless individual requests for investigations into various types of complaint from members of the public in-and-around the U.K, which, very quickly, form patterns for categories that warrant attention.

Ofcom is a type of quango - a 'type', because it is sponge for expenditure, i.e:- a way for expenses to be retained, well away from the general public who have a right to claim from companies in the telecommunications industry.

Their existence, to apparently 'regulate standards', and yet they do not make sure that companies adhere to any, in-effect meaning an across-the-board lack of standards to which companies have to conform.

Now, keeping in mind that this quango-monstrosity has been around since 2001, let's say that 'patterns of complaint' are collated every ten years (quite a lot to sift through), this equates to, not just one but two decades of unethical business gone unheeded, Ofcom failing to render the very services they were initialised to employ.

The harsh truth, this country has no big industry, it relying on the energy and telecommunication industries to circulate finance; therefore, it follows that if these industries have to spend money on such trivial concerns as public safety (fixing problems of low-standard infrastructure and equipment) and loyal treatment of customers (outlining fraud) then the government loses out, monetary-wise.

This is where the quangos and merged-quangos enter the frame - to save their books, at the expense of health-and-safety and fair treatment (public rights).

I have sent in many a request for investigation and complaint to Ofcom, all of them relevant and up-to-date, with some in the tone of urgent plea, yet all of them were denied to the point of no-reply. These set-ups are a waste of government funding and proven to be nothing less than a national scandal.

Meanwhile, many companies in the telecommunications sector do business as if they know full-well that they can get away with negligence, and this is because they can and they do.

I WANT OFCOM TO STEP IN AND SORT BT OUT. I USE TO HAVE A FREE BT EMAIL AND NOW THEY CHARGE ME. ITS TOUGH TO CHANGE ONCE WE HAVE ALL OUR EMAILS AND FOLDERS WITH BT. SO THIS WAS A HOOK WHICH IS CHEATING US. I GET CALLS SAYING TAKE OUR BROADBAND THEN EMAILS ARE FREE. THE BT EMAILS SHOULD BE FREE FOR THOSE WHO STAYED WITH BT WHEN THE EMAILS WAS FREE. OFCOM PLS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLUS THE EMAIL SERVICE IS NOW GONE SO CRAP AND YET WE STILL PAY BECAUSE WE ARE LOCKED IN

Ofcom is without question bias and serves it's own interests first. The board of directors is appointed by the same government department who appoints the same circle of people to head the ombudsman, ICO and other public service heads and there is a clear link in who they appoint and why - one big happy family who all share the same interest/agenda - as if that's a surprise. Complain to your MP's because the more complaints they get regarding the structure of OFCOM itself, then OFCOM will have to be restructured and be appointed by public voting or some other means to reflect the wider public, else things will never really change, will they

It is a east of your time contacting ofcom thay don't do anything after over 24000 people complained about diversity thay did nothing

Ignore the complaints by the public who they should listen to and allow the promotion of cop hatred making them complicit in cop murders . Scum pedophiles running ofcom.

Disgusting and corrupt to the core. May as well be scrapped when it simply does not do what it says it does. Not impartial or independent. A far-left organisation.

Why are we allowing this farce to continue? Answer: because who cares about customers rights. Toothless bloated regulator that shields the telecoms corporations and ensures that the abuse will continue. Just read the reviews and you will see that people’s rights are being trampled on while Ofcom watches.

Aren't Ofcom a waste of time if they can't actually make BT help its customers.
Remember BT didn't build the network the tax payer did.

Ofcom set up to police the likes of BT but they are failing in their duty, just look at the number of complaints on here about BT.

Ofcom need a good shake up and get rid of all top managers and bosses and replace them with somebody who can actually do the job.