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Shortly after the Ofcom decision was announced, China said it had lodged "stern representations" to the BBC over what it called "fake news" in its coverage of Covid and urged the broadcaster to apologise.

The corporation should "stop harbouring ideological bias, stop smearing China, uphold professional ethics, and do objective, fair reporting on China", China's foreign ministry said. The BBC said it stood by its "accurate and fair reporting of events in China and totally rejects these unfounded accusations of fake news or ideological bias". Chinese officials launched the international channel at the end of Related Topics. Ofcom Television China.

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What were you doing? What went wrong? Email address. Complaining to Ofcom over other matters Consumers can also complain to Ofcom in relation to telephone or broadband services. Amongst others, these include complaints over how a service was sold, billing and charges, unwanted calls and messages, and contracts. After the General Election, the new Labour Government set out its plans for telecoms and broadcasting regulation in the Communications White Paper of December This was in response to the dramatic acceleration of telecommunications and broadcasting technology, increased competition and diversity in those industries, and their increasing convergence in new media.

It also acquired a range of new functions. The Digital Economy Act which received Royal Assent in April required Ofcom to report on communications infrastructure and media content and also provided Ofcom with additional powers in relation to electromagnetic spectrum access. In April , Ofcom announced that telephone companies would have to provide customers with a set charge for the cost of calling numbers starting , and This change was said to have impacted on over million phone numbers, and represented the largest overhaul of telephone services in over a decade.

It also allowed Ofcom to fine communications providers for failing to comply with licence commitments. Ofcom is a statutory corporation. It is required to report annually to Parliament. Ofcom is also subject to inspection by the National Audit Office and accountable to the Public Accounts Committee for propriety and value for money.