The channels, some of which are linked to a fraudster, have raised thousands of pounds for foreign mosques and madrassas.

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Ofcom has awarded the regional commercial radio licence for North and Mid Wales to Real Radio.

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BBC Worldwide, the broadcaster's commercial arm, could be handed over in its entirety to Channel 4, according to official proposals to plug a funding gap of up to £235m in public service broadcasting.

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Britons are spending more time using communications services but paying less for them, says an Ofcom report. Every day in 2007, the average consumer spent 7 hours and 9 minutes watching TV, on the phone, using the internet or using other services, it says.

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Social networks are not doing enough to protect children, according to a new survey out day. The survey estimates that around 750,000 children may be illicitly using social networks despite these being supposedly limited to teenagers and adults.

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Nationwide radio operator, GCap Media, has been fined £1.1 million by Ofcom for manipulating premium rate phone in competitions. The Ofcom investigation found that instead of airing correct answers the GCap radio stations aired incorrect answers to prolong the competition.

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Barclaycard, the UK's largest credit card provider, may be fined by the telecoms watchdog, Ofcom, for persistently making silent telephone calls to people's homes.

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Ofcom have announced plans to allow BT to increase the cost it charges its rivals for line rental for telephone and internet access. This is expected to increase the cost of broadband in the UK.

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"Those who think that England is a politically correct tyranny where bigots face interrogation by the cops for daring to speak their minds should look at what happened to Channel 4 when it tried to expose the bigotries of well-funded, Saudi-backed clerics working in Britain.

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Yesterday Ofcom commenced an investigation in mobile phone retailer Phones 4U. Ofcom have singled out Phones 4U because of a high number of complaints received about mis-selling products and services.

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Television company ITV is expected to be fined £4 million following a 6 month investigation by regulator Ofcom into ITV's alleged rigging of viewer phone-ins.

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Freeview viewers in some parts of the country will be able to watch high definition TV channels as early as next year, media regulator Ofcom said today.

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Millions of children are using social networking websites intended for older users, according to a study by the media regulator, Ofcom.

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The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given approval by UK regulator Ofcom. It has issued plans that will allow airlines to offer mobile services on UK-registered aircraft.

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Carphone Warehouse has prompted Ofcom to investigate BT over making customers renew their 12 month phone contract. BT offer customers free evening and weekend calls if they agree to sign up to a 12 month contract.

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Channel 4, the BBC, Google, Yahoo and Bebo are among a number of websites and media companies that have signed up to a new code of conduct, backed by Ofcom, that is intended to warn about content provided on the internet and mobile phones that is potentially unsuitabile for child …

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Ofcom has revised guidelines about localness on commercial radio stations. The media regulator will also regulate switches from stereo to mono output on DAB digital radio. INFORMATION RELATING TO THIS ITEM

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Mobile phone network operator Vodafone launched a legal bid yesterday to prevent Ofcom from making it easier and quicker for customers to change networks.

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Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has announced plans to carry out a comprehensive review of the mobile phone sector next year. It is hoped that this will lead to lower prices and more wireless services available to consumers.

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Watchdog Ofcom has ruled that firms which route phone calls across the net must connect to 999 and 112. Before now net phone firms have not been required to connect to emergency numbers. This ruling applies to those firms which let customers call normal national phone numbers.

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The push for next-generation broadband could be premature, according to some senior industry figures. Both regulator Ofcom and BT have expressed doubts about whether the time is ripe for rolling out what would be expensive fibre optic networks.

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The four big mobile phone operators are being accused of collusion by 3 Mobile. The dispute is going to the high court and 3 Mobile is suing their competitors for up to £250 million.

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Ofcom will investigate sales tactics used by Vodafone, O2, Orange, T Mobile and 3 Mobile. Last year these network providers signed up to a voluntarily code aimed at cleaning up sales practices. However complaints have been increasing.

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A ship's distress signal has been traced to a mountain of scrapped fridges and TVs in Belfast. A team from broadcasting regulator Ofcom found the beacon after the mayday was picked up by Civil Aviation Authority Receivers on the Isle of Man.

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The Serious Fraud Office is to look at evidence from the media watchdog Ofcom over the GMTV phone scandal before deciding if a criminal investigation should be launched.

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