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Copy of Henry VIII's diplomatic assurances to João III of Portugal
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Department
Records of the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel)
Catalogue reference: LF
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LF
Records of the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) relating to responsibilities for regulating, monitoring and enforcing telecommunications licences in the UK. Annual reports are in LF 1
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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LF
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1986-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) relating to responsibilities for regulating, monitoring and enforcing telecommunications licences in the UK.
Annual reports are in LF 1
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records created or inherited by Ofcom, please see: OCM
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Office of Telecommunications, 1984-2003
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Office of Telecommunications
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Communications
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) was established under the Telecommunications Act 1984. Under the Act, the Director General was required to carry out a number of functions including the provision of advice to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on telecommunications matters; the granting of operating licences; ensuring that licensees comply with their licence conditions; promoting the interests of consumers and encouraging effective competition.
To fulfil these responsibilities, the Director General has six Advisory Committees (ACTs) to provide advise on a number of specific issues. Four of the ACTs deal with issues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The remaining two ACTS examine the concerns of the elderly and disabled and small businesses.
In 2003, under the Communications Act 2003, the Agency was one of the five former regulatory bodies for telecommunications which were replaced by Ofcom (the Office of Communications).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C318/
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