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What does the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act require?
The PSTI Act 2022 requires manufacturers, importers, and distributors of UK-market consumer connectable products to meet minimum security requirements: no universal default passwords, vulnerability disclosure policies, and transparency on security update periods.
What obligations does the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 place on UK network providers?
The Act establishes statutory security duties enforced by Ofcom and the NCSC, requiring public telecoms providers to protect network architecture, secure third-party supply chains, restrict reliance on high-risk vendors (including mandatory removal of Huawei equipment from 5G public networks by end-2027), and notify Ofcom of security compromises.
How does Ofcom regulate the universal postal service under the Postal Services Act 2011?
Ofcom sets the Universal Service Obligation (USO) requiring designated universal service providers (Royal Mail) to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week at uniform, affordable tariffs across the UK, subject to statutory quality-of-service performance targets and regulatory price caps on standard stamp tariffs.
What does the Media Act 2024 change for UK broadcasters?
The Media Act 2024 modernises public service broadcasting by updating PSB prominence obligations to cover smart TVs and streaming platforms, streamlines Channel 4 ownership rules, and extends Ofcom oversight to video-on-demand services.
What changes does the Media Act 2024 make to UK public service broadcasting (PSB)?
The Media Act 2024 updates the Communications Act 2003 by replacing the outdated linear PSB quota regime with an outcome-focused remit, giving public service broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C) prominence for their on-demand players on connected TVs and streaming devices, and bringing major video-on-demand services under an Ofcom Video-on-Demand Code.
How does the UK protect original programming through independent production quotas?
Under the Broadcasting Act 1990 and Communications Act 2003, licensed public service broadcasters must ensure that at least 25% of their qualifying broadcasting schedule hours are allocated to programmes commissioned from independent production companies, stimulating the UK creative production sector.