Ofteln.

Brit.

/ˈɒftɛl/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˌtɛl/,

/ˈɑfˌtɛl/

Forms: 1900s– OFTEL, 1900s– Oftel.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Of- comb. form, telecommunication n.

Etymology: < Of- comb. form + tel- (in telecommunications, plural of telecommunication n.).

The Office of Telecommunications, a regulatory body set up in 1984 to supervise the operation of the British telecommunications industry, after the privatization of British Telecommunications plc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > regulation > specific regulatory bodies

Monopolies Commission1948

Oftel1982

Ofgas1985

Ofwat1986

Offer1989

Ofgem1999

1982 Financial Times 4 Nov. 11/4 A new body called the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) is to be created, modelled on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

1990 Which? Nov. 604/3 OFTEL, the telephone watchdog, is investigating whether BT's credit-vetting scheme is fair.

2000 Investor Nov. 34/1 BT has been the object of European Union complaints to Oftel about the slowness of its moves to let rival companies into the prized ‘local loop’ wires that connect most households to the telephone network.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oftel
释义	Ofteln. Brit. /ˈɒftɛl/, U.S. /ˈɔfˌtɛl/, /ˈɑfˌtɛl/ Forms: 1900s– OFTEL, 1900s– Oftel. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Of- comb. form, telecommunication n. Etymology: < Of- comb. form + tel- (in telecommunications, plural of telecommunication n.). The Office of Telecommunications, a regulatory body set up in 1984 to supervise the operation of the British telecommunications industry, after the privatization of British Telecommunications plc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > regulation > specific regulatory bodies Monopolies Commission1948 Oftel1982 Ofgas1985 Ofwat1986 Offer1989 Ofgem1999 1982 Financial Times 4 Nov. 11/4 A new body called the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) is to be created, modelled on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). 1990 Which? Nov. 604/3 OFTEL, the telephone watchdog, is investigating whether BT's credit-vetting scheme is fair. 2000 Investor Nov. 34/1 BT has been the object of European Union complaints to Oftel about the slowness of its moves to let rival companies into the prized ‘local loop’ wires that connect most households to the telephone network. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1982
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