The Telecommunications Action Group (TAG) was established in 1986 as a consortium of national organisations for and of deaf people to speak with one voice in discussions with the telecoms industry.

TAG has assisted in campaigns for telecoms rebates for deaf people, and for Typetalk, the national relay service which enables deaf and hearing people to talk to each other.

With the passing of the Communications Act in 2003 TAG decided to broaden its remit to include all electronic communications including broadcasting. As the acronym TAG was well established it was decided to retain it and TAG was registered with the Charity Commission as the formal name of the organisation and does not now stand for anything. All the major national and regional UK deaf organisations with an interest in electronic communications are members of TAG and there are also a number of members co-opted for their expertise in specific areas such as mobile telephony, videophones or regulatory affairs. TAG meets quarterly and the TAG Officers hold regular meetings with BT Age & Disability, other telephony service providers, broadcasters, Ofcom and other interested parties. TAG is represented on the United Kingdom Council on Deafness and on PhoneAbility.