2024

April

ISPA Survey Claims Using Poles for UK Broadband is Less Divisive Than Thought

ISPReview

More Poles for Better Service? Brits Say “Aye!”

Inside Towers

Survey carried out on public attitude to broadband poles

thinkbroadband

Broadband poles no problem for Brits says new study

Total Telecom

ISPA survey shows Brits accept poles for improved broadband connectivity

Telecom Paper

February

ISPA Start Hunt for the Best UK Broadband Providers of 2024

ISPReview

2024 ISPA Awards Open for Entries

Technology Reseller

2024 ISPA Awards launch to celebrate progress and achievements in Internet industry

thinkbroadband

ISPA launches 2024 awards with new categories

Comms Business

January

UK councils sound alarm over transition to digital telephone system

FT

Altnets and ISPA together publish first-ever Telecoms Procurement Research Report looking at the full fibre supply chain

Total Telecom

Altnets, ISPA present telecoms procurement research

Computer Weekly

2023

November

ISPA Names WINNERS of the 2023 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISPReview

October

UK's involvement in new telecoms coalition a “step in right direction” for industry

ITPro

June

Cut low-cost broadband VAT to help more online, peers say

BBC News

April

Internet providers face fines for not making it easy to switch broadband

The Times

UK ISPs ignore Ofcom’s deadline to implement simpler contract switching

Telecoms.com

February

ISPA Launch Hunt for the Best UK Broadband Providers of 2023

ISPReview

25th ISPA Awards starts to look for the best service providers of 2023

thinkbroadband

New build connectivity: information for developers

Gov.UK

New CEO for Terrence Higgins Trust, & other sector moves

UK Fundraising

2022

November

UK winners for the ISPA awards announced

Telecompaper

Good Things Foundation and ISPA UK want to raise £20,000

thinkbroadband

ISPA UK Reveals Shortlist for 2022 Internet Hero Award

ISPReview

ISPA Reveal WINNERS of the 2022 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards UPDATE

ISPReview

B4RN win Best Rural ISP at national ISPA Awards in London

News & Star

Brsk full fibre service available to over 100,000 premises

thinkbroadband

October

Broadband provider secures £1bn for fibre rollout in London

The Telegraph

UK FTTH altnet Community Fibre secures £985m in financing

Telecom TV

The UK broadband market is shrinking

broadbandDeals

September

Tear up decades-old law to save Britain from hackers, say cyber experts

The Telegraph

Liz Truss urged to update Computer Misuse Act to protect security professionals

Tech Monitor

Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers

The Register

BT and Vodafone UK Reiterate Desire to Make Netflix etc. Pay

ISPReview

ISPA Starts Hunt for UK Internet Hero and Villain in 2022 Awards

ISPreview

Wildanet on ISPA shortlist

Business Cornwall

August

Which? and ISPA UK Call on Gov to Cut VAT from Broadband Bills

ISPreview

ISPA announces finalists for the 2022 Awards

Telecompaper

Broadband ISPs and Ofcom UK Respond to Winter Blackout Fears

ISPreview

Cost of living: Government to simplify broadband access

BBC News

ISPA Unveil Finalists for the 2022 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISPreview

Foreign broadband workers rushed in

The Times

July

CEO of Broadband ISP Voneus Named New Chair of the UK ISPA

ISPreview

ISPA, Good Things Foundation seek digital inclusion award

Telecompaper

New Chair for ISPA

LandMobile

Rural broadband specialist’s CEO named chair of UK’s internet sector body

Total Telecom

Ofcom urged to help end broadband loyalty penalty

BBC News

June

Telecoms industry agrees to new cost-of-living plan following government summit led by Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries

Gov.uk

Telecom giants promise to help struggling customers

The Mirror

UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers

The Guardian

Telecom giants promise to help struggling customers

The Times

Broadband bill support announced - Britons urged to 'contact their supplier' for help

Express

UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers

MSN

UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers

Yahoo! finance

March

Telecoms firms must help vulnerable customers, regulator Ofcom says

BBC News

February

ISPA UK Begin Hunting for the Best Broadband ISPs of 2022

ISPreview

January

Rural homes could be left behind in ultrafast broadband rollout

Telegraph

PAC Criticises UK Gov for Slow Rural Gigabit Broadband Progress UPDATE

ISPReview

Urban areas still plagued by poor broadband speeds despite Government’s gigabit plans

iNews

2021

November

ISPA Name Winners of the 2021 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISPReview

ISPA announces the winners of 2021 ISPA Awards

thinkbroadband

August

ISPA Goes on the Hunt for 2021 UK Internet Heroes

ISPReview

The hunt is on for the 2021 ISPA Awards Internet Hero

thinkbroadband

UK Gov back £4m trial of fibre broadband via water pipes

Hexus

COLCHESTER BROADBAND FIRM CELEBRATES NATIONAL ‘INNOVATION’ RECOGNITION

Essex TV

July

County Broadband finalist for prestigious award

Daily Gazette

June

ISPA Name Finalists for 2021 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISPReview

ISPA announces finalists for 2021 ISPA Awards

thinkbroadband

Low-income homes 'should get ultra-fast gigabit broadband help'

BBC News

Low-income homes 'should get ultra-fast gigabit broadband help'

Yahoo! News

GigaTAG Tells UK Gov How to Boost Gigabit Broadband Adoption UPDATE

ISPReview

Government target of gigabit broadband in 85% of homes by 2025 at risk as people don’t know what it is

I News

April

ISPA UK adds 6 partners

Advanced Television

ISPA UK announces annual partners for 2021

Telecompaper

March

ISP industry blasts UK Telecoms Security Bill for vague requirements, high costs of compliance

The Register

The New UK Telecoms Security Bill is Starting to Look a Bit Ugly

ISPReview

February

Why you could be entitled to faster broadband than you realise

i News

ISPA UK Start Hunting for the 2021 Best Broadband ISPs

ISPreview

January

Broadband customers risk overpaying because of missed end of contract notifications

The Telegraph

Broadband switching to be as easy as moving energy firm in Ofcom plans

The Telegraph

2020

December

Busting the broadband myth

The Telegraph

MPs warn of UK connectivity target failure

Advanced Television

GigaTAG List Solutions to Boost UK Gigabit Broadband Take-up UPDATE

ISPReview

Online Harms – UK Finalise Plan for Ofcom Internet Regulation

ISP Review

Danny Kruger, MP for Devizes, calls for better digital connectivity across the 'wastelands of Wiltshire'

Gazette & Herald

2020

November

Internet companies face £100,000-a-day fine if they don't follow Huawei ban, Government reveals

The Telegraph

Rural broadband: Where has all the money gone?

BBC News

Gigabit pledge scale back ‘a blow to rural communities’

Aberdeen Evening Express

Gigabit broadband plans scaled back following Chancellor’s spending review

FutureScot

UK government lowers gigabit broadband target to 85 per cent by 2025

Computing

Boris Johnson Dumps Tory Manifesto Pledge Of Superfast Broadband For All By 2025

Huffpost

Boris Johnson dumps key Tory election pledge on superfast broadband

The National 

Eurobites: UK rows back on gigabit ambitions

Light Reading

Gigabit broadband: Watered-down plans a 'kick in the teeth'

BBC News

UK Chancellor reveals gigabit broadband rollback

Advanced Television

Gigabit pledge scale back ‘a blow to rural communities’

Helensburgh Advertiser

Gigabit pledge scale back ‘a blow to rural communities’

Dumbarton Reporter

New Bill Laid to BAN Huawei and Boost UK Telecoms Security

ISPReview

Government Start £5bn UK Gigabit Broadband Plan for 85%+ by 2025 UPDATE

ISPReview

Is UK telecoms infrastructure ready for the first fully digital Christmas?

TechMonitor

Mozilla opens public consultation for controversial DNS over HTTPs launch

ITPro

ISPA Reveal Winners of the 2020 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISPReview

ISPA announces winners of 2020 UK Internet Industry Awards

TelecomPaper

Scaled-back broadband plans ‘a blow to rural communities’

E&T

2020

October

ISPA Begins Hunting for 2020’s UK Internet Heroes

ISPReview

2020

September

ISPA Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Summary of UK Broadband

ISPReview

ISPA publishes 25th anniversary report outlining UK internet industry changes.

Telecompaper

Silver Anniversary Report by ISPA Reveals Internet Access is 200,000 Times Faster Than in 1990s

TechRound

Why we're sick of covid excuses for shoddy service: Firms are STILL blaming virus six months into lockdown with calls unanswered, helplines axed and emails ignored

This is Money

ISPA celebrates 25 years as ISP trade body

thinkbroadband

August

Gigabit broadband: Rural households urged to claim upgrade cash

BBC News

July

Half a million frontline NHS workers benefit from coronavirus telecoms deal

DCMS

Huawei decision could lead to extra costs for mobile users, experts warn

Shropshire Star

June

UK’s ISP body concerned over Johnson’s ‘difficult to achieve’ gigabit broadband pledge

Digital TV

BT warns MP on broadband goal

Mail on Sunday

ISPA Announce Finalists for 2020 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards

ISPReview

YouGov Survey Claims Broadband Got Worse During Lockdown

ISPReview

May

Connectivity boost for vulnerable consumers and NHS staff

DCMS

UK Internet Providers Celebrate Key Workers in COVID-19 Crisis

ISPReview

NHS workers to get extra data, calls and texts for free from mobile phone companies 

The Telegraph

COVID-19 – Mobile and Broadband ISPs Agree Extra NHS Support

ISPReview

Coronavirus in the UK: How broadband infrastructure coped as the nation stayed at home

iNews

'Keep Britain Connected' campaign highlights role of telecoms key workers

Techradar.pro

Keeping Britain Connected campaign launched by ISPA

thinkbroadband

April

Faster broadband searches surge as outages hit during lockdown

The Telegraph

March

Coronavirus: Calls for free broadband resisted by internet providers

BBC News

ISPs Say No to Free Internet Connections

Gizmodo

DOWNSTREAM Facebook and Instagram to cut video quality in Europe to stop coronavirus self-isolating users overloading the web

The Sun

ISPs Resist Calls For Free Broadband During Coronavirus Outbreak

Digit

Netflix to temporarily reduce stream quality in Europe to ease internet pressure during coronavirus social distancing

ITV News

Netflix to reduce stream quality in Europe for 30 days to ease internet pressure

The Argus

OUT OF STREAM Netflix will make video quality WORSE for a month to slash coronavirus binge-watching impact

The Sun

Free broadband calls resisted by UK internet providers

Techradar Pro

Covid-19 could cause permanent shift towards home working

The Guardian

All newly-built homes will have ultra-fast internet connections, Culture Secretary announces

The Telegraph

COVID-19 – UK ISPs Being Urged to Offer Free Broadband

ISPreview

Letters: Rishi Sunak left an impression of hope for post-coronavirus Britain

The Telegraph

UK ISPs: ‘Ready to handle bandwidth demands’

Advanced Television

Chancellor’s gigabit-capable broadband pledge welcomed by industry

Express & Star

COVID-19 – Home Working Probably Won’t Break UK Broadband

ISPReview

Coronavirus: Internet providers ‘ready’ to handle extra demand from home workers

Shropshire Star

Coronavirus: British internet providers ‘ready’ to handle extra demand from home workers

Irish Examiner

Coronavirus updates as UK death toll rises to six

Derbyshire Live

BT removes data caps on home broadband as companies move to remote working

ZD Net

February

Websites risk being blocked entirely if they refuse to follow new Ofcom rules

Mirror

Aw, look. The UK is still trying really hard to be the 'safest place to be online in the world'

The Register

Ofcom given new powers to regulate social media content

Hexus

Online harms proposals – industry reaction
Advanced Television

Ofcom Set to Become UK Regulator for Internet Censorship

ISPreview

Ofcom appoints safe pair of hands as new boss and gets new internet censorship role

Telecoms.com

New rules introduced to combat price hikes on phone and internet deals

Herald Scotland

Mozilla rolls out DNS over HTTPS by default for U.S. Firefox users

Venture Beat

Firefox Plans To Make The Controversial DoH Default In US

Analytics India Magazine