Political Monitor 21/06/2019

Broadband Government to consult on consumer protection powers for CMA The Government has announced that it will consult on giving the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new powers over consumer law, allowing them to avoid the courts and “intervene earlier and...

Political Monitor 14/06/2019

Broadband EFRA Committee session on Rural Broadband The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee took oral evidence from Openreach, INCA and MobileUK as part of their inquiry into rural broadband. The Committee questioned Openreach on the introduction of the USO,...

Political Monitor 07/06/2019

Broadband Telecoms Consumer Advocate DCMS announced that a new Telecoms Consumer Advocate will be created with the “power to stand up for consumers” across mobile, broadband, pay-TV and landline services. This was first consulted on as part of the BEIS consumer green...