Political Monitor 13/03/2015

Broadband   ISPA Broadband Subgroup meets to discuss priorities The ISPA broadband subgroup met this week to determine ISPA’s priorities in the broadband and connectivity space. Members agreed that work around BDUK, the Ofcom Strategic Review, Connection Vouchers...

ISPA responds to ISC report

ISPA, the voice of the UK internet industry, believes that today’s report by the Intelligence and Security Committee is a positive development with a number of important recommendations on increased transparency and accountability. While we welcome some...

Political Monitor 06/03/2015

Broadband   BDUK superfast rollout programme criticised in Westminster Hall debate The performance of BDUK and BT in the rollout of superfast broadband was criticised in a Westminster Hall debate tabled by Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton. The debate was...

February Newsletter

ISPA Awards enters technical testing The ISPA Awards, the UK’s leading internet industry event, has entered its testing phase, meaning dozens of ISPs, hosts and VoIP providers are being put through their paces to determine the shortlists. The independent testing...

Political Monitor 27/02/2015

Broadband   DCMS open consultation on reform of the Electronic Communications Code The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a consultation on the Government’s draft revised Electronic Communications Code. Submissions are invited on all areas within...

ISPA Members’ Dinner – Book your tickets now!

March 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm; £40 ISPA invites you to the 2015 Spring Dinner, a good opportunity for members to meet & discuss industry topics. With the election in May, the main discussion will be around the next parliament and what their priorities should be for...

Political Monitor 20/02/2015

Parliament has been on recess this week and will return on Monday 23 February   Broadband   Connection Voucher Scheme re-registration to open At the last Autumn Statement the BDUK Connection Voucher Scheme was extended to March 2016 and to additional cities....

Political Monitor 13/02/2015

Broadband   Superfast rollout passes two million premise mark On Monday the DCMS announced that the superfast broadband rollout programme had now covered two million premises and is on track to reach 95% of UK premises by 2017. At the same time, the Government...

Political Monitor 06/02/2015

Broadband   Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee state that broadband should be available for all The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published a report on rural broadband and digital-only services, concluding that the UK...

January Newsletter

2015 ISPA Awards sees big entries ISPA is looking forward to another competitive round of testing after the entry deadline passed for the 2015 ISPA Awards. Scores of entrants are competing across 17 categories at this year’s ISPAs and we wish everyone the best of...