by TheISPA | Sep 12, 2014 | Political Monitor
Broadband Westminster Hall Debate on superfast broadband in urban areas On Tuesday, Mark Field MP introduced a Westminster Hall debate on the roll-out of superfast broadband in urban areas. The intention of the debate was to emphasise that problems surrounding high...
by TheISPA | Sep 5, 2014 | Political Monitor
Broadband Treasury minister hints at further support for broadband rollout in next budget Responding to a question about funding for internet and communications infrastructure for homes and businesses in Enterprise Zones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny...
by TheISPA | Sep 1, 2014 | ISPA Newsletter, News
Broadband workshop in October ISPA and BDUK are running a workshop in Manchester on how best to stimulate demand for superfast broadband. As the fibre is laid down, ISPs can access this new infrastructure in the same way as now, and we will hear from BDUK, ISPs and...
by TheISPA | Aug 8, 2014 | Political Monitor
Broadband Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy consultation The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has published its Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy for consultation. Government is seeking evidence on what digital communications...
by TheISPA | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog, ISPA Newsletter, News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
ISPA responded to today's report by Citizens Advice on broadband contracts. The UK broadband market is hugely competitive, with hundreds of providers providing internet connectivity to consumers, at low cost compared to neighbouring countries. The cancellation...
by TheISPA | Aug 1, 2014 | Political Monitor
Broadband Citizens Advice Criticises ISP’s actions on broadband cancellation charges The Citizens Advice service published evidence this week claiming that customers are finding themselves locked into unsuitable broadband contracts or hit by arbitrary...
by TheISPA | Aug 1, 2014 | ISPA Newsletter, News
2014 ISPA Awards winners unveiled The ISPA Awards ceremony took place this month, with 14 celebrated winners across 16 categories. The Internet Hero was awarded to the Guardian for all their work with the PRISM revelations, with GCHQ/NSA picking up the Internet...
by TheISPA | Jul 25, 2014 | Political Monitor
Broadband House of Commons Summer adjournment debate The summer adjournment debate in the House of Commons covered a wide range of topics including criticisms of poor broadband coverage raised by Neil Parish MP and Meg Hillier MP. Parish called for more to done to...
by TheISPA | Jul 22, 2014 | Awards News, Blog, ISPA Newsletter, News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Two new council members were appointed to ISPA Council bringing decades of depth, expertise and knowledge to the association. Julian Ashworth, Global Director of Industry Policy for BT and Richard Sharpe, Chair of Amatis Networks were appointed at the ISPA Annual...
by TheISPA | Jul 21, 2014 | Political Monitor
Broadband Federation of Small Businesses calls for more ambitious broadband rollout targets The Federation of Small Businesses has published a report calling for more ambitious targets for the rollout of superfast broadband to businesses across the UK. The report...
