by TheISPA | Nov 30, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband National Infrastructure Pipeline The government announced the “highest sustained level” of infrastructure spending in 40 years as it outlined the £600bn of projects for the coming decade. The updated pipeline, which covers projects such as roads, hospitals...
by TheISPA | Nov 23, 2018 | Political Monitor
Parliament & Internet Conference The 13th Parliament & Internet Conference, hosted by Nigel Huddleston MP on the 20th November, saw a diverse range of high-profile speakers and panellists discuss themes related to promoting confidence, trust and standards in...
by TheISPA | Nov 16, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Community Broadband Schemes Parliament debated Community Broadband Schemes on 15th November. Stephen Kerr MP, Jim Shannon MP and David Duguid highlight the lack of rural broadband and the difficulty that their constituents are facing with limited internet...
by TheISPA | Nov 9, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Midlands to develop a digital map Local business and council leaders across the Midlands will receive up to £1.5 million to develop a digital map of the region. This funding is a result of the Chancellor’s pledge to fuel the Midlands Engine and ‘bring back...
by TheISPA | Nov 2, 2018 | Political Monitor
Budget 2018 The Chancellor made the following key announcements in the Budget on the 29th October: The introduction of a new 2% Digital Services Tax on the revenues of businesses engaged in the following activities: search engines, social media platforms and online...
by TheISPA | Oct 26, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband The next Broadband subgroup meeting is being arranged for mid-November. The meeting will be used to discuss a range of issues pertinent to ISPA’s broadband agenda and will focus around the ongoing campaign around business rate reform for telecommunications...
