by TheISPA | Nov 10, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Treasury Committee hears evidence from the National Infrastructure Commission The Treasury Committee took evidence on the work of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) from Lord Adonis (chair), Sir John Armitt, (deputy chair) and Phil Graham (chief...
by TheISPA | Nov 3, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Matt Hancock’s Speech at BSG conference Digital Minister, Matt Hancock MP, spoke at the Annual Conference of the Broadband Stakeholder Group on the importance of fibre connectivity. He began by praising the current connectivity levels in the UK, and the part...
by TheISPA | Oct 27, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Which? report on household broadband issues Which? has released the results of their survey on broadband customer satisfaction which found that over half (53%) of respondents had a problem with their broadband in the last year, with slow speeds highlighted...
by TheISPA | Oct 20, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Applications open for Gigabit Voucher Scheme BDUK has opened applications for the first wave of the LFFN Gigabit Voucher Scheme. The scheme will replace the previous voucher scheme which ran from 2013-15 and will be rolled out as a pilot in Aberdeen and...
by TheISPA | Oct 13, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Telecommunications infrastructure (Relief from non-domestic rates) Bill The second reading of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill took place in the House of Lords, legislating on the 5 years of business rates relief for newly laid fibre. The...
by TheISPA | Oct 6, 2017 | Political Monitor
Online Safety Amber Rudd Tightens Government Stance on Online Extremism and Child Sexual Abuse Imagery Home Secretary Amber Rudd has used her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to outline a tightening of Government policy regarding online images...