by TheISPA | Sep 1, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband New Fibre Business Rates Relief Consultation The Government has published a consultation on draft regulations for their 5-year business rate relief proposals. The Government proposes that the rate relief will only apply to “new fibre” which was not already...
by TheISPA | Aug 11, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Sadiq Khan announces plans to tackle ‘Not-Spots’ Today the Mayor of London announced a range of initiatives to boost connectivity across the capital. This will include the creation of a ‘Not-Spot Team’ which will specifically target areas with a poor...
by TheISPA | Aug 4, 2017 | Political Monitor
Broadband Summary of Broadbad 2.0 Report The British Infrastructure Group (BIG), the campaigning group led by Grant Shapps MP, published its Broadbad 2.0 report, arguing that 6.7m UK broadband connections may not hit the 10Mbps minimum Ofcom has set as a standard for...
by TheISPA | Jul 21, 2017 | Political Monitor
Business broadband funding Bill Esterton (Labour, Shadow Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and for International Trade) enquired as to how much funding the department for Business, Energy, and Industrial strategy had allocated “to the assessment of...
by TheISPA | Jul 14, 2017 | Political Monitor
ISPA Awards 2017 We’re sure that many of you who attended the 19th ISPA Awards last night may well be nursing a sore head! It was a fantastic evening, and we were delighted to have so many worthy contenders for the coveted awards. Marcus Hutchins – of @malwaretechblog...
by TheISPA | Jul 7, 2017 | Political Monitor
ISPA Awards Heroes and Villains Shortlist The 2017 ISPA Awards Hero and Villain shortlist, unveiled today, shows that it has once again been quite a year for the Internet industry. From high profile cyber-attacks to broadband rollout and online censorship, the hero...
