Political Monitor 16/09/2016

Broadband   Digital Economy Bill Second Reading The Digital Economy Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Commons. In general, most of the MPs focused on the broadband and online safety provisions included in the Bill. Whilst the majority of MPs welcomed...

Political Monitor 09/09/2016

  Broadband   House of Commons Library Publish Digital Economy Bill Briefing Paper Ahead of the Second Reading of the Digital Economy Bill on Tuesday, the House of Commons Library have published a briefing paper which provides a general overview of the Bill....

Political Monitor 02/09/2016

Broadband   Jeremy Corbyn Launches Digital Manifesto As part of his leadership campaign, Jeremy Corbyn introduced his Digital Democracy Manifesto, which lays out his plans to win the next election by ‘harnessing the power of the internet’ and promises to deliver...

Political Monitor 26/08/2016

Broadband   DCMS Publish BDUK Performance Indicator The Department of Culture, Media, and Sport have published their Broadband Performance Indicator detailing BDUK funding of superfast broadband. More specifically, the report derives the number of premises...

Political Monitor 19/08/2016

Broadband   Ofcom publish responses to Universal Service Obligation consultation Ofcom published a summary of responses received on their Universal Service Obligation consultation.  There were diverging views, with industry advocating a ‘safety net’ approach and...