Political Monitor 09/05/2014

Broadband Welsh superfast broadband scheme under review The Wales Audit Office (WAO) is conducting a review into the amount of money being spent on rolling out superfast broadband across Wales. The review will include a survey of around 1000 businesses and homes. The...

Political Monitor 02/05/2014

Broadband Ofcom publish fixed-line broadband performance report Ofcom have published their most recent broadband performance report. Key findings of the report, covering May to November 2013 include: One in four UK residential fixed broadband connections is...

Political Monitor 11/04/2014

Broadband Westminster Hall debate on superfast broadband in rural areas of North of England Andrew Jones MP led a Westminster Hall debate on the roll-out of superfast broadband in rural areas of the North of England. Jones and fellow MPs emphasised the Internet’s...

Political Monitor 04/04/2014

Broadband Fiftieth PAC Report: The Rural Broadband Programme The Public Accounts Committee has published a further critical report into the Government Rural Broadband Programme, following the Government response to its initial report last year. The Committee expressed...

Political Monitor 28/03/2014

Broadband £10 million superfast broadband fund opens for bids The Culture Secretary, Maria Miller MP, has announced that a £10 million superfast broadband fund is now open for bids. The fund will enable a range of pilot projects to be run, as the Government shifts its...

Political Monitor 21/03/2014

Broadband Which? calls on ISPs to “Give us Broadband Speed Guaranteed” Which? is campaigning for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to ‘Give us Broadband Speed Guaranteed’ so that customers get the speed and service they pay for. New Which? research finds that: 63%...