by TheISPA | Dec 9, 2019 | News, Press Releases
The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) is pleased to announce that it is once again on the hunt for the most innovative and high-quality ISPs in the country, as entries open for the twenty-second annual ISPA Awards. The ISPA Awards represent and reward...
by TheISPA | Dec 2, 2019 | ISPA Newsletter, News
Response to Labour Party nationalisation plans Following the Labour Party’s announcement that it would nationalise parts of BT and Openreach and provide free broadband for all, ISPA has had a particularly busy period leading the charge in response. The ISPA team...
by TheISPA | Nov 29, 2019 | Political Monitor
Conservative Party Manifesto Boris Johnson announced the Conservative Party manifesto on Sunday in Telford, a marginal Conservative-held seat. The manifesto was noticeably short, consisting of just 64 pages (compared to Labour’s 107). General pledges included the...
by TheISPA | Nov 29, 2019 | Political Monitor
Download (PDF, Unknown) With all the parties now having published their manifestos ahead of the General Election next month, we have been through those published by the four largest parties Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP) and collated the pledges most...
by TheISPA | Nov 22, 2019 | Political Monitor
Labour Party Manifesto Labour’s manifesto launch made a promise for ‘real change’ and tried to reframe the election away from Brexit and towards social issues and an upheaval of the economic system. By nationalising key industries including rail, mail, bus, water and...
by TheISPA | Nov 21, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Responding to the launch of the Labour manifesto which includes free broadband to all, ISPA Chair Andrew Glover commented: “The entire telecoms sector has repeatedly raised strong concerns about the deep flaws in Labour’s proposal. The proposal is expected to disrupt...
by TheISPA | Nov 15, 2019 | Press Releases
To the editor, The potential of nationwide full fibre access and the transformative benefits it will bring to the UK are clear. However, as an industry, we believe Labour’s proposals will undermine the significant investment and existing network build already...
by TheISPA | Nov 15, 2019 | News, Press Releases
In response to the Labour Party's announcement that they plan to nationalise BT’s Openreach network and provide free full-fibre broadband to every home and business, ISPA Chair Andrew Glover commented: "Labour’s plan exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of how...
by TheISPA | Nov 8, 2019 | Political Monitor
Broadband & Connectivity Parliamentary questions on Broadband provision to new builds Digital Minister, Matt Warman MP, was asked a number of questions regarding broadband provision to new build developments. He responded by citing the DCMS consultation in late...
by TheISPA | Nov 1, 2019 | Political Monitor
Broadband & Connectivity DCMS Designate Statement of Strategic Priorities to Ofcom DCMS Secretary Nicky Morgan has laid the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) to Ofcom in Parliament. This was laid in draft in July, and can be found here, and is...
