by TheISPA | May 24, 2019 | Political Monitor
Broadband DCMS launches Rural Gigabit Connectivity Programme The Government officially launched its Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) programme, the first step of its “outside in” approach outlined in the FTIR. This is aimed at the 10% of premises that would be...
by TheISPA | May 17, 2019 | Political Monitor
Broadband Treasury Committee questions NIC and IPA Representatives from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and Infrastructure and Projects Authority were questioned by the Treasury Committee on a range of infrastructure issues, including the security of 5G...
by TheISPA | May 10, 2019 | Political Monitor
Broadband Secretary of State questioned by DCMS Committee Digital Secretary, Jeremy Wright MP, appeared in front of the DCMS Committee and was questioned on a range of topics including broadband rollout. The questioning, led by SNP MP Brendan O’Hara, pushed Wright on...
by TheISPA | May 3, 2019 | Political Monitor
Ofcom Connected Nations update published Ofcom have published their quarterly update to the Connected Nations report which uses data from January 2019. This included a number of findings across broadband and mobile availability: Ultrafast broadband (download speeds...
by TheISPA | May 1, 2019 | ISPA Newsletter, News
ISPA Awards Finalists Revealed The ISPA Awards shortlist was revealed last week. Please find the full shortlist below. We are also excited to announce that Internet Villain will be back this year by popular demand! We ask you to nominate your Internet Hero and Villain...
by TheISPA | Apr 26, 2019 | Political Monitor
Cyber Security Debate on the future role of Huawei in UK telecoms Infrastructure Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, Jo Platt MP, Asked an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on the “future role of Huawei in UK telecoms infrastructure”. Digital Secretary, Jeremy...
by TheISPA | Apr 25, 2019 | News, Press Releases
The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) is excited to announce the finalists for the 2019 ISPA Awards! This is the 21st year of the awards - the longest running and most prestigious awards for the UK’s internet industry. In one of the most competitive...
by TheISPA | Apr 18, 2019 | Political Monitor
Online Safety Age Verification Regime to Commence 15th July DCMS have announced that Age Verification will come into force for online pornography on the 15th July 2019. These measures will require commercial providers of online pornography to carry out...
by TheISPA | Apr 12, 2019 | Political Monitor
Online Safety Online Harms White Paper published The long awaited Online Harms White Paper was published on the 8th April. It sets out the Government’s aims to lead international efforts to combat online harms by being the first to establish a regulatory framework to...
by TheISPA | Apr 8, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Proposals set out by White Paper are ambitious, and changes in technology could affect the ability of ISPs to effectively block content “Today’s Online Harms White Paper makes it clear that the onus is on social media sites and other parts of the internet value chain...
