by TheISPA | Nov 23, 2018 | Political Monitor
Parliament & Internet Conference The 13th Parliament & Internet Conference, hosted by Nigel Huddleston MP on the 20th November, saw a diverse range of high-profile speakers and panellists discuss themes related to promoting confidence, trust and standards in...
by TheISPA | Nov 16, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Community Broadband Schemes Parliament debated Community Broadband Schemes on 15th November. Stephen Kerr MP, Jim Shannon MP and David Duguid highlight the lack of rural broadband and the difficulty that their constituents are facing with limited internet...
by TheISPA | Nov 9, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Midlands to develop a digital map Local business and council leaders across the Midlands will receive up to £1.5 million to develop a digital map of the region. This funding is a result of the Chancellor’s pledge to fuel the Midlands Engine and ‘bring back...
by TheISPA | Nov 2, 2018 | Political Monitor
Budget 2018 The Chancellor made the following key announcements in the Budget on the 29th October: The introduction of a new 2% Digital Services Tax on the revenues of businesses engaged in the following activities: search engines, social media platforms and online...
by TheISPA | Nov 1, 2018 | ISPA Newsletter, News, Uncategorized
ISPA Conference brings industry together to debate competition and collaboration Hosted by Headline sponsor Sponsors The 14th annual ISPA Conference took place last month on the theme of competition and collaboration. Coming at an exciting and dynamic time for the...
by TheISPA | Oct 26, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband The next Broadband subgroup meeting is being arranged for mid-November. The meeting will be used to discuss a range of issues pertinent to ISPA’s broadband agenda and will focus around the ongoing campaign around business rate reform for telecommunications...
by TheISPA | Oct 19, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Parliamentary Questions Mr George Howarth asked the Secretary of State for DCMS several questions relating to broadband. The first was whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure transparency in the proposals for full fibre network...
by TheISPA | Oct 16, 2018 | News, Press Releases
A survey carried out by the Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) has found that Government must streamline its approach to cyber security to achieve its ambition of making the UK the safest place to be online. In response to the survey, ISPA members voiced...
by TheISPA | Oct 12, 2018 | Political Monitor
Online Safety Ministerial statement on Contingent Liability for the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as the Age Verification Regulator On the 10th October, Margot James laid a Departmental Minute before Parliament, stating that DCMS has received approval...
by TheISPA | Oct 5, 2018 | Political Monitor
Conservative Party Conference Jeremy Wright hints at regulation Following a number of new policy announcements from Labour last week, including the idea of a Digital Bill of Rights, this week it was the Conservatives who outlined several new funding pledges and...
