by TheISPA | Mar 23, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband DCMS questions During Oral Questions to DCMS, Digital Minister Margot James MP responded to questions on superfast broadband on behalf of Government: She highlighted the changes made to the national planning policy framework which propose that local...
by TheISPA | Mar 16, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband National Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme announced The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP has announced a Nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) which will provide vouchers of up to £3000 for business, and £500 for residential...
by TheISPA | Mar 15, 2018 | News, Press Releases
ISPA welcomes the roll out of the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) at a national level, and is greatly encouraged by the Government’s commitment to encouraging ultrafast infrastructure deployment. ISPA members have been instrumental in the proliferation of...
by TheISPA | Mar 13, 2018 | News
ISPA Chairman, Andrew Glover, responded to today's spring statement from Chancellor Philip Hammond: “ISPA welcomes the announcement of the next stage of the Local Full Fibre Networks Challenge Fund, with half of the £190m fund to be allocated to help roll out...
by TheISPA | Mar 9, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Oral Questions for the Church Commissioners on broadband Dame Caroline Spelman MP (Con), the Church Estates Commissioner represented the Church Commissioners during oral questions where she was pressed on the plans of the Church of England to make its...
by TheISPA | Mar 5, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband BEIS Committee questions former NIC chair on infrastructure projects Lord Adonis, who resigned as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission in December 2017, gave evidence to the BEIS inquiry on the Government’s Industrial Strategy. Adonis was critical...
by TheISPA | Mar 1, 2018 | ISPA Newsletter, News
Steps to Active Cyber Defence A 'one year on' review of Active Cyber Defence (ACD) was published this month by the National Cyber Security Centre. The ACD aims at 'making the UK an unattractive target to cyber criminals and some states' through a more proactive,...
by TheISPA | Feb 23, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Ofcom announces measures to boost fibre broadband Ofcom has announced today a number of measured designed to boost the roll-out of full fibre broadband through ‘halving’ the upfront cost of building ultrafast networks. The draft statement is in response to...
by TheISPA | Feb 16, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband Government plans to roll out lane rental schemes The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its response to the consultation on the future of lane rental schemes. DfT outlines that it will proceed with removing the sunset clauses from the schemes...
by TheISPA | Feb 9, 2018 | Political Monitor
Broadband DCMS Questions DCMS ministers were questioned in the House of Commons this week, Digital Minister Margot James MP, and Culture Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, responded on behalf of Government: Regarding the poor urban connectivity in parts of London, including...
