Political Monitor 04/05/2018

Broadband Barrier Busting discussed at Parliamentary dinner ISPA held a dinner in the House of Commons hosted by Kevin Hollinrake MP to discuss broadband barriers. The dinner brought together ISPA members with Parliamentarians and civil servants to highlight issues...

Political Monitor 27/05/2018

Broadband Digital Secretary and Ofcom CEO speak at the Full Fibre Investment Conference DCMS Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, gave a speech at a conference on the future of full fibre in the UK, praising the industry for securing investments in full fibre. He stated that...

Political Monitor 20/04/2018

Broadband UK Digital and Tech Industries During a Westminster Hall debate on the UK digital and tech industries, Shadow Digital Minister, Liam Byrne MP, raised the example of South Korea where FTTP coverage is at 60%. He also cited the commercialisation of 5G in South...

Political Monitor 13/04/2018

Broadband Consumer Green Paper The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published their long-awaited Consumer Green Paper for consultation. The Green Paper fits into the wider Industrial Strategy which seeks to improve productivity in the...

Political Monitor 29/03/2018

Broadband Government Response to new fibre business rates relief consultation Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has published Government’s response to its consultation on the implementation of fibre rates relief as specified in the...

Political Monitor 23/03/2018

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...