Political Monitor 07/07/2017

 ISPA Awards Heroes and Villains Shortlist The 2017 ISPA Awards Hero and Villain shortlist, unveiled today, shows that it has once again been quite a year for the Internet industry. From high profile cyber-attacks to broadband rollout and online censorship, the hero...

Political Monitor 30/06/2017

Broadband Lord Adonis pushes for rapid infrastructure improvement Lord Adonis – chairman of the Independent National Infrastructure Commission – stressed in a recent speech that Brexit and a hung parliament must not delay infrastructure projects. He cited “digital and...

Political Monitor 23/06/2017

Broadband Queen’s Speech confirms Green Paper on a Consumer Markets Review The Queen’s speech confirmed that the Government intends to go ahead with publishing a Consumer Markets Review Green Paper. The review will closely examine markets which are not working fairly...

Political Monitor 26/05/2017

Broadband Lowering barriers to telecoms A report this week by Analysys Masons – on behalf of The Broadband Stakeholder Group – makes a number of recommendations to lower barriers to telecoms infrastructure deployment, these include: Reducing variation between permit...

Political Monitor 12/05/2017

Broadband ISPA Broadband Working Group Call: Automatic Compensation Join us on a conference call from 10:00 - 12:00 on Thursday 18th May to discuss ISPA's response to OFCOM's implementation of automatic compensation for broadband faults, and current barriers to...

Political Monitor 21/04/2017

Broadband Broadband prices rise by an average 43% when fixed term deals end Customers on the cheapest basic broadband tariffs are hit with an average price rise of 43% (£113) a year once their deal ends, according to a report by Citizens Advice. The charity also found...