Political Monitor 14/10/2016

  Broadband   Digital Economy Bill Public Bill Committee begins scrutiny This week the Digital Economy Bill Public Bill Committee began their scrutiny of the Digital Economy Bill. Summaries of the sessions with BT/EE, TalkTalk, Three, Sky, Virgin Media,...

Political Monitor 07/10/2016

Broadband   Prime Minister References Broadband During Leader's Speech Prime Minister Theresa May MP referenced problems with rural broadband coverage and hinted at Government intervention. Whilst no concrete policy was announced, it was suggested that there...

Political Monitor 30/09/2016

Broadband   Valuation Office Agency Publish Plans for Proposed Non-Domestic Business Rates The VOA has published its plans for proposed non-domestic business rates next year. Under the plans, there will be a large increase for broadband providers laying...

Political Monitor 23/09/2016

Broadband   BDUK updates procurement timeline Broadband Delivery UK has updated its timeline of procurement opportunities for ISPs and network owners to deliver superfast broadband. The procurements were announced in June and the timeline ranges can be found...

Political Monitor 16/09/2016

Broadband   Digital Economy Bill Second Reading The Digital Economy Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Commons. In general, most of the MPs focused on the broadband and online safety provisions included in the Bill. Whilst the majority of MPs welcomed...

Political Monitor 09/09/2016

  Broadband   House of Commons Library Publish Digital Economy Bill Briefing Paper Ahead of the Second Reading of the Digital Economy Bill on Tuesday, the House of Commons Library have published a briefing paper which provides a general overview of the Bill....