Political Monitor 03/07/2015

ISPA Awards   Home Secretary named Internet Villain at the 2015 ISPA Awards The 2015 ISPA Awards were held last night with 300 people attending from across ISPA membership and wider industry. The Home Secretary was named Internet Villain whilst David Davis MP and...

Political Monitor 26/06/2015

Broadband   MPs debate superfast broadband rollout Picking up where the last Parliament left off, Matt Warman, the former technology journalist and newly elected Conservative MP, secured a House of Commons Westminster Hall Debate on superfast broadband. The well...

Political Monitor 19/06/2015

Broadband   Which? research shows that 15.4 million households aren’t receiving advertised broadband speeds Which? has published research showing that 15.4 million households are not receiving the advertised speeds on their broadband packages. The research also...

Political Monitor 12/06/2015

Broadband   Department for Transport consultation on improving mobile communications for rail passengers The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a consultation seeking input on how the UK rail network’s mobile coverage can be improved. The consultation...

Political Monitor 05/06/2015

Broadband   Parliamentary Questions In response to a number of questions on the rollout of superfast broadband and other broadband issues, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, John Whittingdale MP, and the Minister for the Digital...

Political Monitor 29/05/2015

Ofcom   Ofcom publishes auction details for the 2.4GHz and 3.4GHz spectrum bands Ofcom has published a consultation on their proposals for the auction (in late 2015 or early 2016) of spectrum in the 2.3GHz and 3.4GHz bands. This spectrum is expected by many to be...