Political Monitor 11/04/2014

Broadband Westminster Hall debate on superfast broadband in rural areas of North of England Andrew Jones MP led a Westminster Hall debate on the roll-out of superfast broadband in rural areas of the North of England. Jones and fellow MPs emphasised the Internet’s...

Political Monitor 04/04/2014

Broadband Fiftieth PAC Report: The Rural Broadband Programme The Public Accounts Committee has published a further critical report into the Government Rural Broadband Programme, following the Government response to its initial report last year. The Committee expressed...

Political Monitor 28/03/2014

Broadband £10 million superfast broadband fund opens for bids The Culture Secretary, Maria Miller MP, has announced that a £10 million superfast broadband fund is now open for bids. The fund will enable a range of pilot projects to be run, as the Government shifts its...

Political Monitor 21/03/2014

Broadband Which? calls on ISPs to “Give us Broadband Speed Guaranteed” Which? is campaigning for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to ‘Give us Broadband Speed Guaranteed’ so that customers get the speed and service they pay for. New Which? research finds that: 63%...

Political Monitor 14/03/2014

Broadband David Cameron’s speech at CeBIT 2014 The Prime Minister used his speech to promote the UK technology sector and particularly focussed on three specific areas: 5G – A programme of collaborative research between the University of Dresden, King’s College...

Political Monitor 07/03/2014

Broadband Early Day Motion An early day motion (EDM) regarding rural broadband speeds has been tabled by John Mann MP. The EDM calls on Government to “honour its promise to create the best high speed broadband network in Europe by 2015” and avoid the creation of...