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Articles tagged with: Broadband
Millions rely on terrestrial TV. We cannot let it die
Culture
By Sarah Champion MP
Millions rely on terrestrial TV. We cannot let it die
The Labour Government must act to keep terrestrial television. The people who rely on it most are often those in our society who have the least.
The largest engineering project you have never heard of... Partner content
Communities
By Openreach
The largest engineering project you have never heard of...
As you read this, Openreach is delivering one of the UK’s largest civil engineering projects. Building life-changing technology to over three million homes a year. That is faster than any other builder in the UK.
Net Neutrality Regulations – it is time to examine the evidence Partner content
Culture
By Mobile UK
Net Neutrality Regulations – it is time to examine the evidence
Net Neutrality is intended to be a force for good when it comes to our digital infrastructure, but we need to consider whether it is actually delivering the positive impact it claims.
Partner content
Culture
By Mobile UK
New Report Highlights How UK Net Neutrality Regulations Are Failing Consumers, Innovators, And Investors
Strand Consult, an independent consultancy focussing on the telecoms industry for over 25 years, has published a new report which finds that the UK's net neutrality regulations are harming consumers, innovators, and investors. Further, it highlights that those countries which do not have strict net neutrality rules have demonstrated consistent improvement in consumer welfare, broadband investment, broadband speed, 5G innovation, and consumer value, suggesting that the UK is being held back by unnecessary regulations surrounding net neutrality.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
Mobile UK Hosts Parliamentary Winter Reception
We were delighted to welcome parliamentarians alongside representatives from the DCMS, industry and mobile network operators to our Winter Reception on 5 December.
Partner content
Economy
By Mobile UK
VMO2 Report - UK Mobile and Broadband Bills Amongst Cheapest in World – New Study Reveals
The public demands the best broadband. Here’s how Government can help. Partner content
Communities
By Openreach
The public demands the best broadband. Here’s how Government can help.
In the run up to the 2019 general election, broadband was a big battleground in the bid for votes.
A headline-grabbing policy to nationalise BT met with an equally ambitious plan to cover the country with “gigabit-capable” broadband. It's a major pillar in the Tory party’s levelling up strategy, which will see £5bn spent to reach homes and businesses in the most rural parts of the UK.
Why telecoms mid-contract price rises need clearer regulation Partner content
Economy
By Choose
Why telecoms mid-contract price rises need clearer regulation
It should not become the norm for customers to be left in the dark about mid-contract price rises. With the cost-of-living crisis, it’s time that Ofcom intervenes so that people can have certainty when it comes to their bills.
Levelling Up Can Only Be Delivered If Broadband Is Accessible For All Rural Communities
Communities
By Neil Hudson MP
Levelling Up Can Only Be Delivered If Broadband Is Accessible For All Rural Communities
Poor broadband connectivity and mobile phone signal are still endemic in rural communities, and must be fixed if ministers want to deliver their levelling up agenda.
Celebrating innovation and inclusion initiatives in UK broadband Partner content
Communities
By Choose
Celebrating innovation and inclusion initiatives in UK broadband
Connectivity is recognised as one of the pillars of modern society, bringing people closer together and having a positive economic impact on the country too.
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener
Openreach is connecting even more of the UK to full fibre broadband – but it has also scaled up its commitments to sustainability, social responsibility and cutting waste.
Senior MPs back calls for a new approach to '6G’ technology Partner content
Health
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Senior MPs back calls for a new approach to '6G’ technology
MPs have welcomed calls from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for a new approach to mobile digital technology which prioritises societal benefits over a focus on “ever higher data speed”.
Helping the country build back better and greener Partner content
Economy
By Openreach
Helping the country build back better and greener
The pandemic has underlined how essential reliable broadband is – for keeping in touch with friends and family, home working, schooling and accessing key public services.
Full Fibre infrastructure is the catalyst for Britain’s post-Brexit success Partner content
Economy
By CityFibre
Full Fibre infrastructure is the catalyst for Britain’s post-Brexit success
On the 31st December, Britain put up its ‘open for business’ sign to the rest of the world. As we now take our first steps outside the EU, we must ensure that Global Britain is equipped for success in a digital age.
Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
The IET welcomes the Government’s commitment to a fast and reliable broadband infrastructure
Following the announcement from Matt Warman MP, Minister for Digital Infrastructure, in the Commons that the Government is ‘committed to ensuring nationwide gigabit-capable broadband as soon as possible’, Chris Cartwright, Chair of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Digital Panel, commented:
Without a clear strategy, government will exclude rural areas from gigabit broadband rollout
Communities
By Olivia Blake MP
Without a clear strategy, government will exclude rural areas from gigabit broadband rollout
Ministers must learn the lessons of previous rollouts and outline a strategy to ensure gigabit broadband is available to everyone, especially those in rural, isolated communities.
It’s time to admit Labour was right about free broadband and tackle the digital divide
Education
By Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
It’s time to admit Labour was right about free broadband and tackle the digital divide
Universal free broadband was pilloried by the press and the Conservatives alike during the last election, but there will be a generation demanding that internet is recognised as a basic right.
Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
Openreach builds back better and greener with more than 5,000 new jobs and an all-Electric Vehicle fleet to upgrade the nation’s broadband
Moving the civil service out of London will require new thinking on how we access data quickly and securely Partner content
Communities
By VMware
Moving the civil service out of London will require new thinking on how we access data quickly and securely
2020 is the year in which a fundamental shift in how we interact with each other and the workplace finally arrived.
Digital transformation will play a vital role in building back better Partner content
Economy
By Legal & General
Digital transformation will play a vital role in building back better
2020 has been a year like no other. As our society has adapted to COVID-19, we have used technology to bridge the gaps made by lockdowns.
Gigabit Broadband: the network needed for a fair recovery Partner content
Coronavirus
By Openreach
Gigabit Broadband: the network needed for a fair recovery
Improving the UK’s digital infrastructure is an integral part of building back from the pandemic. But, do you know what it involves and how businesses and households can benefit?
The UK’s digital story of unequal outcomes has been laid bare by the pandemic
Communities
By Alistair Carmichael MP
The UK’s digital story of unequal outcomes has been laid bare by the pandemic
Those living and working in the countryside must have the same digital access as their urban counterparts. It’s time for government to rise to the rural connectivity challenge
Our farmers deserve the digital infrastructure to grow their business and thrive in a technological world
Communities
By Lord Holmes
Our farmers deserve the digital infrastructure to grow their business and thrive in a technological world
Our farmers have been on the front line throughout this Covid crisis, let's return the service by delivering an Agriculture Bill that addresses the shocking lack of digital infrastructure and skills in the countryside.
We’re shovel ready – It’s time to unleash the power of Full Fibre Partner content
Economy
By Openreach
We’re shovel ready – It’s time to unleash the power of Full Fibre
If we’re looking for shovel-ready projects to boost the UK’s economic bounce back, it’s time to unleash the power of Full Fibre broadband.