Policy paper

Statement of Strategic Priorities

The Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services was designated on 29 October 2019, having been laid in draft before Parliament on 18 July 2019.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP
• Published: 18 July 2019
• Last updated: 31 October 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP)

PDF, 267 KB, 22 pages

Explanatory memorandum for the Statement of Strategic Priorities

PDF, 132 KB, 4 pages

Details

The Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services, sets out the Government’s strategic priorities and desired outcomes in a number of areas, including gigabit-capable broadband deployment, 5G, spectrum management, the security and resilience of telecoms infrastructure, and furthering the interests of telecoms consumers.

The statement follows a statutory consultation that ran between 15 February and 27 March 2019.

Published 18 July 2019
Last updated 31 October 2019 + show all updates

1. 31 October 2019

   Page updated following designation of SSP on 29 October 2019.

2. 18 July 2019

   First published.