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  • £50m funding package for next wave of rural broadband

    Wiltshire, Norfolk and Devon & Somerset next to come online

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bidding for second wave of rural broadband funding now open

    BDUK are inviting bids from Local Authorities and Local Economic Partnerships in England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cumbria Superfast broadband pilot

    County Council begins procurement process.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • BDUK Programme Delivery Model pubished

    Government’s Broadband delivery team’s vision for bringing forward network upgrades and improving access for poorly served areas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rural broadband pilot areas named

    Four rural areas have been selected to pilot superfast broadband.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 90 per cent of homes and businesses should have superfast broadband by 2015

    New Government broadband aims outlined in Jeremy Hunt speech.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hundreds signed up to help older people ‘spring online’

    More than 1,500 organisations will give older people a free taste of using computers and the internet.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 5m rural homes to get superfast broadband

    Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey has welcomed a Fujitsu project to improve internet access in remote areas of the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Releasing publicly-held spectrum

    Ed Vaizey unveils plans to enable growth in wireless communications sector.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government reveals plans for releasing publicly-held spectrum

    Plans for releasing large amounts of publicly-held spectrum have been revealed today by Communications Minister Ed Vaizey.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £10 million boost for Welsh broadband

    Funding will support early phases of superfast broadband.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transfer of responsibilities from BIS to DCMS

    Competition and policy issues in media, broadcasting, digital and telecoms sectors transferred to DCMS.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written Ministerial Statement: DCMS Spending Review settlement

    Thursday 21 October 2010 **The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt): **By 2014-15, the end of this…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DCMS confirms board members

    Peter Bazalgette and Dr Tracy Long appointed as non-executive directors, Lord Coe will also sit on the board

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain’s Superfast Broadband Future

    Speech to Reform

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transfer of responsibilities from BIS

    DCMS response to public enquiries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Jeremy Hunt’s four year vision for DCMS

    Business plan sets out how we will boost economic growth, equip country for success and transform culture, media, sport and tourism delivery

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Next phase of superfast broadband plans announced

    A ‘digital hub’ in every community to boost economic growth.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Next phase of superfast broadband plans announced

    A 'digital hub' in every community to boost economic growth

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Get online week 18-24 October

    Encouraging millions more internet users in the UK by 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government