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More than 50,000 rural Welsh homes and businesses could be eligible to have their broadband upgraded, thanks to a new collaboration between the UK and Welsh governments.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The government could give broadband firms access to more than a million kilometres of underground utility ducts in order to boost rollout of next-generation broadband.
Access to websites supporting some of the most vulnerable victims of crime will be free of charge during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a new deal brokered by the Government.
Thousands of vulnerable consumers and NHS staff can benefit from coronavirus support packages provided by mobile and broadband companies as part of new deals brokered by the UK government.
Telecommunications companies pledge to support the NHS by providing the connectivity it needs during COVID-19.
A joint statement from the Government, Ofcom and the telecommunications industry.
Free access to online NHS services will be available for as long as coronavirus (COVID-19) remains widespread in the UK.
An agreement that will greatly improve network coverage across Scotland will be signed by Ministers and bosses from UK mobile phone operators.
Media Minister John Whittingdale has announced the scope of the Digital Radio and Audio Review that will examine the issues facing radio in the next decade as the digital revolution continues at pace.
South east Wales 5G testbed CoCore to receive £5m in UK Government funding to connect rural communities
Winners of £35 million funding pot to help Britain unlock potential of 5G announced Comes as new £30 million 5G competition for sectors including creative industries launched Part of Government’s continued commitment t…
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement in the House of Commons on UK telecommunications and the government's position on high risk vendors.
Oral Statement by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Baroness Morgan
NEW restrictions should be placed on the use of high risk vendors in the UK’s 5G and gigabit-capable networks, the government has announced at the conclusion of its Telecoms Supply Chain Review.
Poor mobile phone coverage will be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry to banish rural not-spots.
A new law will mean an extra 3,000 residential buildings a year will be connected to gigabit speeds. This part of the Prime Minister’s plan to level up the country and deliver nationwide coverage of fast broadband
New competition launched to test groundbreaking 5G applications in rural areas, alongside proposed planning reforms to improve and extend mobile coverage
Tourism Minister Rebecca Pow launches competition to boost broadband facilities in conference centres across the UK
The Government has today announced the organisations that will sit on the Executive Board of a new national body to tackle online harms in the UK.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Oral Statement by Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright
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