Guidance and regulation

BDUK has awarded broadband provider Freedom Fibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide over 15,000 premises across Cheshire with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 23 May 2024

Future RAN is an open competition, run by DCMS, that will allocate up to £30 million of R&D funding to projects that support the goals of the government's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy. The competition is…

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 26 August 2021

Information about the DCIA programme, with guidance on how to participate in the Pilot competition

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 3 December 2021

This section provides best practice guidance on ways to encourage and provide access to local authority land, buildings and other assets for digital deployment.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 27 August 2020

There is no evidence of a link between 5G and coronavirus (COVID-19).

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 6 May 2020

BDUK has awarded broadband provider CityFibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 75,500 premises across Hampshire and surrounding areas with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 23 November 2023

BDUK has awarded broadband provider Quickline a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 28,000 premises across West Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 22 February 2024

The methodology underlying DCMS Economic Estimates, containing National and Official Statistics by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 8 December 2022

BDUK has awarded broadband provider Quickline a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 32,100 premises across South Yorkshire with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 10 April 2024

BDUK has awarded broadband provider FullFibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 4,400 premises across areas of the Peak District within Derbyshire with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 10 April 2024

Telecoms infrastructure factsheet accompanying the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, outlining the problems the Bill will address and how.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 1 December 2021

These documents relate to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 11 May 2022

The Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund is the £250 million government supported programme to deliver upon the UK’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 5 January 2023

BDUK has awarded broadband provider Wildanet a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 16,800 premises across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 10 April 2024

A process map covering the steps to be followed when calculating consideration and compensation under paragraphs 24 and 25 of the Electronic Communications Code

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 27 August 2020

BDUK has awarded broadband provider Gigaclear a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 4,400 premises across East Gloucestershire with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 22 February 2024

How leaving the EU has affected the cost of making phone calls and sending texts from the UK to EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

BDUK has awarded broadband provider CityFibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 79,500 premises across the Suffolk surrounding areas with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 23 November 2023

A complete list of 5G projects involved in the 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 19 January 2023

This section provides guidance for communications network providers on legislation, regulation, working with local authorities and with property developers.

• From: Building Digital UK
• Updated: 15 September 2023