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• Industrial 5G Testbeds and Trials: Competition Guidance and Supporting Documents

  The DCMS 5G Programme Industrial 5G Testbeds & Trials grant funding competition is open for applications. Included below is competition guidance, the application form and supporting documents for applying for DCMS grant funding for Industry led 5G based projects in the manufacturing and logistics sectors.

• Register your interest for Diversification R&D opportunities

  You can use this form to register your interest and provide your details to be kept up to date with upcoming diversification research and development (R&D) opportunities.

• Corporate Report: Phone-Paid Services Authority Framework

  This document sets out the broad framework within which the Phone-Paid Services Authority (PSA) operates.

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Guidance and regulation

• UK transition from analogue to digital landlines
  • Detailed guide
  • 28 February 2024
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme information
  • Guidance
  • 5 June 2025
  • Building Digital UK
• Project Gigabit network build contract - North Shropshire
  • Detailed guide
  • 25 June 2025
  • Building Digital UK
• Moving landlines to digital technologies
  • Detailed guide
  • 28 May 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Update on Shared Rural Network total not-spots project
  • Detailed guide
  • 30 June 2025
  • Building Digital UK and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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News and communications

• Lesley Cowley OBE appointed as Chair of Building Digital UK
  • 18 June 2025
  • Building Digital UK and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Press release
• Sir Chris Bryant speech at London Tech Week 2025
  • 13 June 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Speech
• Telecare users and their loved ones across the UK urged to speak to telecoms providers ahead of switch to digital landlines
  • 2 June 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department of Health and Social Care
  • Press release
• Huge mobile signal boost across UK countryside now covering area larger than 66,000 football pitches
  • 28 May 2025
  • Building Digital UK and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Press release
• Scotland's most remote towns and villages get huge broadband upgrade as UK government vows to end digital exclusion plight
  • 1 May 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Building Digital UK, and The Scottish Government
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Advanced Connectivity Technologies: Market Scoping Analysis 2025
  • 19 June 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Research
• Deepfakes and media literacy
  • 27 May 2025
  • Government Office for Science
  • Research
• Estimate of Data Centre Capacity: Great Britain 2024
  • 1 May 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Research
• Beyond the digital divide
  • 27 November 2024
  • Building Digital UK
  • Research
• From Digital Infrastructure to Digital Inclusion
  • 27 November 2024
  • Building Digital UK
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review January 2025
  • 1 July 2025
  • Building Digital UK
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 13 February 2025
• Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review May 2025
  • 2 June 2025
  • Building Digital UK
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 02 June 2025
• Draft regulations to commence Sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
  • 7 May 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 02 July 2025
• Government response to the Telecoms Supply Chain Diversification Advisory Council report
  • 26 March 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Policy paper
• Designated Vendor Directions: approach to enforcement
  • 11 February 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Phone-paid Services Authority Limited Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025
  • 19 June 2025
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Phone-paid Services Authority
  • Corporate report
• Supporting information: BDUK's annual report 2023 to 2024
  • 13 December 2024
  • Building Digital UK
  • Transparency
• Building Digital UK annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024
  • 13 December 2024
  • Building Digital UK
  • Corporate report
• Phone-paid Services Authority Limited Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024
  • 11 December 2024
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Phone-paid Services Authority
  • Corporate report
• BDUK’s dynamic purchasing system (DPS) appointed suppliers list
  • 11 October 2024
  • Building Digital UK
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
• Building Digital UK
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Department of Health & Social Care

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• Cabinet Office
• HM Treasury
• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Government Digital Service
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
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• Department for Work & Pensions
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Government Office for Science
• Government Property Agency
• Ministry of Defence
• Wales Office

• UK Space Agency
• Defence Equipment and Support
• Technical Advisory Board
• UK Council for Internet Safety