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UK Government has signed £1 billion in contracts to connect around 677,000 rural homes and businesses to lightning-fast full fibre
Internet-based TV channels on smart TVs could be brought in line with existing Ofcom content rules on traditional TV
Application of a definitive anti-dumping measure on optical fibre cables from the People’s Republic of China under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.
Application of a definitive anti-subsidy measure on Optical Fibre Cables from the People’s Republic of China under the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.
Work also begins on biggest ever £100 million Project Gigabit contract to connect 60,000 rural homes and businesses in Cumbria, delivered by Fibrus
Almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction
Fast broadband will run through water pipes in parts of South Yorkshire as part of plans to get better internet access to people quicker.
Consumers will be better protected from attacks by hackers on their phones, tablets, smart TVs, fitness trackers and other internet-connectable devices thanks to a new world-leading law introduced today by the government.
£4m competition will explore ways to make it simpler and quicker for mobile companies to use publicly-owned buildings and curbside infrastructure - such as CCTV poles and traffic signals - to host 5G radio equipment.
Substantial investments in telecoms and a new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy to put the UK at the forefront of science and technology, harness enterprise and innovation and drive economic growth.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Speech by Ed Vaizey.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Text of speech by Ed Vaizey on the need to protect internet freedoms and transparency.
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