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  • Find out if gigabit broadband is available or planned for your address in England and Wales.

  • What the retirement of analogue phone lines, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), means for you.

  • This page contains information about the scheme, including how it works, eligibility criteria, and how to access the funding available.

  • Information for landline customers about how their provider will migrate their devices and services from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital technologies.

  • An overview of key points around access agreements between property owners and network operators for the deployment of digital infrastructure.

  • BDUK has signed a cross regional framework agreement with broadband provider, Openreach, to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to around 312,000 premises across Great Britain.

  • This connectivity timeline lists current dates for telecommunications modernisations supplied by network operators.

  • How to identify if your mobile device is 2G-only and check if your phone or smart device will connect with 4G or 5G, before the 2G switch-off.

  • ARTES is the European Space Agency (ESA) research and development programme for commercial telecommunications products and services.

  • How leaving the EU has affected mobile roaming in EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

  • A checklist of steps that telecoms companies should take before migrating customers during their fixed telecoms migration without their active consent.

  • The Digital Connectivity Portal provides an overview of the current legislative and regulatory environment around the deployment of digital infrastructure.

  • The 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme is the government’s nationally coordinated programme of investment in 5G.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Digital Connectivity Portal provides guidance for local authorities and network providers on improving connectivity in local areas.

  • The Scottish Government has awarded broadband provider GoFibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 63,000 premises across North East Scotland with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

  • This guide includes a selection of environmental and climate considerations to support the rollout of digital infrastructure. It is based on England jurisdiction, but has direct relevance across devolved administrations too.

  • BDUK has awarded broadband provider Cityfibre a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 34,000 premises across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and east Berkshire with access to gigabit-capable broadband.