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Millions of homes and businesses in rural parts of the UK could receive better value broadband services by the end of this year. This follows Ofcom’s decision to reduce significantly the prices that BT Wholesale can charge internet service providers (ISPs) in primarily rural, less densely populated areas. The price reduction will be 12%* below [...]
UK-Kingston upon Thames: telecommunications services 2011/S 133-221270 CONTRACT NOTICE Works SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Surrey County Council Penrhyn Road Attn: Paul Churchill KT1 2DN Kingston upon Thames UNITED KINGDOM Tel. +44 2085417750 E-mail: paul.churchill@surreycc.gov.uk Internet address(es) General address of the contracting authority www.surreycc.gov.uk Further information can be obtained at: As [...]
Ofcom has today launched the UK’s first interactive map of fixed broadband, using actual data provided by communications providers about the UK’s broadband infrastructure. Ofcom is required to submit a report on the UK’s communications infrastructure to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport every three years. As the first stage of meeting [...]
Ensuring access for all to next generation high-speed broadband by 2020 is a key priority for rural Scotland, Richard Lochhead said today. Today’s parliamentary debate on Rural Connectivity highlighted the need for rural Scotland to be included in the digital revolution for high-speed broadband and 4G mobile coverage. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said: “We [...]
Commenting on Ofcom’s report Measuring mobile broadband in the UK, Communications Consumer Panel Acting Chair Bob Warner said: “Today’s report from Ofcom will be a useful guide for consumers and small businesses considering buying mobile broadband. “To achieve a mobile broadband connection, people need to have mobile coverage. But too many people still have poor [...]
Ofcom published its first research into the performance of mobile broadband across the UK. Ofcom consumer research shows that 17 per cent of UK households are using mobile broadband to access online services, with 7 per cent using it as their only means of internet access, compared to 3 per cent in 2009. The research [...]
A five year policy programme for planning and harmonising the use of the EU’s radio spectrum has been proposed by the European Commission. The proposal, which will be sent to the European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers for adoption, includes steps to promote efficient spectrum management, and in particular, to ensure that sufficient spectrum [...]
Why a Digital Agenda for Europe? Europe needs a new action plan for making the best use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to speed up economic recovery and lay the foundations of a sustainable digital future. The new action plan proposes to remove current obstacles to maximising the potential of ICTs, with long-term investments [...]
An ambitious Digital Agenda for Europe has just been presented by the European Commission outlining seven priority areas for action: creating a digital Single Market, greater interoperability, boosting internet trust and security, much faster internet access, better investment in research and development, enhancing digital literacy skills and inclusion, and applying information and communications technologies to [...]
Implementing the ambitious Digital Agenda for Europe unveiled today by the European Commission would contribute significantly to the EU’s economic growth and spread the benefits of the digital era to all sections of society. Half of European productivity growth over the past 15 years was already driven by information and communications technologies (see IP/10/571) and [...]
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