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DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

...enough changes that a new impact assessment was required, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said on Thursday. "We expect the first warning... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

27 cities to compete for 'ultra-fast' broadband funding

...for the smaller pot was announced on Friday by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Those now bidding for the super-fast broadband... Read more

8 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Ofcom set to lay out anti-piracy rules for ISPs

...now expected to be published by Ofcom in June, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said on Tuesday."The point upon which we lost... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

Businesses left in dark over Olympic broadband crunch

...or ISP plans." In addition, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) both told ZDNet UK that the responsibility does... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

New 4G auction plan could clear deadlock

Ofcom has revised earlier proposals for the upcoming 4G auction in ways that could end the repeated delays in bringing fast mobile broadband to the UK Read more

12 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Government IT staff numbers drop nine percent

...fell from 24 in 2009 to 18 in 2011.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport cut its IT employees from 15 in 2008-09... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Sade Laja

MPs call for Google to block privacy-breaching results

Search engines should filter out private information protected by a court injunction so that UK viewers cannot see it, a parliamentary committee has urged, adding that Twitter and Facebook should be pursued too Read more

27 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Rural broadband body admits leaving wireless off maps

...be dependent on BT providing you with accurate data." The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which is responsible for BDUK, told ZDNet UK... Read more

14 March, 2012

BT and TalkTalk lose Digital Economy Act appeal

...our customers' rights against this ill-judged legislation. – TalkTalk The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the government department that was fighting against the... Read more

6 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Three: EU data price caps need to be lower

...to around 5 cents within three years. In response, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said it supports lower wholesale data prices. It... Read more

21 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

Almost 1m households to be hit by 4G interference

...to foot the bill to provide technology to interference, the Department for Culture Media and Sport said in a statement on Tuesday. "There will be... Read more

21 February, 2012

Government denies reviving site-blocking law plans

...to block access to websites that infringe copyright". However, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which is actually handling the bill, has said... Read more

10 February, 2012

Government warns Liverpool and Newcastle over fibre

...the government has warned. In a statement on Thursday, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said it had "little confidence" that three groups... Read more

27 January, 2012

Bletchley Park 'database' building listed

...importance to be put forward by English Heritage to the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) for listing Read more

9 January, 2012

'Super-connected city' competition opens

...Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester and Sheffield, the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport announced on Tuesday. The funding is designed to contribute... Read more

20 December, 2011

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