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Parliament to probe Digital Britain plan
News A parliamentary select committee is to check whether the recommendations proposed in the Digital Britain report are realistic, particularly those regarding broadband speed. Many of the government's recommendations in Lord Carter's Digital Britain...
[June 30, 2009, 12:47]
Digital Britain: Broadband in every home by 2012
News The Digital Britain interim report from minister for communications, technology and broadcasting Lord Carter, published today, calls for every home in the country to be broadband-enabled by 2012. We will, by the time of the final Digital Britain...
[January 29, 2009, 17:03]
UK rural broadband penetration overtakes urban
News The watchdog claimed this marks an important shift for Britain as, back in 2000, when broadband was introduced, urban households were the first to sign up, prompting fears of a digital divide opening up based on high-speed internet connectivity.
[May 23, 2008, 8:27]
Digital Britain report panned by Tories, experts
News The Digital Britain report has drawn criticism from politicians and technology experts over its proposals for dealing with fibre rollouts and illegal file-sharing. Hunt also pointed out that Digital Britain announced 12 new consultations, and...
[June 17, 2009, 16:09]
How is Digital Britain really doing?
Comment First, Britain's poor showing in the broadband league table compiled by Oxford's Said Business School for Cisco. So, where does this leave Digital Britain and particularly the 'final third'? Stephen Timms, minister for Digital Britain, will address...
[October 21, 2009, 16:35]
No next-gen broadband for 25-30pc of UK
Blog Communications minister Lord Carter, who is preparing the extensive Digital Britain report, has said that much of the country is unlikely to get high-speed, next-generation broadband. The interim Digital Britain report, which came out at the end of...
[April 22, 2009, 12:27]
Digital Britain calls for 50p broadband levy
News Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, published on Tuesday, calls for a monthly 50p charge to be levied on all fixed copper lines, so as to fund the rollout of fibre-based next-generation broadband to almost all the country.
[June 16, 2009, 18:02]
Report: Timms to take over Digital Britain helm
News Junior minister Stephen Timms is set to assume responsibility for implementing the Digital Britain plan, according to a report in The Guardian. Reports of Lord Carter's departure emerged just prior to the release of his Digital Britain report, a...
[August 4, 2009, 12:13]
Mobile can fill in UK broadband gaps, says 3
News Two broadband funds were proposed in the Digital Britain report, one for 2Mbps universal broadband coverag and one for the rollout of next-generation broadband access. If we can come to an agreement on the spectrum issues, we can fund the rollout...
[July 10, 2009, 16:32]
Fat pipes fail Broadband Britain
News Broadband Britain is in danger of stalling as people become disillusioned with a growing tide of spam, viruses, spyware and a lack of ongoing support from service providers, according to a new report by the Work Foundation.
[October 28, 2003, 12:40]
Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT
News The fund was proposed by the government in Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, which was published last month. The Digital Britain recommendations are to be scrutinised by a Commons select committee, which will examine issues including the...
[July 2, 2009, 15:05]
Ofcom may free up more room for mobile broadband
News The consultation follows Lord Carter's pledge to offer universal broadband access of up to 2Mbps by 2012 via fixed and wireless networks in the interim Digital Britain report. Carter's interim Digital Britain report states: "The government believes...
[February 16, 2009, 8:18]
Digital Britain: More fudge than foresight
Leader Perhaps a word count give the strongest clue to Digital Britain's subconscious: in 245 pages, 'open standard' gets six hits, the same as "Microsoft". As a collection of nice-enough ideas and right-direction guidance, Digital Britain holds up.
[June 16, 2009, 18:32]
Ntl plays down speculation of a separate float
News Ntl is Britain's biggest cable TV company and recently revealed plans to shake up the Internet access market in the UK by offering cut-price broadband Internet services. According to the company it had 325,000 digital customers at the end of...
[October 30, 2000, 11:29]
BT resists calls for cheaper business broadband
News In a report into Britain's evolving business broadband market, Datamonitor said the cost of services such as SDSL (symmetrical digital subscriber line) products must be reduced significantly to boost take-up and create a mass-market business...
[February 27, 2004, 11:25]
UK to escape EC telecoms wrath
News ZDNet UK understands that a European Commission report due to be published on Monday will say that Britain is making better than average progress in many areas of the telecoms market, despite reports that the EC will express deep concern about the...
[December 6, 2002, 13:20]
Government 'getting closer' to key broadband goal
News Britain came fifth out of seven in 'extensiveness', measured in terms of market context -- how much competition broadband faces from services such as unmetered narrowband and digital TV -- and availability, or coverage.
[May 7, 2003, 13:48]
Timms: Next-gen broadband key to UK economy
News Companies including BT, which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as "21CN", and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up-to-50Mbps broadband service by the end of next year, joined...
[November 28, 2007, 9:39]
South Ayrshire to get fibre access from H2O
News The government's Digital Britain report, issued in July, called for a minimum downlink speed of 2Mbps to be in place across the country by 2012. Rural areas in the UK are often unable to get broadband at a reasonable speed, largely because private...
[October 14, 2009, 16:42]
Break-up calls leave BT unmoved
News BT has brushed off claims that it should be broken up to prevent it dominating Broadband Britain through its ownership of the UK's local telephone network. Back in February, Cable & Wireless told a parliamentary select committee that Britain would...
[November 4, 2002, 12:48]
