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Minister announces delay to broadband quango launch

Little to differentiate parties' plans without Network Design and Procurement Group
Queen

Queen's speech highlights digital priorities

Government makes Digital Britain key to its parliamentary programme
TalkTalk

TalkTalk attacks government's broadband tax plans

Tax will hinder not help rural broadband rollout plans, says Dunstone
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Tories pledge to drop broadband tax

Jeremy Hunt says a Conservative government would scrap 50p charge; Government denies tax would stifle competition
Angela Smith

Angela Smith given ministerial responsibility for government IT

Cabinet Office has been lacking a minister for digital engagement since Tom Watson left the role earlier in the year
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Government promises 2Mbits/sec broadband

Communications minister Stephen Timms says ISPs will have to ensure everyone in the UK can get at least 2Mbits/sec broadband
Silver surfer

Ofcom launches Digital Participation Consortium

New group is latest stage in Digital Britain plan to get more people online
Optical Fibre

Technology Strategy Board to "de-risk" Digital Britain fibre rollout

TSB trial will take next-generation internet services into the community to check uptake and prove ROI is possible for ISPs
Stephen Timms

Tories attack broadband tax

Tories want to stimulate private investment through regulation instead
Houses of Parliament

What next for government IT?

The crisis in public finances will see outsourcing, shared services and cloud computing playing more prominent roles in government IT provision
Stephen Timms, minister for Digital Britain

Government confirms broadband tax before next election

Minister for Digital Britain confirms 50p phone line levy to fund next-generation fibre infrastructure
image of remote house

BT pledges better broadband access in remote areas

New technology aims to provide stable broadband service for customers more than 5km from an exchange

IT strategy: Web of intrigue – the internet's endless possibilities

The internet as we know it is already 24 years old. But we are only just beginning to explore its possibilities.
Digital Britain

Group insists all consumers must benefit from Digital Britain vision

Communications Consumer Panel says next-gen broadband rollout cannot be left to market alone
Optical fibre

UK lags behind in fibre broadband

Sweden tops fibre-to-the-home rollout league - France, Germany, and the UK fail to register in top 10
Broadband access

70 per cent of UK households have internet access

Office of National Statistics figures show 10 per cent increase in adults going online since 2008
Broadband

ISPs and privacy groups to fight "three-strikes rule" for downloaders

Critics say forcibly disconnecting users from the internet is a step too far
fibre optics

Superfast broadband demand to outstrip Digital Britain funds

Analyst research suggests £12m pot is "pretty weak" compared with the scale of the challenge
Digital Britain illustration

Government wants power to disconnect file sharers

ISPs are dismayed by change of policy for "swifter and more flexible measures "
BT engineer

No plans to scrap broadband tax, says government

Decisions will not be made until after consultation in the autumn
BCS chief executive David Clarke

Q&A: BCS chief executive David Clarke

On career development, Digital Britain and the government’s attitude towards IT
artist's impression of broadband

Government denies it plans to scrap 'broadband tax'

It's business as usual, says minister in charge - unless Tories win election
David Clarke

Video Q&A: BCS chief executive David Clarke - part one

On Digital Britain, the demand for IT skills, and the future of the IT profession - part one of a two-part video
David Clarke

Video Q&A: BCS chief executive David Clarke - Part two

On Digital Britain, the demand for IT skills, and the future of the IT profession - part two of a two-part video
Stephen Timms MP

Digital Britain broadband tax could be scrapped

Reports suggest government already backtracking on 50p per month levy in advance of General Election
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