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Superfast broadband

A Call for Evidence was released on Tuesday 14 February 2012. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 13 March 2012.

Call for Evidence ( PDF 132 KB)

In 2010, the Government set out plans for Britain to have “the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015” and with ever increasing demand for bandwidth, the Committee want to find out more about the thinking behind and progress with the Government’s broadband strategy.

Committee launches inquiry into superfast broadband

News

Government and Ofcom respond to "Broadband for all" report
Government and Ofcom respond to "Broadband for all" report
Government's broadband strategy risks leaving communities behind
Lords Communications Committee propose alternative broadband provision
Regulator and Government talk superfast broadband in final Lords Committee evidence session
Communications Committee questions Ofcom and Minister Ed Vaizey
Superfast broadband: local delivery and national policy
Lords Communications Committee hears further evidence on superfast broadband
Broadband for the Nation - Lords question telecoms experts
Lords Communications Committee inquiry into superfast broadband continues
Lords hear from former CTO of BT
Peers hear from former Chief Technology Officer of BT
Lords take evidence from former Finnish Communications Minister
Lords open new inquiry with evidence from former Finnish Communications Minister
European industry experts talk to peers about superfast broadband
Committee to hear from experts in European telecommunications as part of broadband inquiry
Committee launches inquiry into superfast broadband
Are existing superfast broadband plans what we really need? Where is Government investment most beneficial? How can we ensure every area of Britain has access to the network?

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Publications

Title	Date published
Broadband for all - an alternative vision - Government response ()	24 October 2012
Broadband for all - an alternative vision - Ofcom response ()	24 October 2012
1st Report - Broadband for all - an alternative vision \| PDF version 1st Report - Broadband for all - an alternative vision ()	30 July 2012
Superfast Broadband - Evidence ()	10 May 2012

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