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  • What the retirement of analogue phone lines, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), means for you.

  • Driven by the government’s work on streaming, UK record companies agree new Principles to help deliver real benefits for creators

  • Project Gigabit is the government's programme to enable hard to reach communities to access fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband.

  • Information for landline customers about how their provider will migrate their devices and services from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital technologies.

  • This page contains information about the scheme, including how it works, eligibility criteria, and how to access the funding available.

  • An overview of key points around access agreements between property owners and network operators for the deployment of digital infrastructure.

  • Summary of the government's ongoing work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming.

  • Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 5 January 2026.

  • Guidance on using Ofsted's logos, plus copyright information.

  • How responders can reduce the risk of communications disruption during emergencies by using ResilienceDirect, HITS and Telecoms Sub-Groups.

  • BDUK has signed a cross regional framework agreement with broadband provider, Openreach, to deliver gigabit-capable broadband to around 312,000 premises across Great Britain.

  • ARTES is the European Space Agency (ESA) research and development programme for commercial telecommunications products and services.

  • The Economic Estimates series include Official and Accredited Official Statistics published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

  • Using recommended patterns for workplace wifi networks and sharing infrastructure.

  • The Code of Practice offers guidance to providers of social media platforms on appropriate actions they should take to prevent bullying, insulting, intimidating and humiliating behaviours on their sites.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • This section provides guidance for communications network providers on legislation, regulation, working with local authorities and with property developers.

  • People living and working in mobile signal blackspots across Scotland will be prioritised under changes to the UK government's rollout of 4G coverage.

  • An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.

  • BDUK has awarded Northern Ireland-based broadband provider Fibrus a Project Gigabit contract to provide around 60,000 premises in Cumbria with access to gigabit-capable broadband.

  • This section offers guidance to assist local authorities in areas of digital leadership, legislation, regulation, planning, public assets and deployment.