Thirty-Second Report - Delivering gigabitcapable broadband

BDUK will report further details on the coverage achieved by its different interventions in its performance report in July 2022, and then in the annual report and accounts from 2023.

The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and BDUK’s 2022-23 corporate plan will include a baseline trajectory for the progress required each year and will report progress against this baseline annually, beginning July 2022. The department will address this recommendation in its letter to the Committee.

The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and will provide a letter setting out progress on removing barriers to deployment and removing equipment from high-risk vendors, outlining specific actions already taken like introducing the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill and consulting on a proposed direction to public telecoms providers regarding their use of Huawei goods and services.

BDUK will strengthen its quarterly reports with further information on progress in UK gigabit coverage, including regional and national progress, rural vs. urban areas, and businesses vs. residential premises, sourced from ThinkBroadband.com and Ofcom's Connected Nations reports.

The department will need to reach three key milestones: completion of all remaining market surveys, signing a material number of contracts, and achieving sufficient clarity on the number of premises likely to be beyond the scope of the programme to be ready to form more robust profiles for the period beyond 2025 by Summer 2023.

The Department is responsible for delivering the government’s policies on increasing economic growth and productivity through improved digital connectivity, aiming for at least 85% of UK premises having access to gigabit-broadband by 2025 and plans to accelerate rollout to get as close to 100% nationwide coverage as is possible in that time. The Department expects that commercial operators will supply broadband infrastructure where profitable and is working with these operators to provide subsidies to build gigabit infrastructure in less commercially viable areas.

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The government highlights the UK's progress in gigabit connectivity, the number of companies involved, and the coverage achieved to date, attributing it to clear targets and a competitive regulatory environment.

The government provides updated statistics on gigabit and full fibre coverage as of March 2022, attributing contributions to Virgin Media O2, Openreach, and alternative network providers.

The Department expects commercial operators will supply broadband infrastructure where profitable and is working with these operators to provide subsidies to build gigabit infrastructure in less commercially viable areas and is providing funding through the gigabit voucher scheme as immediate help for people experiencing slow broadband speeds in rural areas.

BDUK reported launching its first six procurements for up to 187,400 premises and provided its procurement pipeline for up to 2.3 million more premises to be included in contracts awarded by the end of 2024.

BDUK balances the need to be dynamic and responsive to the market’s plans while maintaining a minimum level of certainty. BDUK has implemented a process for surveying contract areas to understand suppliers’ commercial build plans. BDUK has streamlined its procurement process, while maintaining Public Contracting Regulations and Cabinet Office best practice.

BDUK balances the need to be dynamic and responsive to the market’s plans while maintaining a minimum level of certainty that suppliers will build viable networks to uncommercial areas and consequently ensure appropriate value for money.

The department has introduced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, worked with the DfT and industry to implement and trial further reforms to streetworks and permitting, published a statutory technical consultation on ‘new build’ home gigabit-capable connectivity, introduced changes to permitted development rights, and taken steps to make it easier and quicker to deploy mobile equipment on local authority buildings and street furniture.

The department has introduced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, worked with DfT and industry to implement and trial further reforms to streetworks and permitting, published a statutory technical consultation on ‘new build’ home gigabit-capable connectivity, introduced changes to permitted development rights, and taken steps to make it easier and quicker to deploy mobile equipment on local authority buildings and street furniture.

The department has introduced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, worked with the DfT and industry to implement and trial further reforms to streetworks and permitting, published a statutory technical consultation on ‘new build’ home gigabit-capable connectivity, introduced changes to permitted development rights, and taken steps to make it easier and quicker to deploy mobile equipment on local authority buildings and street furniture.

The department has introduced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, worked with the DfT and industry to implement and trial further reforms to streetworks and permitting, published a statutory technical consultation on ‘new build’ home gigabit-capable connectivity, introduced changes to permitted development rights, and taken steps to make it easier and quicker to deploy mobile equipment on local authority buildings and street furniture.

The government outlines its advice to telecoms operators regarding their use of Huawei equipment and its intention to consult on a proposed direction to public telecoms providers regarding their use of Huawei goods and services.

BDUK will publish its profile to reach at least 5% of non-commercial premises by the end of 2025 in its 2022-23 corporate plan and will continue to publish quarterly updates. The department will publish further details later this year on policy options for premises beyond the scope of the programme.

BDUK's programme strategy and design of its interventions balances the need to be dynamic and responsive to the market’s plans while maintaining a minimum level of certainty and has implemented a robust process for surveying contract areas to understand suppliers’ commercial build plans. BDUK reviews its procurement approach following each round of procurements.

BDUK balances the need to be dynamic and responsive to the market’s plans while maintaining a minimum level of certainty. BDUK has implemented a process for surveying contract areas to understand suppliers’ commercial build plans. BDUK has streamlined its procurement process, while maintaining Public Contracting Regulations and Cabinet Office best practice.

BDUK will publish its profile to reach at least 5% of non-commercial premises by the end of 2025 in its 2022-23 corporate plan and will continue to publish quarterly updates. The department will publish further details later this year on policy options for premises beyond the scope of the programme.

BDUK will publish its profile to reach at least 5% of non-commercial premises by the end of 2025 in its 2022-23 corporate plan and will continue to publish quarterly updates on its pipeline of Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy contracts. A call for evidence was made to explore all possible options for improving broadband connectivity for these Very Hard to Reach premises, and the government published its response in February 2022.

In March 2021, a call for evidence was made to explore all possible options for improving broadband connectivity for Very Hard to Reach premises, and the government published its response in February 2022. This evidence will be used to assess policy options to understand how best to address the small minority of premises that will be beyond the scope of the programme, and the department will publish further details later this year.

A call for evidence was made in March 2021, and the government published its response in February 2022, and will publish further details later this year after assessing policy options. The department will address this recommendation in its letter to the Committee.

The government published its response to the call for evidence in February 2022, and this evidence will be used to assess policy options to understand how best to address the small minority of premises that will be beyond the scope of the programme. The department will publish further details later this year.

A call for evidence was made in March 2021, and the government published its response in February 2022, and will publish further details later this year after assessing policy options. The department will address this recommendation in its letter to the Committee.