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  • Changes to the Government’s self-imposed target for delivering gigabit broadband to 100% of the country have taken broadband industry leaders by surprise. Confusion also reigned over whether the original commitment to provide £5bn of public funding for hard to reach areas had been watered down to £1.2bn

    INCA Chief Executive Malcolm Corbett said, “The whole point of the Outside-In funding programme is to ensure that hard to reach areas don’t get left behind in this massive upgrade to the UK’s digital infrastructure. Build plans by Openreach, Virgin Media and altnet challengers have been ramping up, but we agree that reaching 100% by the end of 2025 was always going to be difficult”.

  • INCA held our 2020 Conference – #TheRoadAhead to 2025 – on November 3rd. With more than 150 leading movers and shakers from the sector participating across five main sessions, plus a keynote address from Matt Warman MP, Minsiter for Digital Infrastructure, the event was widely recognised as a great success.

    We've now made available all of the key sessions from the conference as video recordings:

    Session 1: Opportunities and Challenges for the Independent Sector

    Session2: Achieving 100% Rural Connectivity

  • An INCA/Point Topic report shows over £1.76 billion worth of private funding related to the independent sector was announced between the start of 2019 and September 2020. These figures are on top of an estimated £5.7 billion of private investment-related announcements already made in the sector, bringing the total to over £7.6 billion. INCA CEO Malcolm Corbett welcomed the figures but warned against letting the momentum slow.

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    We are delighted to confirm that the SCTE and INCA have concluded a joint membership agreement, entitling INCA members to a 10% discount on SCTE membership. And as the SCTE provides both individual and corporate memberhip, employees of INCA  members can also take advantage of this offer to join SCTE – and claim the 10% discount.

  • The BBC (Politics Live, 17 June 2020) has highlighted the challenge we face getting gigabit broadband services to the whole country by 2025.

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    The New INCA and Point Topic survey finds industry has achieved a 50% growth from the previous year and expects the number to rise to 2.4 million in 2020

    Compiled for INCA by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators, the report – ‘Metrics for the UK independent network sector’ – shows strong growth in investment – up by £936m – and in network deployment by altnets. Rural fixed wireless connections remain stable.

  • INCA welcomes the measures announced on Sunday March 29 by the Government in agreement with the telecommunications industry to protect consumers during the COVID-19 international health crisis.

  • As part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic we've set up a Members' Helpline to assist any of our member organisations who may be seeking guidance, information, or simply a friendly voice in these difficult days.

    We can't promise to have instant answers to all of your questions, but we'll normally be able to signpost you to someone who does.

    We're aiming to keep the phone line staffed from 10am through to 3pm every weekday. You can call on 0330 113 2070. You can also send email 24/7 to helpline@inca.coop

     

  • We are circulating the following information from DCMS to assist INCA members and other organisations in the sector in respect of the current guidance from Government:

    The DCMS telecoms COVID hub has received several queries about the PM's statement. We have managed to get a few clarifications from Cabinet Office on a few points, which are set out below. 

  • As the situation with the pandemic continues to develop at pace, the INCA team is keeping every aspect of our activities under review.

    We are now moving all of our planned events online, and we're gearing up to deliver our usual high quality event programme using a webinar format. This approach better meets everyone's needs currently, especially for those of us who are self-isolating. In line with this we're signicantly reducing the price of participating in our events. Many thanks to our speakers and event sponsors for their continued support during this period.

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