[cma-l] Digital Britain

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The Government has published The Digital Britain Report its strategic
vision for ensuring that the UK is at the leading edge of the global
digital economy.

View the final report and the executive summary:

http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/broadcasting/6216.aspx

The report provides actions and recommendations to promote and protect
talent and innovation in Britain's creative industries, to modernise
TV and radio frameworks and support local news, and introduces
policies to maximise the social and economic benefits from digital
technologies.

The Report is one of the central policy commitments in the
Government's Building Britain's Future plan and draft legislative
programme.

Digital Britain measures include:

    * A three-year National Plan to improve Digital Participation
    * Universal Access to today's broadband services by 2012
    * Next Generation fund for investment in tomorrow's broadband services
    * Digital radio upgrade by the end of 2015
    * mobile spectrum liberalisation, enhancing 3G coverage and
accelerating Next Generation mobile services
    * robust legal and regulatory framework to combat Digital Piracy
    * support for public service content partnerships
    * a revised digital remit for Channel 4
    * consultation on funding options for national, regional and local news

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