New task force to help grow the UK Telecom market welcomed by The Scotland 5G Centre

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have announced a new task force to advise on interventions to open and grow the telecoms market.

This announcement comes ahead of the publication of the government’s Telecoms Diversification strategy. The forthcoming strategy will set out the key areas for boosting competition and innovation in the UK market by building an open, sustainable and diverse telecoms supply chain.

The task force will be chaired by Ex-BT CEO and former trade minister Lord Ian Livingston. It will also consist of senior representatives of Vodafone and Openreach, alongside industry and academic experts, who will support the development and implementation of the strategy.

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