Digital Britain White Paper: Update 30 June 2009 - Actions and implementations

Following publication of the Digital Britain White Paper on 16 June, we are today publishing an update note on implementation, with a number of accompanying documents.

This note follows on from the publication of the Government's Draft Legislative Programme for 2009-2010 which sets out details of the Digital Economy Bill. This update focuses on implementing actions which do not require Primary Legislation, including:

Driving digital inclusion and participation
Consultation on the use of a contained contestable element of the television licence fee for sustainable, independent and impartial news in the Nations, locally and in the regions
Next steps on Delivering the Broadband Universal Service
Commitment
Next Generation Mobile and Spectrum Liberalisation
Digital Radio Upgrade
Next Generation Digital Test Beds
Building the evidence base for a culturally-based tax relief for
video games; and
Updating the statutory remit for C4 Corporation.

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The following letters were sent by Ben Bradshaw, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, Sion Simon MP, Minister for the Creative Industries and Stephen Carter CBE, Minister for Communications, Technology & Broadcasting.