Witnesses
The following witnesses gave evidence. Transcripts can be viewed on the inquiry publications page of the Committee’s website.
Tuesday 23 January 2018
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Andrew Ferguson, Editor-in-Chief and Software Developer, ThinkBroadband, Brendan Gill, Chief Executive, OpenSignal and Pete Moorey, Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, Which? |
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Professor Will Stewart, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton and Chair of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Communications Policy Panel, Ewan Sutherland, Independent Telecommunications Policy Analyst, and Professor Rahim Tafazolli, Director of Institute for Communication Systems and the 5G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey |
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Dr Gary Bosworth, Head of the Rural Research Group and Deputy Head of the School of Geography, University of Lincoln, Dr Lorna Philip, Senior Lecturer, Geography and Environment, and Deputy Head of School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, and Professor Sarah Skerratt, Professor of Rural Society and Policy, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Director, Rural Policy Centre, Scotland’s Rural College |
Monday 5 February 2018
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Amanda Burgauer, Chair, Scottish Rural Action, Callum Hay, Acting Chairperson, Borders Community Broadband, and Alison Macleod, Local Development Officer, Applecross Community Company |
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Robert Emmott, Director of Finance at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Member of the Infrastructure Action Plan Portfolio Board, Simon Haston, Head of IT, Aberdeen City Council, and Councillor Steven Heddle, Chair, Environment and Economy Board, COSLA |
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Hugh Aitken, Former Regional Director, CBI Scotland, Stuart Mackinnon, External Affairs Manager—Scotland, Federation of Small Businesses, and Charandeep Singh, Head of External Relations, Scottish Chambers of Commerce |
Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Brendan Dick, Director, BT Scotland, Kim Mears, Managing Director, Strategic Infrastructure Development, Openreach, Iain Wood, Director of Corporate Affairs and Regulation, TalkTalk, and Daniel Butler, Head of Public Affairs and Policy, Virgin Media |
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Malcolm Corbett, Chief Executive, Independent Networks Cooperative Association, James McClafferty, Head of Regional Development, CityFibre, Floyd Widener, Chief Sales Officer, Hyperoptic, and Michael Armitage, Chair, Broadway Partners |
Tuesday 17 April 2018
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Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Sara Budge, Programme Director, Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband, Clive Downing, Programme Director, Reaching 100%, and Robbie McGhee, Head of Digital Connectivity Policy, Scottish Government |
Tuesday 24 April 2018
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Dr Marwan Fayed, Director, High-Speed Universal Broadband Services, and Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews |
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Paul James, Head of Public Affairs, O2, Simon Miller, Deputy Head of Public Affairs, Three UK, Paul Morris, UK Head of Government Affairs, Vodafone, and Richard Wainer, Head of Public Affairs, EE |
Tuesday 1 May 2018
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Steve Unger, Chief Technology Officer, Ofcom, and Jonathan Ruff, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Ofcom Scotland |
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Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
Published: 23 July 2018