Ofcom’s decision to boost competition in the sector is credited with driving the rollout of a faster, more reliable internet connection
Government-backed study into high-speed project published as HS2 scheme is hit by delays and mounting costs
ORR insists government resistance to private operators played no role in decision
Senior official in transport department calls on watchdog not to authorise multiple ‘open-access’ operations
Scale of support for Comcast attraction a sign of government’s desire to attract inward investment
Company should fix leaky pipes instead of pursuing £2.2bn Oxfordshire project, say activists
Funding for electricity group EDF, the UK’s largest ever private credit deal, eases pressure on the troubled project
Ministers insist infrastructure projects will avoid pitfalls of earlier PFI deals
Trains may also need to run at slower speeds initially in order to prevent years of additional testing, report says
Mingyang’s plan to build Scottish turbine factory has raised fears about surveillance
Strategy will start with programme to repair crumbling bridges, flyovers and tunnels
Cross-party group calls for ministers to consider bringing Thames Water under temporary state control
Allison Kirkby says telecoms group could be ‘even smaller’ by 2030
From housing to transport, infrastructure could be delivered faster using the finance models of earlier eras
Despite the loss of one of its rail franchises, company sees profit rise
Newly formed mobile market leader pledges to create thousands of jobs and urges rivals to upgrade networks
Financing nuclear projects will leave state-owned company less cash for backing wind and solar technology
Mike Clancy argues ‘managed immigration’ is needed in some specialist industries
Region hopes for improved overall funding formula in UK spending review
UK’s largest broadband network is turning the screw over the struggling telecoms provider’s failure to pay on time
It turns out that we voters may be to blame for the UK’s short-termism
Stephen Cresswell told tribunal he lost his job after repeatedly warning over rail link’s costs
KKR’s exit highlights difficulty of pursuing market-based solution for embattled utility
Taxpayer backing to be unveiled by Rachel Reeves will pave way for private fundraising
Chancellor lines up £113bn infrastructure investment package as part of next week’s government spending review
