Should the Government and regulators play a bigger role tackling digital exclusion?
The Communications and Digital Committee holds its penultimate evidence session, hearing from Ofcom as well as leading commentators on the best way to tackle digital exclusion.
Meeting details
At 1:15pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Digital exclusion and the cost of living
Columnist at The Telegraph, and Economics and Business Editor at GB News Limited
Head of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos
Chair of Trustees at Citizens Online
At 2:10pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Digital exclusion and the cost of living
Group Director for Networks & Communications at Ofcom
Director of Telecoms Consumer Protection at Ofcom
Background
The Committee is looking at the impact of digital exclusion on individuals and more broadly how digital exclusion is affecting the economy.
Possible questions
Possible lines of questioning to the first witness panel include:
- The UK faces many social and economic challenges. In your view, how significant a problem is digital exclusion relative to others?
- What is the appropriate extent of Government and regulatory intervention to solve problems around digital exclusion?
- How should Government think about prioritising interventions?
Possible lines of questioning to the second witness panel include:
- What is Ofcom doing to support broadband and mobile data consumers during the cost-of-living crisis?
- How well is competition working in the broadband and mobile data markets to provide fair and affordable prices for consumers?
- What can Ofcom do to improve our understanding of the problem?