The AI boom has triggered a wave of investment into data centres – and a groundswell of opposition in the process. Realising the promise of considerable economic benefits will require further action to address the infrastructure’s impacts on energy resources, the environment and local communities.
BT’s rescue of TalkTalk from administration has not been without controversy. As the Government weighs up the pros and cons of the deal, it has (rightly) provided its strongest signal yet that it is open to exploring a safety net in the event of future operator failures.
The AI boom has triggered a wave of investment into data centres – and a groundswell of opposition in the process. Realising the promise of considerable economic benefits will require further action to address the infrastructure’s impacts on energy resources, the environment and local communities.
The fallout of the O2 price rise has seen DSIT ask Ofcom to look at in-contract price rises again in the UK, including a “rapid review” of how easy it is to switch providers. Our research suggests Ofcom has already gone the furthest in Europe, leaving few good options available to the regulator from doing nothing through to banning the practice entirely.
