Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73455

Broadband: Contracts

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Ann Davies

Plaid CymruCaerfyrddin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal requirement for broadband and fibre providers to provide 2 month contracts.

Answer

Ian Murray
Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, is responsible for setting the rules on contract lengths for telecom services in the UK. Under Ofcom’s General Conditions, providers must offer at least one 12-month contract for each service, e.g. l...

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