Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73455
Broadband: Contracts
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Ann Davies
Plaid Cymru — Caerfyrddin
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 MurrayOfcom, 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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