Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 43570
Broadband: Power Failures
Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion Preseli
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with Ofcom on increasing the four-hour minimum time requirement for power backup during power outages in the broadband phone network.
Answer
Chris BryantCommunication providers have statutory responsibilities to take appropriate and proportionate steps to provide resilient networks and services. Ofcom published guidance in September 2024 on the measures that providers can take to meet those responsibiliti...
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