Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 85444
Broadband: Rural Areas
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the costs of the per-metre charging regime to rural network builders.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanAs the independent regulator for telecommunications, Ofcom is responsible for making regulatory decisions in the fixed telecoms sector, including on the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product.DSIT is engaging on this issue with Ofcom at an official ...
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