Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 90313

Broadband: Rural Areas

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

Plaid CymruCeredigion Preseli

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pricing mechanisms for infrastructure access do not adversely impact private investment in rural gigabit rollout.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
As 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.In July, we published our draft Statement of Strategic Pr...

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