Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 21960

Smart Data Communications Company: Energy

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the Data Communications Company in the (a) development and (b) testing of the Virtual Wide Area Network; and whether he plans to make funding av

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

The Data Communications Company (DCC) is required to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of communications network coverage for Great Britain beyond its currently provisioned minimum level of 99.25%. To enable the DCC to increase network co...

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