Broadband: Infrastructure
Commons · Question 9050 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to (i) require broadband companies to share underground infrastructure and (ii) help reduce disruption to residents ahead of the ful
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 18 Oct 2024
We want operators to use existing underground ducts and share infrastructure, wherever possible. There are requirements on operators to share apparatus and to use underground lines where practicable; and there are regulations in place to support this. The...