Broadband: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 56440 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the proportion of work that broadband providers have been able to carry out by laying (a) ducting and (b) overhead cables.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 10 Jun 2025
The Government does not undertake formal assessments of the delivery methods employed by broadband operators. Where and how operators deploy their networks is a commercial matter.Existing regulations require operators to use underground lines where reason...