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Broadband: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 59894 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps is Ofcom taking to ensure telecommunications providers adhere to the Electronic Communications Code on the visual impact of broadband infrastructure.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 23 Jun 2025

The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 include a requirement for operators to minimise the impact on the visual amenity of properties as far as reasonably practicable when installing apparatus. It is Ofcom’s role...